Watch the highlights of Brendon McCullum 158* - RCB vs KKR 1st Match IPL 2008 - Indian Premier League Twenty20 tournament of the first ever IPL T20 match played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru in 18th April 2008.
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Brendon McCullum slammed a ton to kick off the IPL © Getty Images |
Majestic Brendon McCullum's historic 158* leads to Kolkata knight Riders massive 140-run victory over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a one-sided game of the historic first-ever IPL match of a inaugural Indian Premier League.
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RCB scored 222/3 (20 overs) with top scorer by Brendon McCullum* 158 off 73-balls - which was his first IPL hundred and Ricky Ponting 20 (20)
KKR best bowler by Zaheer Khan 1/38 (4) and Ashley Noffke 1/40(4)
RCB 82 (15.1 overs) with top scorer by Praveen Kumar* 18 (15) and Ashley Noffke 9 (10)
KKR best bowler by Ajit Agarkar 3/25 (4) and Ashok Dinda 2/9 (3)
Brendon McCullum named Player of the match for his brutal hard-hitting batting performance to scored a unbeaten 158 off 73-balls including 13-sixes and 10-fours with strike rate of 216.43.
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