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

109.53 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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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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