MI vs KKR, 1st match at Kolkata, IPL, Apr 08 2015 - Cricket Stats

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

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Best performances - Batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

RG Sharma

98 runs (65)

12 fours4 sixes

Productive shot

cover drive

21 runs

5 fours0 six

Control

80%

G Gambhir

KKR

57 runs (43)

7 fours1 six

Productive shot

cut shot

13 runs

2 fours0 six

Control

68%

Best performances - Bowlers

M Morkel

KKR

ECO

4.5

Full TossYorkerFull LengthGood LengthShort of good lengthShort Length

OFFLEG

RHB




	1W
	1W

LEGOFF

LHB

Harbhajan Singh

ECO

9.5

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OFFLEG

RHB




1W

LEGOFF

LHB

Partnerships

First innings

Mumbai Indians

AJ FinchRG Sharma

5 (5)

8 (9)

2 (4)

RG SharmaAP Tare

21 (14)

29 (21)

7 (7)

AT RayuduRG Sharma

0 (2)

0 (0)

RG SharmaCJ Anderson

75 (47)

131* (88)

55 (41)

Kolkata Knight Riders

G GambhirRV Uthappa

2 (5)

13 (17)

9 (12)

G GambhirMK Pandey

44 (31)

85 (55)

40 (24)

G GambhirSA Yadav

11 (7)

23 (14)

12 (7)

YK PathanSA Yadav

14 (12)

49* (25)

34 (13)

Manhattan

KKR

Run Rate Graph

KKR

Worm

Mumbai Indians

Kolkata Knight Riders

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Win Probability

KKR 100%

MIKKR

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Over 19 • KKR 170/3

KKR won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Match Coverage

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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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Videos

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3:32

'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

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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