Two years after tasting IPL success in the 2012 edition, the Kolkata Knight Riders were again celebrating. Coming up against an in-form Kings XI Punjab side, who were in their maiden final after six below-par seasons, the Knight Riders were certainly made to work for their victory.
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Wriddhiman Saha rose to the occasion hitting a brilliant hundred – the first in an IPL final – to set up a chase of 200. But having lost captain Gautam Gambhir inside the first over, the former champions had Manish Pandey to thank after his urgent but fluent 94-run knock (seven fours and six sixes) played a big part as the team reached the target in the last over.
Other memorable events on this day:
1939: First boxing match is televised as Lon Nova beats Max Baer in New York.
1939: Pirates beat Phillies 5-2 as Philadelphia’s Shibe Park hosts their first ever night match.
1984: Weightlifter Alexander Gunyashev of Russia breaks the world record with a 211kg attempt.
1985: Viv Richards becomes first West Indian to score 300 (eight sixes and 42 fours) in one day for Somerset against Warwickshire in a one-day English county match.