Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the defending champions Deccan Chargers by 11 runs in the 1st match of IPL 2010. Man of the match Angelo Mathews made 65 not out with one wicket. Mathews made 130 runs partnership with Owais Shah who made 58 not out. One stage KKR were struggling at 31-4 when this two guided team to 161-4 in 20 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders - 161/4 in 20 overs
Deccan Chargers - 150/7 in 20 overs
On the other hand, Decccan started well with captain Gilchrist making 54 runs. DC had 61 runs partnership between Gilchrist and VVS Laxman for 1st wicket. Soon wicket were falling and only could manage to get 150 runs for 7 wickets in 20 overs. Deccan required 33 runs of 22 balls with only Indian domestic batsmen to come. Superb final bowling from Ishant, Shukla, Matthews and Langeveldt restricted them to 150.
Friday, March 12, 2010
IPL Highlights video 2010
