Delhi beat Kings XI Punjab, thanks to rain and Vettori. Deccan Charges beat KKR convincingly and produced another shock of the tournament. The teams that are expected to win, lost matches. Good for the tournament and spectators!
KKR, with the new captain McCullum, did everything ordinary and did not even bat the full quota of 20 overs. MuCullum was unfortunate to be given out caught behind while the ball brushed the thigh pads. Ganguly was not able to improvise the run rate and fell for pressure. Hodge, the top scorer with 31 played some good shots. Only four batsmen scored two digit scores and KKR were all out for 101.
RP Singh was the key wicket-taker for DC with 4 for 22. Edwards, the West Indian fast bowler created pressure on the top order by bowling a tight line. His figures were 0 for 6 in his 4 overs including a maiden.
Deccan Charges started cautiously as they do not want to repeat RR's performance. Gilchrist and Gibbs added 24 for first wicket. VVS Laxman was run out for 10. Rohit Sharma utilized the opportunity to prove his form and stayed till the end scoring 36 of 32 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes.
Scoreboard:
Match # 4
Date: Sunday April 19, 2009
Teams: Hyderabad Deccan Chargers v. Kolkata Knight Riders
Captains: Gilchrist and McCullum
Toss: KKR, elected to field
Venue: Newlands, Cape Town
Result: DC won by 8 wickets with 41 balls remaining
Points: DC 2; KKR 0
Man of the Match: RP Singh of DC
Kolkta Knight Riders Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| B McCullum | c Gilchrist & b RP Singh | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| C Gayle | c H Singh & b RP Singh | 10 | 12 | 1 | 1 |
| S Ganguly | c VVS Laxman & b H Singh | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| B Hodge | c H Gibbs & b S Styris | 31 | 34 | 4 | 0 |
| A Chopra | st Gilchrist & b P Ojha | 11 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
| L Shukla | st Gilchrist & b P Ojha | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| M Henriques | c R Sharma & b S Styris | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| A Agarkar | Run Out (R Sharma) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| M Kartik | Not out | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| I Sharma | b RP Singh | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| A Dinda | b RP Singh | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 4, w 1) | 5 | - | - | - |
| Total | all out in 19.4 overs | 104 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-1 (McCullum, 1.1 ov), 2-12 (Gayle, 3.4 ov), 3-16 (Ganguly, 5.2 ov), 4-34 (Chopra, 10.4 ov), 5-48 (Shukla, 12.2 ov), 6-72 (Hodge, 15.3 ov), 7-73 (Henriques, 15.5 ov), 8-81 (Agarkar, 16.3 ov), 9-99 (Sharma, 19.2 ov), 10-101 (Dinda, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Fidel Edwards | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Rudra Pratap Singh | 3.4 | 0 | 22 | 4 |
| Harmeet Singh | 4 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
| Pragyan Ojha | 4 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| Scott Styris | 4 | 1 | 32 | 2 |
Deccan Chargers Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Gilchrist | c Henriques b Dinda | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| Gibbs | Not Out | 43 | 26 | 5 | 1 |
| Laxman | Run Out (Shukla/McCullum) | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Rohit Sharma | Not Out | 36 | 32 | 3 | 2 |
| Extras | (b 4, w 1) | 2 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 2 wickets in 13.1 overs | 104 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-24 (Gilchrist, 2.5 ov), 2-35 (Laxman, 4.5 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| AB Dinda | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| I Sharma | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| M Kartik | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ganguly | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Agarkar | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
| Gayle | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
| Henriques | 0.1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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