KANPUR (Staff Report) – In the 51st match of the Indian Premier League’s ninth edition, Gujarat Lions defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets, played at Green Park, Kanpur.
Suresh Raina wins toss, and Gujarat Lions decided bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders.
One interesting trivia, Kanpur today becomes 33rd IPL venue yes, the cash-rich league has had forays in South Africa and Middle East. And 22nd Indian IPL venue.
Kolkata Knight Riders: Robin Uthappa (wk), Gautam Gambhir (capt.), Manish Pandey, Yusuf Pathan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shakib Al Hasan, Jason Holder, Piyush Chawla, Sunil Narine, Ankit Rajpoot, Morne Morkel
Gujarat Lions: Dwayne Smith, Brendon McCullum, Suresh Raina(capt.), Aaron Finch, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Dwayne Bravo, Eklavya Dwivedi, Praveen Kumar, Dhawal Kulkarni, Shadab Jakati
Daily Pakistan Global Live Scorecard:
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad:
| Team | P | W | L | T | NR | RR | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | -0.078 | 6 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.373 | 14 |
| 3 | Gujarat Lions | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | -0.747 | 14 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.627 | 10 |
| 5 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.417 | 14 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -0.384 | 8 |
| 7 | Delhi Daredevils | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.376 | 10 |
| 8 | Mumbai Indians | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -0.435 | 12 |
