Kolkata Knight Riders cruise to 10-wicket win over Gujarat Lions

RAJKOT: Two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders cantered to a 10-wicket win over Gujarat Lions in their opening match of the the Indian Premier League, here today.

Chasing a challenging 184 for win, Chris Lynn (93 not out) and skipper Gautam Gambhir (76 not out) put on unbeaten 184 runs for the opening wicket to cruise to the victory.

Lynn consumed just 41 balls and struck six boundaries and as many as eight sixes during his fiery knock.

Gambhir, on the other hand, was at his subtle best and scored his runs off 48 deliveries with the help of 12 fours.

While Lynn was at his aggressive best, Gambhir played the second fiddle initially in the match-winning partnership.

Earlier, captain Suresh Raina led from the front with an unbeaten 68 to propel Gujarat Lions to a challenging 183 for four.

Raina top-scored for the hosts and consumed 51 balls during his knock which was studded with seven boundaries.

Besides Raina Dinesh Karthik (47) and Brendon McCullum played good hands for Gujarat Lions.

For KKR, chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets giving away 25 runs.

Related Articles

Gujarat Lions and Kolkata Knight Riders take on each other to begin their IPL 10 campaign

IPL: Kolkata Knight Riders ropes in Colin de Grandhomme in place of Andre Russell

Kolkata Knight Riders is growing faster than Manchester United!

IPL 9: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Supergiants by eight wickets

Stay on top of business news with
The Economic Times App.
DOWNLOAD NOW
FROM AROUND THE WEB MORE FROM ECONOMIC TIMES

6 interesting things about the new UP CM, Yogi Adityanath

7 secrets that make Marwaris so good in business

Ask why Lalu cannot contest elections: PM Modi

From Around the WebMore from The Economic Times

Best SIP Investment Plans in 2017 to Make You Rich!

FundsIndia

Love Bengali films? Watch Gangster online!

Amazon Prime Video

Let your money work hard for you

Mutual Fund Sahi Hai

You Will Be Shocked How He Is Secretly Making Rs.6,302/Day

CareerTimes

Popular Articles