Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders coasted to a seven-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the eighth Indian Premier League opener here on Wednesday.
Sent in to bat, Mumbai Indians scored 168/3, with skipper Rohit Sharma scoring an unbeaten 98, while Corey Anderson was not out on 55. KKR pacer Morne Morkel returned figures of 2/18.
In reply, KKR picked up 170/3 in 18.3 overs.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Gautam Gambhir won the toss and chose to field in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opener against Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday. Riding on a brilliant unbeaten 98 by skipper Rohit Sharma, Mumbai Indians scored 168/3 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the eighth Indian Premier League opening game at the Eden Gardens here on Wednesday.
Mumbai Indians innings:
| R Sharma | not out | 98 |
| A Finch | c U Yadav b Morkel | 5 |
| A Tare | c U Yadav b Shakib Al Hasan | 7 |
| A Rayudu | c Pathan b Morkel | 0 |
| C Anderson | not out | 55 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 2) | 3 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-8 (Finch, 1.3 ov), 2-37 (Tare, 4.6 ov), 3-37 (Rayudu, 5.2 ov) | |
| Total | (3 wickets; 20 overs) | 168 |
Did not bat: K Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, S Malinga, R Vinay Kumar, J Bumrah, P Ojha
Bowling:
| Bowler | Over | Maiden | Runs | Wicket |
| U Yadav | 3 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| M Morkel | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 4 | 0 | 48 | 1 |
| S Narine | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| A Russell | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| P Chawla | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
Kolkata Knight Riders innings:
| R Uthappa | c Harbhajan Singh b Anderson | 9 |
| G Gambhir | c Rayudu b Bumrah | 57 |
| M Pandey | c Pollard b Harbhajan Singh | 40 |
| S Yadav | not out | 46 |
| Y Pathan | not out | 14 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 2) | 4 |
| Fall of wickets | 1-13 (Uthappa, 2.5 ov), 2-98 (Pandey, 11.6 ov), 3-121 (Gambhir, 14.2 ov) | |
| Total | 3 wickets; 18.3 overs | 170 |
Did not bat: Shakib Al Hasan, A Russell, P Chawla, S Narine, U Yadav, M Morkel
Bowling:
| Bowler | Overs | Maiden | Runs | Wicket |
| S Malinga | 4 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| R Vinay Kumar | 3.3 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| C Anderson | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| J Bumrah | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
| P Ojha | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 4 | 0 | 38 | 1 |
