Chennai: Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs in the opening match of the fourth edition of the Indian Premier League at M A Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 153 for 4 in 20 overs (Srikkanth Anirudha 64, Suresh Raina 33, M S Dhoni 29; Jacques Kallis 2/34, Yusuf Pathan 1/19).
Kolkata Knight Riders: 151 for seven in 20 overs.
(Jacques Kallis 54, M Tiwary 27, M Bisla 27; S Raina 1/3).