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42nd Match • IPL • T20 • Eden Gardens

Kolkata Knight Riders

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MI vs KKR, 1st match at Kolkata, IPL, Apr 08 2015 - Match Highlights

RESULT

1st match (N), Eden Gardens, April 08, 2015, Pepsi Indian Premier League

Mumbai Indians

168/3

Kolkata Knight Riders

(18.3/20 ov, T:169) 170/3

KKR won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Player Of The Match

Morne Morkel

, KKR

2/18

Cricinfo's MVP

Rohit Sharma

, MI

109.14 ptsImpact List

'Attacking Mumbai spinners paid off well' - Gambhir

0:00

'Confident that bowlers will comeback strong' - Rohit

2:56

Insights - Knight Riders' streak, and Rohit's record

2:25

'Knight Riders looked better prepared'

3:07

Star of the day: Suryakumar Yadav

1:31

Agarkar: There will be a lot of pressure on Narine

2:57

Agarkar: Morkel had put Knight Riders in driving seat

2:45

Agarkar: Rohit batting at the top is a great decision

3:38

Agarkar: Narine, Pollard will want to prove a point

1:56

'Never thought of a back-up spinner for Narine' - Gambhir

3:50

'In IPL, it is very important to start well' -Rohit

Win Probability

KKR 100%

MIKKR

100%50%100%

Over 19 • KKR 170/3

KKR won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

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Polished Suryakumar's transformed role

These days every player is handled particular roles. Last season, Suryakumar Yadav was performing the finisher's role. This season it is more flexible where he has been asked to bat in the middle order and play according to the match situation

Knight Riders' intent foils Mumbai's defence

The tone for Kolkata Knight Riders' confident chase was set by Gautam Gambhir, whose domineering mindset negated Mumbai's spinners and forced the opposition to rethink its plans

Gambhir, Morkel lead Knight Riders in opening win

Breaking bat, and Rayudu's brief return

Plays of the day from the opening match of IPL 2015 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians

KKR begin title defence with win at home

Kolkata Knight Riders dropped three catches, Mumbai Indians outdid them by one, and fittingly the defending champions got their campaign off to a victorious start

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KKR Innings

PLAYER NAME		R	B
RV Uthappa	caught	9	12
G Gambhir	caught	57	43
MK Pandey	caught	40	24
SA Yadav	not out	46	20
YK Pathan	not out	14	12
Extras	(lb 2, w 2)
Total	170(3 wkts; 18.3 ovs)

PLAYER NAME	O	R	W	Econ
SL Malinga	4	27	0	6.75
R Vinay Kumar	3.3	21	0	6
CJ Anderson	2	21	1	10.5
JJ Bumrah	3	38	1	12.66
PP Ojha	2	23	0	11.5
Harbhajan Singh	4	38	1	9.5

WKT	RUNS	PLAYERS
1st	13	Gautam Gambhir	Robin Uthappa
2nd	85	Gautam Gambhir	Manish Pandey
3rd	23	Gautam Gambhir	Suryakumar Yadav
4th	49	Yusuf Pathan	Suryakumar Yadav

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Pepsi Indian Premier League

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
CSK	14	9	5	18	0.709
MI	14	8	6	16	-0.043
RCB	14	7	5	16	1.037
RR	14	7	5	16	0.062
KKR	14	7	6	15	0.253
SRH	14	7	7	14	-0.239
DC	14	5	8	11	-0.049
KXIP	14	3	11	6	-1.436

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