Today's First IPL 2011 cricket match (KXIP vs CSK), played at the Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh, between Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings, saw Kings XI Punjab win by 5 runs against Chennai Super Kings.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) bat first and made 188 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs, while Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) who followed made 193 runs for 4 wickets in 19.1 overs.
M Vijay top-scored for the Chennai Super Kings with 74 runs, while PC Valthaty top-scored for Kings XI Punjab with 120 runs.
The man of the match for today's Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings match was Paul Valthaty.
Here are the brief KXIP vs CSK scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 188/4 (20 overs)
S Anirudha lbw b Kumar 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
M Vijay st Gilchrist b Chawla 74(43b 6x4 4x6)
SK Raina c Valthaty b Kumar 0(1b 0x4 0x6)
S Badrinath (not out) 66 (56b 8x4 0x6)
MS Dhoni b Harris 43 (20b 4x4 2x6)
Extras: 5 (lb3, w1, nb1)
Kings XI Punjab: 193/4 (19.1 overs)
PC Valthaty (not out) 120 (63b 19x4 2x6)
AC Gilchrist c Randiv b Morkel 19 (15b 2x4 0x6)
SE Marsh run out (Randiv/Anirudha) 12 (14b 0x4 0x6)
Sunny Singh c Jakati b Randiv 20 (11b 2x4 1x6)
AM Nayar lbw b Southee 0 (1b 0x4 0x6)
KD Karthik (not out) 21 (11b 2x4 1x6)
Extras: 1 (w1)
Here are the complete
IPL 2011 schedule and
IPL 2011 points table.