Today's First IPL 2011 cricket match (KTK vs CSK), played at Nehru Stadium, Kochi, between Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings, saw Kochi Tuskers Kerala win by 4 runs against Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bat first and made 131 runs for 4 wickets in 17 overs, while Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) who followed made 135 runs for 3 wickets in 15.0 overs.
SK Raina top-scored for the Chennai Super Kings with 50 runs, while BB McCullum top-scored for Kochi Tuskers Kerala with 47 runs.
The man of the match for today's Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Chennai Super Kings match was Brendon McCullum.
Here are the brief KTK vs CSK scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 131/4 (17 overs)
MEK Hussey c Patel b Singh 8 (10b 2x4 0x6)
M Vijay lbw b Perera 28 (18b 6x4 0x6)
SK Raina run out (Perera) 50 (40b 5x4 1x6)
S Badrinath lbw b Gomez 19 (17b 1x4 0x6)
MS Dhoni (not out) 14 (13b 1x4 1x6)
JA Morkel (not out) 9 (4b 0x4 1x6)
Extras: 3 (lb1, w2)
Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 135/3 (15 overs)
BB McCullum c Morkel b Ashwin 47 (33b 4x4 3x6)
DPMD Jayawardene c Anirudha b Ashwin 16 (11b 2x4 1x6)
PA Patel c Anirudha b Bollinger 34 (26b 4x4 1x6)
BJ Hodge (not out) 19 (14b 2x4 0x6)
RA Jadeja (not out) 16 (6b 0x4 2x6)
Extras: 3 (lb1, w2)
Here are the complete
IPL 2011 schedule and
IPL 2011 points table.