Lynn, Gambhir in record chase. Knight Riders crush Lions to win by 10 Wickets

KKR Kolkata Knight Riders crush GL Gujarat Lions to win by 10 wickets. Skipper Gautam Gambhirand Chris Lynn made short work of a challenging target as two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed GL Gujarat Lions by 10 wickets. to make a confident start to their campaign campaign in the 10th Edition of Indian Premier League IPL, here today. Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn made the 184-runs these look easy as they went hammer and tongs from the word go. The duo didn't spare a single GL Gujarat Lions bowler as it rained fours and sixes from theGautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn. Chris Lynn struck unbeaten 93 while Gautam Gambhir was not out on 76. As the duo shared a match-Winning 184-runs. Run opening stand to cruise the victory in 14.5 overs.

Chris Lynn consumed just 41 balls and struck six boundaries and as many as eight sixes during fiery knock. Gautam Gambhir on the other hand, scored his runs off 48 deliveries with the help of 12 fours. While Chris Lynn was at this aggressive best, Gambhir played the second fiddle initially in the match winning partnership. With Ravindra Jadeja and Dwayne Bravo missing the match due to injuries, the inexperienced GL Gujarat Lions attack found the going tough against KKR Kolkata Knight Riders openers. GL Gujarat Lions bowlers looked out of sorts against Gautam Gambhir and Chris Lynn.

Not a single bowler from the home team could make any impact after their batsmen put on a challenging score on the board. Earlier skipper Suresh Raina led from the front with an unbeaten 68 to to propel Gujarat Lions to a challenging 183 for four.

Suresh Raina top-scored for the hosts and consumed 51 balls during his knock which was sudden with seven boundaries.

Besides Suresh Raina, Dinesh karthik (47) and Brendon McCullum played good hands. Chainman Bowler Kuldeep Yadav picked up two wickets giving away 25 runs. Sent to hard-hitting Englishman Jason Roy (14) made a breezy start to his IPL debut, smacking two fours off Trent Boult in the opening over. But Roy's cameo came to end in the fourth over when he got a leading edge of a short delivery from Piyush Piyush Chawla and Yusuf Pathan did enough to hold on to the chance.

But the wicket hardly made any impact on McCullum's style of play as he clobbered chawla for a six just two balls later.

Suresh Raina then joined the party and Chris Woakes for two boundaries in the sixth over. The lions skipper, however got a reprieve in the fifth ball of the same over when, running backward, Kuldeep Yadav failed to latch on to a tough chance.

Englishman Jason Roy (14) Piyush Chawla 100 a six Yost two halls made a breezy start to his IPL later debut. smacking two fours oft Rains then joined Me party Trent Boult In the opening and hit Chris Woakes for 100 Oven But Rots cameo came to boundaries in the sixth over and end in the fourth over The Lions skipper.

This is the highest total chased down with all ten wickets intact in all T20 Cricket

Promoted to open the batting for only the third time in 87 T20 matches, Chris Lynn struck KKR's second-fastest fifty off 19 balls and put on the IPL's highest opening partnership 184* with Gautam Gambhir who made 76 off 48 balls himself and finally secured victory with 31 balls to spare.

Man of the Match : Chris Lynn

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