In this season Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab clashed 2 times and both had won one match each. In the 11th match of IPL 2009, KXIP and RCB had played against each other at Kingsmead, Durban, on 24th April. Kevin Pietersen and Yuvraj Singh were captains of Royal Challengers Bangalore and KXIP. RCB had won the toss in this match and opted to bat first. Royal challengers bangalore had made 168 runs with the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. KXIP had made 173 runs with the loss of 3 wickets in 19 overs, and they had won the match with 7 wickets and 6 balls remaining. Ravi Bopara of KXIP had made the maximum runs, which is 84, and was awarded as the man of the match. Yusuf Abdulla of KXIP was the highest wicket-taker, who had taken 4 wickets.