Yesterday they received similar treatment from Adam Gilchrist, another Aussie golden oldie, as they went down by 24 runs in Cape Town.
For the second game running, Pietersen lost the toss - which is never a good idea when you are playing a day-night match. He then watched his bowlers feed Gilchrist's cut shot as the Deccan Chargers amassed 184 for six.
Both the highest scores in this year's IPL have been made against Bangalore.
In an underperforming attack, Pietersen is emerging as one of the more effective options: he had figures of 4-0-31-2 yesterday, which included the wicket of Gilchrist for 71.
Former Australia international Gilchrist belted five sixes in his innings of 71 from 45 balls for Deccan. Right hander Rohit Sharma equalled that in his 52 from just 30 deliveries against a largely hapless Bangalore bowling attack.
Pieteren's batting was less successful: coming to find the required run-rate already at 10 per over, he scratched around for 11 off 15 balls before being comfortably stumped off Pragyan Ojha.
South African Jacques Kallis (15) briefly flourished before being caught at cover and stumped respectively.
(Source: www.telegraph.co.uk)
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