Today's first IPL 2011 cricket match (KKR vs CSK), played at the M A Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, between Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders, saw Chennai Super Kings win by 2 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bat first and made 153 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, while Kolkata Knight Riders who followed made 151 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
S Anirudha top-scored for the Chennai Super Kings with 64 runs, while JH Kallis top-scored for Kolkata Knight Riders with 54 runs.
The man of the match for today's Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders match was S Anirudha.
Here are the brief KKR vs CSK scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 153/4 (20 overs)
S Anirudha b Kallis 64 (55b 6x4 2x6)
M Vijay c Bhatia b Iqbal Abdulla 4 (4b 1x4 0x6)
SK Raina c Ladda b Pathan 33 (29b 4x4 0x6)
MS Dhoni c Bisla b Kallis 29 (21b 1x4 1x6)
A Morkel (not out) 15 (9b 1x4 1x6)
SB Styris (not out) 5 (2b 1x4 0x6)
Extras: 4 (b 1, w 2)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 151/7 (20 overs)
MS Bisla st Dhoni b Jakat 27 (29b 3x4 0x6)
JH Kallis c Badrinath b Ashwin 54 (42b 7x4 0x6)
YK Pathan run out (Dhoni) 11 (12b 0x4 1x6)
MK Tiwary st Dhoni b Randiv 27 (15b 1x4 2x6)
EJG Morgan st Dhoni b Raina 6 (6b 1X4 0X6)
G Gambhir run out (Styris) 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
LR Shukla c Styris b Southee 14 (10b 2x4 0x6)
R Bhatia (not out) 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Iqbal Abdulla (not out) 3 (3b 0x4 0x6)
Extras: 8 (lb 1, w 7)
Here are the complete
IPL 2011 schedule and
IPL 2011 points table.