- Delhi Daredevils registered their first win in three IPL games against Kings XI Punjab.
- Delhi Daredevils became the second team to register a ten-wicket win in the IPL. Deccan Charges was the only team in the last edition to register a ten-wicket triumph - against Mumbai Indians at Mumbai on April 27, 2008.
- Delhi Daredevils have won eight out of 15 IPL games played till date.
- Delhi Daredevils' captain Virender Sehwag won his third successive toss against Kings XI Punjab.
- Overall, Sehwag has won eight tosses out of 15 IPL games.
- Karan Goel (38 off 21 balls) registered his highest IPL score, eclipsing the 26 off 21 balls against Rajasthan at Jaipur on April 21, 2008.
- Ravi Bopara and Karan Goel put on 67 for the first wicket - Kings XI's best for the first wicket against
Delhi, beating the 3 between Shaun Marsh and James Hopes at Delhi on May 17, 2008.
- The aforesaid partnership, in fact, is the highest for Kings XI for any wicket against Delhi, surpassing the 63 (unbroken) for the fourth wicket between Mahela Jayawardene and Luke Pomersbach at Delhi on May 17, 2008.
- Goel's third six off Mahesh was the 100th for Kings XI in the IPL. Kings XI thus became the first team to record 100 sixes in the IPL.
- Vettori got Bopara's wicket with his first ball in the second edition of the IPL.
- Vettori (3 for 15) registered his best IPL figures, eclipsing the 1/19 against Bangalore at Delhi on April 30, 2008.
- Vettori registered his first MOM award in the IPL.
- Yuvraj (16) has registered another IPL failure. He has only one fifty to his credit in 15 IPL innings - 57 against Rajasthan at Jaipur on April 21, 2008.
- Gautam Gambhir (549 in 15 matches) has overtaken Sanath Jayasuriya's aggregate of 540 in 15 IPL matches. Only Shaun Marsh has made more runs than Gambhir - 616 in 11 games.
- Gambhir and Sehwag put on 58 runs (unbroken) for the first wicket - Delhi's second best against Kings XI for this wicket-position - their highest being 75 at Delhi on May 17, 2008.
- Sehwag hit three sixes during his unbeaten knock of 38 off 16 balls, taking his tally to 24 in the IPL.
- Sehwag's tally of 24 sixes is exceeded only by Sanath Jayasuriya (31), Shaun Marsh (26) and Yusuf Pathan(25).
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