IPL opener: Gambhir, Yadav guide KKR to victory against MI
Chasing Mumbai's 168 for three, KKR skipper Gautam Gambhir (57) and Suryakumar Yadav (46*) guided the side to 170 for the loss of three wickets with seven balls to spare.
Gambhir played a matured knock of 57 runs off 43 balls, hammering seven boundaries and a six while Yadav joined the party later as he played a blistering unbeaten knock of 46 runs to ensure Shah Rukh Khan's side the first win in the tournament.
Yadav thrashed the bowlers for five sixes and boundary in his 20-ball knock.
Manish Pandey played a crucial knock of 24-ball 40.
Pandey and Gambhir added 85 runs in the second wicket partnership after Robin Uthappa (9) departed early.
It was Yusuf Pathan (14*) and Yadav who added 49 runs in the fourth wicket partnership to reach the target at the end.
Harbhajan Singh, Jasprit Bumrah and Corey Anderson took a wicket each for Mumbai.
Earlier, a sizzling unbeaten 98 by Rohit Sharma helped Mumbai Indians post 168 runs for the loss of three wickets in the first match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against (KKR).
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