Chennai Super Kings players applaud their win during their opening IPL Twenty20 compare opposite a Kolkata Knight Riders in Chennai, India. Chennai won by dual runs.
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CHENNAI (AFP) – Chennai Super Kings pulled off a stirring two-run feat over Kolkata Knight Riders in Friday’s opening Indian Premier League Twenty20 match, watched by a genius throng as well as millions upon television.
Chasing 154, Kolkata were cruising during 112-2 prior to losing 5 wickets for 35 runs to palm a fortifying champions a last-ball feat during a Chidambaram Stadium, that had hosted World Cup matches usually a couple of days back.
Needing 9 runs off a final over bowled by paceman Tim Southee, Kolkata could conduct usually 6 whilst losing a single wicket.
“We took a little time to consider about a final round instead of rushing by it,” pronounced Southee. “We worked out a options as well as went for a right a single with a margin in thoughts in a end.”
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who led India to World Cup feat final week, hugged his Chennai teammmates as cheergirls danced merrily in a background, imprinting a feeling begin for a contest that was strike by scandals final year.
Jacques Kallis top-scored for Chennai with 54 off 42 balls.
Kolkata were personification with usually dual unfamiliar players with Australia’s Brett Lee as well as Brad Haddin as well as Bangladesh spinner Shakib Al Hasan set to stick on a patrol usually after a finish of a three-match one-day array in Dhaka subsequent week.
Anirudha Srikkanth starred for Chennai, creation a excellent 55-ball 64 containing 6 fours as well as dual sixes after losing his opening partner Murali Vijay in a initial over.
Suresh Raina chipped in with a utilitarian 33 as well as Dhoni carted twenty-nine off twenty-one balls together with dual sixes in an over by legspinner Sarabjit Ladda.
Kolkata, a usually group to have not done a semi-finals in any of a 3 prior IPL editions, were messy in a margin with Yusuf Pathan grassing dual elementary catches as well as Eoin Morgan an additional during low midwicket.
A glitzy opening rite progressing kickstarted a cricket fair with luminary as well as Kolkata owners Shah Rukh Khan grooving to renouned Bollywood numbers among furious cheers from scarcely 40,000 confused fans.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings 153-4 (S. Anirudha 64, S. Raina 33; J. Kallis 2-34) kick Kolkata Knight Riders 151-7 (J. Kallis 54) by dual runs.
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