It’s all over! Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets. Kolkata had played nice game. Kolkata give their fans something to cheer early on at this years IPL. They will be extremely pleased by their captains responsible 57 runs and then with the power of Pandey and Suryakumar Yadav late on. Mumbai Indians have work to do but runs for Rohit and Anderson will certainly show that they are capable of huge totals in this tournament.
MATCH DETAILS
- Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders, who chose to field
- Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Umpires: S Ravi, Chettithody Shamshuddin, Pashchim Pathak, Virender Sharma
- Referee: Javagal Srinath
Mumbai Indians innings
- Powerplay 1 – 37 runs, 3 wickets
- MI: 50 runs in 8.5 overs
- Rohit Sharma: 50 off 46 balls (6 x four, 1 x six)
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 55 balls (Rohit Sharma 27, Corey Anderson 23)
- MI: 100 runs in 14.6 overs
- MI: 150 runs in 19.1 overs
- Corey Anderson: 50 off 41 balls (4 x fours, 3 x sixes)
- Innings Break: MI – 168/3 in 20 overs
Kolkata Knight Riders innings
- Powerplay 1 – 38 runs, 1 wicket
- KKR: 50 runs in 7.1 overs
- 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 32 balls (Gautam Gambhir 29, Manish Pandey 20)
- KKR: 100 runs in 12.2 overs
- Gautam Gambhir: 50 off 39 balls (6 x fours, 1 x six)
- KKR: 170 runs in 18.3 overs
PLAYING XI Teams Detail :-
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Gautam Gambhir (C)
- Robin Uthappa (W)
- Manish Pandey
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Yusuf Pathan
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Andre Russell
- Piyush Chawla
- Sunil Narine
- Umesh Yadav
- Morne Morkel
Mumbai Indians
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Aaron Finch
- Ambati Rayudu
- Aditya Tare (W)
- Corey Anderson
- Kieron Pollard
- Harbhajan Singh
- Lasith Malinga
- Vinay Kumar
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Pragyan Ojha
Here is the score detail… Click to know more
Tweets on Match :-
A lovely cover drive to finish off the match. Congrats @KKRiders on winning the 1st game of #IPL8 Tough luck @mipaltan
— SunRisers Hyderabad (@SunRisers) April 8, 2015
Knight Riders take the first game. Congrats @KKRiders! Fantastic performance from @surya_14kumar.. #whistlepodu
— Chennai Super Kings (@ChennaiIPL) April 8, 2015
