Morne Morkel’s first delivery of the 2015 edition of the Pepsi IPL was hit for a boundary by the Mumbai Indians’ opener Aaron Finch. The ball drifted down the leg side and was easily worked off the pads by Finch.
A ball later, the MI opener was put in a spot of bother by the same bowler who hurried him for pace, made him play a half-hearted pull and ultimately hole out to Umesh Yadav in the deep.
Morkel claimed his first victim of this year’s IPL and things got a notch better in the three overs that followed. He ended up with figures of 2 for 18 in his four overs, giving KKR an early advantage in the game.
Morne Morkel of the Kolkata Knight Riders appeals for the wicket of Rohit Sharma captain of the Mumbai Indians.Umesh Yadav of the Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Aaron Finch of the Mumbai Indians.Rohit Sharma captain of the Mumbai Indians mis-times a delivery from Andre Russell of the Kolkata Knight Riders.Corey Anderson of the Mumbai Indians during match 1 of the IPL 2015.Gautam Gambhir captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders broke his bat during the match.
Vianay Kumar of the Mumbai Indians reacts during match 1 of the IPL 2015.MI teams are entering the field during match 1 of the IPL 2015.Suryakumar Yadav of the Kolkata Knight Riders and Yusuf Pathan of the Kolkata Knight Riders celebrate the win.
