Match Details
Match: 39 T20, IPL3
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Date: April 7, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Kolkata Knight Riders elected to bat
Result: Kolkata Knight Riders won by 14 runs

Today in the 39th match of DLF IPL 2010, Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat first. They got to a superb start with Ganguly and Gayle posting 94 runs for the first wicket partnership. Ganguly continued the good form and scored 56 runs to lay a solid platform for KKR to post a huge total. But once Gayle and Ganguly were out, the run rate dipped but Angela Mathews and M Tiwary took the charge and scored some quick runs to reach the total of 181/3 in 20 overs.

Chasing the target of 182, Delhi Daredevils got to a poor start as they lost superstar D Warner for a duck. But Gambhir and Sehwag then steadied the innings and got a 99run partnership. Sehwag was in full flow and it looked, KKR will have a real problem in curtailing the run flow. But then Gambhir was run out by Ganguly and a dangerous looking partnership ended. This was the opportunity that Kolkata Knight Riders wanted. Once this partnership broke, Delhi Daredevils lost the way and wickets started falling like pile of cards. With each wicket, the pressure of run rate was mounting and finally Delhi Daredevils succumbed to the pressure and could score only 167/8 in 20 overs. This victory by 14 runs kept Kolkata Knight Riders chances for the semis alive.

Match Highlights

* Kolkata Knight Riders: 50 runs in 5.6 overs, Extras 4
* SC Ganguly: 50 off 42 balls (8 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 100 runs in 10.6 overs, Extras 5
* Kolkata Knight Riders: 150 runs in 17.6 overs , Extras 7
* Innings Break: Kolkata Knight Riders – 181/3 in 20.0 overs

* Delhi Daredevils innings
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 6.2 overs, Extras 4
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 10.5 overs, Extras 6
* V Sehwag: 50 off 34 balls (5 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 17.5 overs, Extras 8

Match 39 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils Scorecard