Today's First IPL 2011 cricket match (KTK vs KKR), played at Nehru Stadium, Kochi, between Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders, saw Kochi Tuskers Kerala win by 17 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (KTK) bat first and made 156 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs, while Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who followed made 139 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs.
DPMD Jayawardene top-scored for the Kochi Tuskers Kerala with 55 runs, while EJG Morgan top-scored for Kolkata Knight Riders with 66 runs.
The man of the match for today's Kochi Tuskers Kerala vs Kolkata Knight Riders match was BJ Hodge.
Here are the brief KTK vs KKR scores:
Kochi Tuskers Kerala: 156/5 (20 overs)
BB McCullum c Kallis b Unadkat 1 (8b 0x4 0x6)
M Klinger c Iqbal Abdulla b Pathan 29 (26b 3x4 0x6)
PA Patel c Bhatia b Unadkat 21 (16b 4x4 0x6)
DPMD Jayawardene run out (Ladda/Kallis) 55 (41b 2x4 2x6)
RA Jadeja c Pathan b Bhatia 8 (11b 1x4 0x6)
BJ Hodge (not out) 35 (19b 3x4 2x6)
RV Gomez (not out) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Extras: 6 (lb1, w3, nb2)
Kolkata Knight Riders: 139/7 (20 overs)
JH Kallis b Gomez 45 (41b 5x4 0x6)
EJG Morgan run out (Patel/Vinay Kumar) 66 (51b 8x4 2x6)
G Gambhir c Jayawardene b Gomez 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
MK Tiwary c McCullum b Vinay Kumar 1 (7b 0x4 0x6)
YK Pathan c Jayawardene b Vinay Kumar 17 (13b 2x4 0x6)
MV Boucher b Singh 5 (4b 0x4 0x6)
B Lee run out (Jadeja/Patel) 1 (2b 0x4 0x6)
R Bhatia (not out) 1 (1b 0x4 0x6)
Extras: 3 (lb1, w2)
Here are the complete
IPL 2011 schedule and
IPL 2011 points table.