Shreyas Iyer, KKR captain: There is always tension when MS Dhoni is batting. I knew momentum was going to shift towards them with the dew around. It was difficult to grip the ball. Enjoying the new franchise. It was spungier than we imagined. This is one place I love to play. I grew up here. I thought it would be flat. It was pretty easy for me with the bowling lineup I had. Umesh has worked hard in the nets and did well in the practice games too.
Ravindra Jadeja, CSK skipper: Dew will be the vital part in this edition. If you win the toss, you will look to bowl first. The wicket was a little damp in the first 6-7 overs and then it came on nicely in the back end of the innings. We were trying to take the game deep. Everybody bowled well given the dew. Bravo bowled very well.
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
18.3 4
Over 18.3 Adam Milnebowls a pitched up deliveryto Shreyas Iyer, Boundary! Shuffles across the crease and whips it along the ground past mid-wicket and gets the winning runs with a bondary.
18.2 2
Over 18.2 Adam Milnebowls a good length deliveryto Shreyas Iyer, 2 runs, gets wait for the ball on the back foot and guides it away down to the third man and picks up a couple of runs.