The former Proteas captain received no real support from the rest of the batting with only Delhi skipper Axar Patel striking 43 as his team could reach 190-9 chasing a target of 205.
Kolkata's West Indian spinner Sunil Narine was the chief destroyer for his team with figures of 3-29 while fellow slow-bowler Varun Chakravarthy took 2-39.
Earlier, the Knight Riders reached a total of 204-9 in their 20 overs thanks mainly to Angkrish Raghuvanshi who hit 44 off 32 balls while Rinku Singh smashed 36 off 25 deliveries.
It was the Knight Riders' fourth win in 10 matches this campaign and they are seventh in the standings while Delhi are fourth ater slipping to their fourth defeat.
Kagiso Rabada produced a devastating spell with the new ball as Gujarat Titans thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad by 82 runs to climb to the top of the IPL standings in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
David Miller produced a match-winning, aggressive innings as Delhi Capitals kept their IPL 2026 playoff hopes alive with a three-wicket victory over Punjab Kings at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
Former India captain and highly respected coach Rahul Dravid believes T20 cricket is in the middle of a dramatic batting revolution, with bowlers now forced to rethink how they approach the format.
The Delhi Capitals kept their Indian Premier League hopes alive when they chased down a record 210 in their clash with the Punjab Kings on Monday night.
