Mumbai, March 12: Deccan Chargers were to at this moment as Kolkata knight Riders lost four wickets in quick succession. RP Singh dismissed Cheteshwar Pujara for 10 while Brad Hodge fell prey to Jaskaran Singh for 13.
KKR were 31/4 at this moment. Angelo Mathews and Owais Shah were trying to consolidate the innings.
Veteran Sri Lankan pacer Chamida Vaas sent pack two Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) batsmen in very first over of the opening match of third edition of IPL here atDr. DY Patil stadium.
Deccan Chargers pacer Vaas dismissed Manoj Tiwary on the first ball of match while Sourav Ganguly also joined him in the Pavilion on duck.
KKR were 06/02 at this moment in the 2nd over. Brad Hodge and Cheteshwar Pujara were at the middle.
Earlier, Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field first in the third editopn of cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL3) at DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai.
IPL chief Commissioner Lalit Modi spun the coin and it was tell. Without any hesitation skipper of Defending Champion elected to field first.
After loosing the toss, Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly said that toss didn�t matter here. He said that dew factor will not play any major role.
Earlier, gala opening ceremony performed by international stars and Bollywood actress Deepika Padukone Enthralled the audience.
—-Agencies