KKR vs KXIP, KKR lost IPL-3 Match, Mahela Jayawardene Century

The first IPL match today, featuring KKR vs KXIP (Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders) at Kolkata (Eden Gardens), saw Punjab win by 8 wickets. (The second featuring DD vs RCB (Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Daredevils) is at 8pm, with Delhi batting first.)

In the earlier KKR vs KXIP outing, KXIP lost to KKR by a whopping 39 runs, and thus this must be a relief for the hapless KXIP team.

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. Here are the final scores:

Kings XI Punjab: 204/2 (18.2 overs)

M Bisla b Murali Kartik 18 (13b 3x4 0x6)

Mahela Jayawardene (not out) 110 (59b 14x4 3x6)

Kumar Sangakkara c D Hussey b S Bond 38 (22b 2x4 2x6)

Yuvraj Singh (not out) 33 (16b 2x4 3x6)

Extras: 5

Kolkata Knight Riders: 200/3 (20 overs)

Saurav Ganguly b&c Ravi Bopara 36 (31b 5x4 1x6)

Chris Gayle c Ravi Bopara b Juan Theron 88 (42b 6x4 8x6)

Manoj Tiwary c (sub) Kaif b Irfan Pathan 35 (32b 2x4 0x6)

Angelo Mathews (not out) 17 (11b 2x4 0x6)

David Hussey (not out) 11 (5b 1x4 1x6)

Extras: 13