Date – May 5, 2009
Result – Delhi won by 9 wickets

Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. Kolkata Knight Riders prestige was at stake today and it looked they were determined to save it at any cost. The openers batted beautifully and today was the rare chance in IPL that they gave a solid start to them. McCullum (35 runs 29 balls 4*1, 6*3) was the first to go but by then the team score had past 50 run mark. M van Wyk played excellently and scored 74 runs in just 48 balls (4*11). B Hodge scored just 10 runs and M Henriques scored unbeaten 30 runs in 24 balls (4*2, 6*1). In the alloted 20 overs Kolkata Knight Riders managed 154/3 and it looks if they could get some early wickets they are very much in the game.

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Chasing the target of 155, Delhi Daredevils got to a good start. Both openers, Warner and Gambhir played really well and took the score to 60. Warner(36 runs 23 balls 4*5,6*1) was the first to get out when the team score was 60. After that Dilshan came to bat and Gambhir and Dilshan took the charge and scored runs with ease. Knight Riders chances to win were getting slimmer and slimmer with each shot played by both the batsmen. They took the score past 100 and after 18 overs they were 144/1. In the end it was yet another defeat for Knight Riders as Delhi won by 9 wickets thanks to superb batting by Gambhir (71runs 57 balls 4*7 6*0) and Dilshan (42 runs 34balls 4*5, 6*1).

Fall of wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders
B McCullum (58-1, 7), B Hodge (98-2, 13), M van Wyk (147-3, 19.2)

Delhi Daredevils
D Warner (60-1, 7)

Man of the match – G. Gambhir