Kolkata: The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got off to a flying start to their IPL 2017 campaign as skipper Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn trashed the bowling attack of the Suresh Raina-led Gujarat Lions. Lynn’s unbeaten 93 helped him win the Man of the Match.
On winning the toss, KKR opted to bowl first. Despite winning the toss and deciding to bowl, it wasn’t a piece of cakewalk for Gambhir’s men as a stupendous performance by skipper Suresh Raina and Dinesh Karthik got them into trouble. However, with strong determination, Gautam Gambhir and Australian batter Chris Lynn got to a dream start. Their partnership of Lynn and Gambhir made the crowd of Gujarat silent.
Brief score: Gujarat Lions 183/4 (Suresh Raina 68*, Dinesh Karthik 47; Pravin Kumar 0/13) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 184/0 (Chris Lynn 93*, Gautam Gambhir 76*; Kuldeep Yadav 2/25) by 10 wickets.