Gambhir, Morkel lead Knight Riders in opening win
ESPNcricinfo staff
08-Apr-2015

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders put Mumbai Indians in on one of Rohit Sharma's favourite batting grounds • BCCI
Knight Riders dismissed Aaron Finch, Aditya Tare and Ambati Rayudu for single-digit scores, leaving Mumbai at 37 for 3 after six overs•BCCI
Corey Anderson made amends after being dropped by Andre Russell at deep midwicket and provided the perfect support to Rohit•BCCI
Rohit made 98* while sharing a 131-run partnership with Anderson, helping Mumbai to 168 for 3•BCCI
It was Morne Morkel's tight and pacy spell where he picked up two wickets at an economy rate of 4.50, that restricted Mumbai from getting too many•BCCI
Robin Uthappa couldn't replicate his form from last season and was out in the third over, edging one to Harbhajan Singh at first slip•BCCI
Gautam Gambhir was given at least two lifelines as he put on 85 runs with Manish Pandey, that anchored the Knight Riders chase•BCCI
Mumbai's bowlers looked out of touch and even the devastating Lasith Malinga failed to threaten the Knight Riders batsmen•BCCI
After Gambhir's dismissal for 57, Suryakumar Yadav struck five sixes and a four on his way to a 20-ball 46 to finish off the chase•BCCI
The win gave Knight Riders their 10th IPL victory on the trot•BCCI