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Brendon McCullum 158* - RCB vs KKR 1st Match IPL 2008 Highlights

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.

Brendon McCullum 158* - RCB vs KKR 1st Match IPL 2008 Highlights
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.

Match Stats : 
  • The opening of the inaugural Indian Premier League hosted by India and first time first ever Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match played between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders.
  • Brendon McCullum became the first batsman to score a 100 in Indian Premier League history.

RCB scored mammoth total of 222-3 in 20 overs with top scorer by Brendon McCullum hammered a unbeaten 158 off 73-balls - which was his first IPL hundred 

Ricky Ponting hit a run-a-ball 20-runs including one-six & a four and David Hussey scored a run-a-ball 12-runs included a boundary.

KKR best bowler by Zaheer Khan, Ashley Noffke and Jacques Kallis each took one-wickets.

RCB 82 for all-out in 15.1 overs with top scorer by Praveen Kumar hit a unbeaten 18 off 15-balls 2-sixes & a six.

Ashley Noffke scored 9 off 10-balls including a boundary and Jacques Kallis hit 8 off 7-balls included a six.

KKR best bowler by Ajit Agarkar picked up 3-wickets for 25-runs in 4-overs, Ashok Dinda captured two-wickets for 9-runs in 3-overs with economy rate of 3, Sourav Ganguly took 2-wickets and one for Ishant Sharma - Laxmi Shukla.

Brendon McCullum named Player of the match for his brutal hard-hitting batting performance to smashed a unbeaten 158 off 73-balls including 13-sixes and 10-fours with strike rate of 216.43.

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