The Rajasthan Royals turned in an efficient all-round show to defeat the Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs and secure their first victory in the Indian Premier League.
Useful knocks from Abhishek Jhunjhunwala (46), Adam Voges (37) and Faiz Fazal (31) propelled the Royals to 7-168 - par for the course - after captain Shane Warne had won the toss.
In response, the Knight Riders made a mess of the chase and were restricted to 5-134 as they crashed to their second consecutive defeat after a bright start to the tournament.
The Royals' innings crackled and fizzled in equal measure after they lost opener Michael Lumb leg before first ball of the innings to Ashok Dinda.
No.3 Fazal unleashed a rash of attacking strokes - he hammered Dinda for three fours in five balls in the bowler's second over - which helped provide impetus, but his dismissal at the end of the fifth again plunged the Royals into recovery mode.
Even so, Fazal's innings had given the home side a decent platform and much was expected from Yusuf Pathan, who initially seemed to have the measure of the Knight Riders attack when he smacked Shane Bond for two boundaries in one over.
But Dinda returned to outsmart the hard-hitting batsman and ultimately had him caught by Brad Hodge at deep square-leg for 15.
Yusuf fell at the end of the 13th over and the Royals were again in some disarray, but Jhunjhunwala consolidated nicely and was unlucky to fall short of a well-deserved half-century.
Voges, who came into the side at the expense of Damien Martyn, weighed in with a few good blows at the death, giving the Royals' total a touch of respectability.
The Knight Riders too suffered a blow at the start of their chase as Yusuf, who was thrown the new ball, removed Manoj Tiwary for 11.
Cheteshwar Pujara and Hodge took up the chase and together added 50 for the second wicket, but they scored slowly and the required run rate climbed steadily.
Pujara was then bowled by Sidharth Trivedi for 29 and Yusuf returned to remove Hodge (36) with the Knight Riders still needing 74 from just under six overs.
Sourav Ganguly (33) and Owais Shah (18 not out) injected a sense of urgency, but both struggled to find the boundaries and the Knight Riders were left relying on extras to see them to an improbable 37 from the final over.
They managed a meagre two, eventually falling well short.