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Statistical highlights of Thursday's Indian Premier League match between Delhi Daredevils and Kolkata Knight Riders, in Delhi.
# Delhi Daredevils is the first team to lose five games in IPL-4. After their 17-run loss to the Kolkata side, Delhi are at the bottom of the points table.
# Kolkata Knight Riders posted their first victory over Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla, New Delhi.
# Kolkata registered their 20th victory in the IPL out of 47 contested -- lost 26 and tied 1 -- success percentage 43.61.
# Delhi and Kolkata have won three games against each other in the IPL.
# Kolkata Knight Riders (148/7) posted their highest total at the Feroz Shah Kotla in the IPL, eclipsing the 137 for nine on March 29, 2010.
# Delhi (131 for nine) recorded their second lowest total against Kolkata. They had registered 110 at Kolkata on May 13, 2008.
# Manoj Tiwary's magnificent unbeaten 61 off 47 balls is his first fifty in the fourth edition of the IPL, his third overall in the IPL.
# Tiwary's knock is his second highest in the IPL, next only to an unbeaten 75 off 47 balls for Kolkata against Punjab at Mohali on March 27, 2010.
# Tiwary won the Man of the Match award for the third time in the IPL.
# Jacques Kallis is the top run-getter for Kolkata Knight Riders in the fourth edition of the IPL, aggregating 244 (ave.40.66), including three fifties, in seven matches.
# Kallis's tally is the third best in IPL-4, next only to the 269 by Sachin Tendulkar and 261 by Paul Valthaty.
# Kallis (1376) is third on the list of top run-scorers in the IPL -- the two highest being Suresh Raina (1528) and Sachin Tendulkar (1439).
# Venugopal Rao became the third batsman from Delhi to aggregate 200 runs in the IPL 4 â 209, at an average of 34.83 in seven games. The first two were David Warner (238) and Virender Sehwag (208).
# Yusuf Pathan (8 wickets at 13.25 runs) and Iqbal Abdulla (8 at 17.75) are the two leading wicket-takers for Kolkata in the fourth edition of the IPL.
# Umesh Yadav (2/29) produced his best bowling performance in the fourth edition of the IPL.
# Gautam Gambhir completed his 200 runs in the fourth edition of the IPL, amassing 209 at an average of 41.80, including one fifty, in seven matches.
# Iqbal Abdulla (3/25) recorded his second best bowling performance in the IPL, next only to the 3 for 24 against Deccan Chargers at Kolkata on April 11, 2011.