Earlier, RC reached their highest total of this season scoring 168. Once again, Kevin Pietersen fell for a duck. Ryder scored useful 32, while his other opening partner Uthappan scored a duck.
Kings XI scored their first win of this season losing both of their earlier matches under D/L Method due to rain. They lost it against Delhi and against Kolkata.
Bopara top scored with 84 off 59 balls and helped KXI register their first win in three matches. In the last 10 overs, KXI required 89 runs with 9 wickets in hand.
Kumble took the crucial wicket of Sangakkara for 26. Last 5 overs required 60 runs and the 16th over from Praveen Kumar in which Bopara scored all the 19 runs which changed the equation to 41 in 24 balls. Kallis bowled the 17th and gave 13 runs including two fours by Yuvaraj.
The last 18 balls required 28 runs. Ryder's over contributed 17 to the total which included 2 sixes by Bopara. The last 12 balls required 11 runs. Kallis provided break through by taking the wicket of Bopara, who did not read the slower ball and edges it to deep midwicket where Ryder took a sliding catch. But, the wicket came too late in the innings Yuvaraj scored a four and a six of the last ball of the over to give KXI their first winning point.
Earlier, for RC, though Uthappa was out for a duck, Kallis and Ryder consolidated the innings. They added 42 for the 2nd wicket in 25 balls, but both Ryder and Pietersen fell in the same over. Taylor contributed 35 and took the final score to 168. Abdulla picked 4 wickets while Irfan Pathan picked 3.
Match # 11
Date: Friday April 24, 2009
Teams: Kings XI Punjab v. Bangalore Royal Challengers
Captains: Yuvaraj and Pietersen
Toss: RC, elected to bat
Venue: Kingsmead, Durban
Result: KXI won by 7 wickets with 6 balls remaining
Points: KXI 2; RC 0
Man of the Match: Ravi Bopara of KXI
Royal Challengers Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Ryder | b Abdulla | 32 | 21 | 6 | 0 |
| Uthappa | c Yuvaraj b I Pathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kallis | c D Jayawardane b Abdulla | 62 | 46 | 5 | 2 |
| Pietersen | c Goel b Abdulla | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dravid | c Vikram b Chawla | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| LRPL Taylor | c D Jayawardaane b Abdulla | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 |
| Kohli | c Bopara b Vikram | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Praveen Kumar | lbw b I Pathan | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| Vinay Kumar | Not Out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pankaj Singh | b I Pathan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumble | Not Out | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 4, lb 1, w 3) | 8 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 9 wkts in 20 overs | 168 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-6 (Uthappa, 1.1 ov), 2-48 (Ryder, 5.2 ov), 3-48 (Pietersen, 5.4 ov), 4-73 (Dravid, 10.3 ov), 5-134 (Kallis, 16.3 ov), 6-142 (Kohli, 17.4 ov), 7-159 (Taylor, 18.4 ov), 8-162 (Kumar, 19.1 ov), 9-162 (Pankaj Singh, 19.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| Bose | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| I Pathan | 4 | 0 | 35 | 3 |
| Abdulla | 4 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
| Chawla | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Yuvaraj | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Bopara | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Vikram | 2 | 0 | 22 | 1 |
Kings XI Punjab Innings:
| Batsman | How Out | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s |
| Bopara | c Ryder b Kallis | 84 | 59 | 4 | 5 |
| Goel | Run Out | 19 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| Sangakkara | c Pankaj b Kumble | 26 | 18 | 2 | 1 |
| Yuvaraj | Not Out | 30 | 17 | 3 | 1 |
| D Jayawardane | Not Out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 9) | 13 | - | - | - |
| Total | for 3 wkts in 19 overs | 173 | - | - | - |
Fall of Wickets: 1-52 (Goel, 6.4 ov), 2-92 (Sangakkara, 12.3 ov), 3-158 (Bopara, 18.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W |
| P Kumar | 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Pankaj | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Kallis | 4 | 0 | 51 | 1 |
| Vinay | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Pietersen | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kumble | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| Ryder | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
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