Easy win for Chennai Super Kings, Knight Riders taste first Defeat

Chennai Super Kings proved themselves yet again, when they comprehensively beat strong contenders Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL encounter at Chennai. Super Kings won the match by 9 wickets. Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders managed to score only 147/9 in 20 overs. McCullum

scored 24. Laxmi Ratan Shukla was the top scorer for the Knight Riders. He scored 42. For Super Kings, Oram took 3 wickets, while Amarnath bagged 2 wickets. Muthiah Muralitharan was the most economical bowler, as he gave away only 12 runs in 4 overs.

Matthew Hayden and Mahendra Singh Dhoni made it easier for Super Kings. Hayden slammed 70 runs, while Dhoni remained unbeaten on 43. They reached the target in 16.5 overs. Parthiv Patel was the only batsman to get out. He too scored 21. Jacob Oram was declared "Man of the Match".