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IPL started with Brandon McMullum firing for Kolkata Knight Riders and today the league ended with one of the most powerful batting display by none other than Shaun Marsh with a superb knock of 115 (seven sixes and eleven fours) of just 69 balls. His knock ensured a smooth and confidence-boosting win for Kings XI Punjab just before the semis while it put a break to the no one team Rajasthan Royals winning streak.

Rajasthan Royals played the match today under the captain ship of Shane Watson in absence of Shane Warne who after winning toss decided to field.

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The IPL opening ceremony was dazzling in all aspect with Bollywood Music directors Shankar-Ehshan_loy starting off with a Grand Musical, followed by Acrobatics and Laser Show and cheerleaders from Washington adding a new dimension to Cricket.

But the dazzling performance fell short in comparision to Brandon McMullum smashing his way to an unbeaten 158,
No surprises here, Brendon McMullum is the Man of the Match for his awesome 158.

He also picked up the DLF Maximum Sixes award for smashing 13 in his innings

An absolute blitzkrieg from McCullum ensured that the Bangalore Royal Challengers
had no other option but to go hammer and tongs from ball one. They
failed miserably, caving in for a pathetic 82. Ishant started the
procession, Agarkar picked up 3 wickets and Ganguly chipped in with 2
as Bangalore fell short by a whopping 140 runs.

The First Match of the DLF IPL league ended with Knight Riders winning it and also emerging as a strong contender for the Winners Trophy.

Please check the match results for details score. IPL Cricket Forum will keep you updated with all scores and match details.