KKR beat MI by 7 wickets in IPL opener

Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 7 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL) opener at the Eden Gardens, here today.

Brief Scores:

Mumbai Indians: 168/3 in 20 overs (Rohit Sharma 98 not out, Corey Anderson 55 not out; Morne Morkel 4-18)

Kolkata Knight Riders: 170/3 out in 18.3 overs (Gautam Gambhir 57, Manish Pandey 40, Suryakumar Yadav 46 not out; Harbhajan Singh 1-38).