MUMBAI: Brendon McCullum and Mahela Jayawardene hit robust half-centuries as Kochi Tuskers Kerala posted an eight-wicket win over Sachin Tendulkar's Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Friday. Skipper Tendulkar hammered an unbeaten 100 off just 66 balls for his maiden IPL hundred to help his side reach 182-2 before Kochi achieved the stiff target with six balls to spare for its first win in three matches. New Zealander McCullum cracked a 60-ball 81 while Sri Lankan Mahela Jayawardene hit 56 off 36 balls before being yorked by compatriot Lasith Malinga, but not before the pair had put on 128 for the opening wicket. McCullum hit two sixes and 10 fours and Jayawardene nine fours. Ravindra Jadeja (25 not out) finished the match with two successive sixes off left-arm spinner Ali Murtaza as Mumbai suffered their first defeat in three games. The Mumbai captain added 116 for the second wicket with Ambati Rayudu, who hit four sixes in a 33-ball 53. In another match in Jaipur, Jacques Kallis and Gautam Gambhir hit impressive half-centuries to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to a nine-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals. South African Kallis top-scored with a 65-ball 80 not out while skipper Gambhir made an unbeaten 75 off 44 balls as Kolkata achieved a 160-run target with nine deliveries to spare for their second win in three matches. The pair added 152 for the unfinished second-wicket stand to ensure an easy victory for their team. It was the first defeat in three matches for Rajasthan. Kolkata spinners Yusuf Pathan (2-4) and Shakib Al Hasan (2-31) shared four wickets to restrict Rajasthan despite a 25-ball 35 not out by New Zealander Ross Taylor. Brief scores: Rajasthan Royals 159-4 in 20 overs (R. Taylor 35 not out, R. Dravid 35, A. Menaria 27, S. Watson 22; Y. Pathan 2-4, Shakib Al Hasan 2-31) lost to Kolkata Knight Riders 160-1 in 18.3 overs (J. Kallis 80 not out, G. Gambhir 75 not out) by nine wickets. Mumbai Indians 182-2 in 20 overs (S. Tendulkar 100 not out, A. Rayudu 53) lost to Kochi Tuskers Kerala 184-2 in 19 overs (B. McCullum 81, M. Jayawardene 56, R. Jadeja 25 not out; L. Malinga 2-42) by eight wickets.
