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

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

Rohit Sharma struck 98 off 65 balls•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Suryakumar Yadav hits out on his way to a 20-ball 46•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Breaking Bat: That's the end of one of Gautam Gambhir's bats•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Gautam Gambhir hits over deep midwicket•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Robin Uthappa hands Gautam Gambhir the other half of his bat•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Corey Anderson clobbers the ball •Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Rohit Sharma mis-times a pull shot•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting talks to team icon Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the game•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Yusuf Pathan congratulates Suryakumar Yadav after he hit the winning runs•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Gautam Gambhir raises his bat after making fifty•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Lasith Malinga in his delivery stride•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Corey Anderson celebrates after dismissing Robin Uthappa•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Morne Morkel picked up two wickets and bowled 15 dot balls in his four overs•Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Umesh Yadav gets a high five from Manish Pandey •Apr 08, 2015•BCCI

Rohit Sharma with Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar ahead of the opening game •Apr 08, 2015•PTI

Win Probability

KKR 100%

MIKKR

100%50%100%

Over 19 • KKR 170/3

KKR won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

Match Coverage

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Knight Riders' intent foils Mumbai's defence

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Gambhir, Morkel lead Knight Riders in opening win

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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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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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