Date – May 10, 2009
Result – Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings
Kolkata Knight Riders were invited to bat first by Delhi and this decision of Delhi paid off really well as Kolkata Knight Riders lost wickets at regular interval The first wicket fell in form of McCullum when the team score was just 7. Kolkata Knight Riders never recovered and lost wickets at regular interval. Only Saurav Ganguly showed some resistance from the top order and scored 44 runs. Later Ajit Agarkar (39 runs) helped Kolkata Knight Riders post a total of 123/8 in 20 overs
FOW:*B McCullum (7-1, 0.3), B Hodge (7-2, 1), M van Wyk (9-3, 1.5), Y Singh (45-4, 7.3), W Saha (46-5, 8), M Henriques (56-6, 11.2), S Ganguly (88-7, 16.1), A Agarkar (123-8, 20)
Kolkata Knight Riders Highlights
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 8.5 overs (57 balls), Extras 4
* Drinks: Kolkata Knight Riders – 52/5 in 10.0 overs (SC Ganguly 27, MC Henriques 2)
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 17.5 overs (113 balls), Extras 8
* Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders – 123/8 in 20.0 overs (M Kartik 11)
Delhi Daredevils Innings
Delhi Daredevils got off to a very good start. Even the target was moderate keeping in mind the earlier matches of IPL season 2. Delhi Daredevils openers scored freely and took the team score past 50 in 7th over. Though they lost 3 quick wickets but till then the damage was done and the game looked in control of Delhi Daredevils. AB de Villers made sure no more wickets are lost and he along with Karthik took Delhi Daredevils to one more thumping victory.
FOW:*G Gambhir (53-1, 6.4), D Warner (66-2, 8.3), T Dilshan (69-3, 9)
Delhi Daredevils Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (40 balls), Extras 7
* 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 40 balls (G Gambhir 18, DA Warner 26, Ex 7)
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 72/3 in 10.0 overs (AB de Villiers 7, KD Karthik 1)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 14.6 overs (94 balls), Extras 12
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 47 balls (AB de Villiers 30, KD Karthik 17, Ex 3)
Man of the match – A Mishra
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