CSK beat Knight Riders by 34 runs

Chennai Super Kings defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 34 runs in their Indian Premier League match here today.

Opting to bat, CSK scored 148/3 and then restricted KKR to 114/9 in a match contest that was reduced to 17 overs per side after the start was delayed by 1 hour and 40 minutes due to rain.

Brief scores:

Chennai Super Kings: 148/3 in 17 overs (Brendon McCullum 56, Suresh Raina 31; Shakib Al Hasan 2/25).

Kolkata Knight Riders: 114/9 in 17 overs (Robin Uthappa 47, Yusuf Pathan 41; Ravindra Jadeja 4/12, Mohit Sharma 3/22).