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 Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:01 pm |
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Brendon McCullum hit a blazing 73-ball unbeaten knock of 158 to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a massive 222 against Bangalore Royal Challengers in the lung-opener of the Indian Premier League here today.
Kolkata Knight Riders` Brendon McCullam hits a six against Bangalore Royal Challengers during the inaugural IPL T20 Championship match at Chinnaswamy Stadium. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:03 pm |
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McCullum went berserk right from the word go as he hit Zaheer Khan for 18 runs in the second over of the innings after being put in to bat by hosts skipper Rahul Dravid at Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Brendon McCullam raises his bat after his century.
The Kiwi player then hit a towering long-off six off Ashley Noffke to bring up the 50 for Knight Riders in just four overs. The wicket-keeper batsman was difficult to contain as he showed no mercy and hit all the bowlers all around the park.
Brendon McCullam hits a six against Bangalore Royal Challengers. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:05 pm |
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McCullum drove Noffke for a couple to get his century, leading to wild celebrations among the team owner Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan and his colleague Arjun Rampal.Kallis and Noffke bore the brunt of McCullum fury conceding 42 and 48 runs respectively in their quota of four overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders` owner Shahrukh Khan cheers his team during the inaugural IPL T20 Championship.
McCullum was, in fact, involved in four successive 50-plus partnerships. He also added 51 for the second wicket with Australia captain Ricky Ponting (20), 60 for the third with David Hussey (12), also an Australian, and an unbeaten 50 for the fourth with Pakistani Mohammed Hafeez (5 not out).
Kolkata Knight Riders` Captain Sourav Ganguly celebrates after the wicket of Bangalore Royal Challengers player Mark Boucher.
And when the host batted, Kolkata Knight Riders simply pinned their batsmen down with their sharp bowling and sharp fielding. The Kolkata side took almost all the catches offered, except for the one dropped by Ponting.
Kolkata Knight Riders` owner Shahrukh Khan celebrates his team win over Bangalore Royal Challengers. |
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| Posted: Thu Apr 24, 2008 6:06 pm |
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Bangalore`s miserable performance was evident from the fact that pacer Praveen Kumar, who had earlier in the evening bowled the first ball of the lucrative tournament, was the only batsman to reach double figures. He remained unbeaten on 18 (15 balls, 1x4, 2x6s).
Kolkata Knight Riders` Cricketer Ashok Dinda celebrates the wicket of Bangalore Royal Challengers player Wasim Jaffer.
India discard Ajit Agarkar bagged three wickets for 25 while debutant pacer Ashok Dinda and Ganguly captured two wickets apiece.
Kolkata Knight Riders` Cricketer Ashok Dinda celebrates with his teammates after the wicket of Bangalore Royal Challengers player Virat Kholi. |
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