Mumbai, March 13: A stunning display of powerful batting from Angelo Matthews and Owais Shah guided Kolkata Knight Riders to a comprehensive 11-run win over defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here Friday.
Chasing 162, Deccan Chargers could made 150 for seven in 20 overs after skipper Adam Gilchrist scored 54 of 35 balls. South African Charl Langeveldt picked up two wickets each while Ishant Sharma, Laxmi Ratan Shukla, Angelo Matthews, Brad Hodge and Murali Kartik got wicket apiece.
Put in to bat first, Matthews (65 not out) and Shah (58 not out) played a blazing 130-run partnership as Knight Riders recovered from a poor start.
Matthews slammed four sixes and five fours in his 46-ball innings and was also adjudged the Man of the Match. Shah, who played for Delhi Daredevils in the last two editions, gave him good company and hit three sixes and three fours in his 46-ball knock.
Mattews and Shah were on a rampage as 69 runs came up in the last five overs as Knight Riders achieved a competitve target on board.
Gilchrist and V.V.S. Laxman (22) gave the title holders a stable start, but the defending champions paid a heavy price for the poor shot selection of their batsmen.
he following is the scoreboard of the opening match of the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) between defending champions Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders at the D.Y. Patil Sports Academy here Friday.
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Manoj Tiwary c Sharma b Vaas 0
Brad Hodge c Gibbs b Jaskaran 13
Sourav Ganguly c Anirudh b Vaas 0
Chetshwar Pujara c Ojha b Rudra Pratap 10
Owais Shah not out 58
Angelo Mathews not out 65
Extras (lb 8, w 6, nb 1) 15
Total (for four wickets in 20 overs) 161
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Tiwary, 0.1 overs), 2-0 (Ganguly, 0.4), 3-31 (Pujara, 4.4), 4-31 (Hodge, 5.1)
Bowling:
Chaminda Vaas 3-1-22-2
Rudra Pratap Singh 4-0-35-1
Jaskaran Singh 4-0-35-1
Pragyan Ojha 4-0-19-0
Andrew Symonds 4-0-26-0
Tirumalasetti Suman 1-0-16-0
Deccan Chargers:
Adam Gilchrist c Tiwary b Hodge 54
V.V.S. Laxman c & b Kartik 22
Herschelle Gibbs c Mathews b Langeveldt 19
Andrew Symonds c Ganguly b Sharma 5
Rohit Sharma c Hodge b Mathews 13
Anirudh Singh c&b Shukla 14
Tirumalasetti Suman not out 7
Chaminda Vaas b Langeveldt 0
Jaskaran Singh not out 4
Extras (b 4, lb 1, w 5, nb 2) 12
Total (for seven wickets in 20 overs) 150
Fall of wickets: 1-61 (Laxman, 5.5 overs), 2-99 (Gilchrist, 11.1), 3-102 (Gibbs, 12.2), 4-116 (Symonds, 14.1), 5-128 (Sharma, 16.2), 6-141 (Anirudh Singh, 17.6), 7-142 (Vaas, 18.3)
Bowling:
Charl Langeveldt 4-0-26-2
Ishant Sharma 4-0-31-1
Laxmi Ratan Shukla 3-0-30-1
Murali Kartik 3-0-17-1
Angelo Mathews 4-0-27-1
Brad Hodge 2-0-14-1
Toss: Deccan Chargers, who chose to field
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 11 runs
Points: Kolkata Knight Riders 2
Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) and Russel Tiffin (Zimbabwe)
TV umpire: Brian Jerling (South Africa)
Match referee: Andy Pycroft (Zimbabwe)
–IANS–