Today was the first match for teams from India when Delhi Daredevils (DD) took on Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
After winning the toss Gambhir decided to bowl first. DD team played beautifully to set a target of 161. Everybody contributed from the DD team but Ross Taylor and Unmukt Chand played specially well with individual scores of 36 and 40 respectively. Narine was the pick of the bowlers from KKR side who grabbed 3 for 21 runs in 4 overs. Kevin Pietersen scored 14 off 18. Today he was playing for the first time after being dropped by the English Team during the series against South Africa.
Kolkata started the way they would never have imagined. They were 3/3 at one stage with Kallis retired hurt. I was sure that the match is almost over. and I was right. They could only manage 108 runs from 20 overs for the loss of 7 wickets. So they received a big defeat from the DD team.
Both of these teams are my favourites. I just want any Indian team(IPL) to win the CLT20 title.
Below are some images for today's match. Courtesy: Cricbuzz
Jayawardene played a good sensible innings at the top to provide DD the start they wanted.
Narine bowled brilliantly.
Taylor batted well for DD in the middle overs.
Morne Morkel nothing but a gem for DD.
Manoj Tiwary the only positive for KKR apart from Narine.
Brett Lee bowled out by Umesh Yadav.
Well still its just the start of the tournament. There are plenty of entertainment on the plate. Tomorrow is another IPL clash. :) Chennai Super Kings(CSK) will take Mumbai Indians(MI).
Good Luck to both.
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