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Kochi Tuskers Kerala demolished Rajasthan Royals at Indore as they restricted RR to only 97 runs and then achieved the target in merely 7.2 overs. KTK captain Mahela Jayawardena won the toss and put RR to bat. All the RR wickets kept falling as the Royals were bowled out for 97 runs in 18.3 overs. Brad Hodge took 4 wickets for KTK while Sreesanth and Prasanth Parameswaran contributed with a couple of wickets each. In reply, KTK blasted off and cruised to 98/2 in only 7.2 overs with Brad Hodge emerging as their top scorer too with 33 runs. Brad Hodge was awarded the Man of the Match for his 4 wickets for 13 runs in 4 overs and then his knock of 33 runs off 17 balls.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 17 runs at the final home game at Nehru Stadium, Kochi. KKR captain Gautam Gambhir won the toss and put KTK to bat. Kochi Tuskers Kerala captain Mahela Jayawardena led from the front as he scored 55 runs off 41 balls and then Brad Hodge scored a furious 35 runs off 19 balls including 21 runs off Lee in the final over of the KTK innings to guide Kochi to a competitive total of 156/5 in 20 overs. Jaidev Unadkat took 2 wickets for KKR. In reply, KKR went with a steady start as Eoin Morgan (66 runs off 51 balls) and Jacques Kallis (45 runs off 41 balls) played steadily but none of the other batsmen could speed off as they kept on losing wickets and ended with only 137/7 in 20 overs. Vinay Kumar and Gomez took 2 wickets each for KTK. Brad Hodge was awarded the Man of the Match for his crucial knock and his fielding.

Kochi Tuskers Kerala thrashed Delhi Daredevils by 7 runs with 5 overs remaining. Kochi captain Jayawardene won the toss and put Delhi Daredevils to bat. Venugopal Rao scored 40 runs off 36 balls and Trevis Birt scored 27 off 15 but none of the others clicked as Delhi ended up with a less than average total of 140/6 in 20 overs. Local Kerala boy and IPL debutant Prasanth Parameswaran took 2 wickets and Vinay Kumar also contributed with another couple. In reply, Kochi Tuskers Kerala cruised to 141/3 in just 15 overs with contributions from Brendon McCullum (37 runs off 19 balls), Parthiv Patel (37 runs n.o. off 31 balls) and Brad Hodge (24 n.o. off 13 balls). Debutant Prasanth Parameswaran was awarded the Man of the Match for 2 wickets for 29 runs in 4 overs.

The third season of the Indian Premier League started on an unexpected note once again as the team which was last on the points table in IPL 2 Kolkata Knight Riders defeated the winners of IPL 2 and defending champions Deccan Chargers in the opening match of IPL 3. Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Kolkata Knight Riders to bat. KKR lost two wickets to Chaminda Vaas in the first over itself without any runs on the board and it seemed to be continuing their dismal form since IPL 2. Two more quick wickets fell and they were struggling as they were only at 41 after losing 4 wickets. But then Angelo Matthews (65 runs off 46 balls) and Owais Shah (58 runs off 46 balls) put up a brilliant partnership till the end of the KKR innings as they reached 161/4 in their allotted 20 overs. DC captain Adam Gilchrist (54 runs off 35 balls) put up a brilliant fight but other wickets fell at regular intervals and Deccan Chargers could only make 150/7 at the end of 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 1st match

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings

Batsman Kolkata Knight Riders(161/4 in 20 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR
M Tiwary c R Sharma & b C Vaas 0 1 0 0 0
B Hodge c H Gibbs & b J Singh 13 9 1 1 144.44
S Ganguly(c) c V Laxman & b C Vaas 0 3 0 0 0
C Pujara c P Ojha & b R Singh 10 16 2 0 62.5
O Shah Not out 58 46 3 3 126.09
A Mathews Not out 65 46 5 4 141.3
W Saha(wk) dnB 0 0 0 0 0.00
L Shukla dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
M Kartik dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
C Langeveldt dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
I Sharma dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00

Extras b – 0, lb – 8, w – 6, nb – 1, Total – 15

Total:(161 for 4 in 20 overs) 161 Run Rate: 8.05

Fall Of Wickets
1/0 (Manoj Tiwary, 0.1 ov.), 2/0 (Sourav Ganguly, 0.4 ov.), 3/31 (Cheteshwar Pujara, 4.4 ov.), 4/31 (Brad Hodge, 5.1 ov.)

Bowler 0 M R W Nb Wd ER
Chaminda Vaas 3 1 22 2 0 0 7.33
RP Singh 4 0 35 1 0 3 8.75
Jaskaran Singh 4 0 35 1 0 1 8.75
Pragyan Ojha 4 0 19 0 0 0 4.75
Andrew Symonds 4 0 26 0 0 2 6.5
T Suman 1 0 16 0 1 0 16

Deccan Chargers Innings
Batsman Deccan Chargers(150/7 in 20 ovs) Runs Balls 4′s 6′s SR
A Gilchrist(c) c M Tiwary & b B Hodge 54 35 3 3 154.29
VVS Laxman c & b M Kartik 22 14 2 1 157.14
H Gibbs c A Mathews & b C Langeveldt 19 24 2 0 79.17
A Symonds c S Ganguly & b I Sharma 5 9 0 0 55.56
R Sharma c B Hodge & b A Mathews 13 12 2 0 108.33
A Singh c & b L Shukla 14 14 1 0 100
T Suman Not out 7 9 1 0 77.78
C Vaas b C Langeveldt 0 1 0 0 0
J Singh Not out 4 4 0 0 100
RP Singh dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00
P Ojha dnb 0 0 0 0 0.00

Extras b – 4, lb – 1, w – 5, nb – 2, Total – 12

Total:(150 for 7 in 20 overs) 150 Run Rate: 7.5

Fall Of Wickets
1/61 (VVS Laxman, 5.5 ov.), 2/99 (Adam Gilchrist, 11.1 ov.), 3/102 (Herschelle Gibbs, 12.2 ov.), 4/116 (Andrew Symonds, 14.1 ov.), 5/128 (Rohit Sharma, 16.2 ov.), 6/141 (Anirudh Singh, 17.6 ov.), 7/142 (Chaminda Vaas, 18.3 ov.)

Bowler 0 M R W Nb Wd ER
Charl Langeveldt 4 0 26 2 0 3 6.5
Ishant Sharma 4 0 31 1 1 1 7.75
Laxmi Shukla 3 0 30 1 0 0 10
Murali Kartik 3 0 17 1 0 0 5.67
Angelo Mathews 4 0 27 1 1 1 6.75
Brad Hodge 2 0 14 1 0 0 7