In Match 49 of IPL 2, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Kngs XI Punjab to bat. The Kings XI Punjab batsmen struggled with the bat and they could only score 134/7 in 20 overs with the help of an useful 56 runs off 43 balls by Kumar Sangakkara. Deccan Chargers lost wickets at regular intervals when they came to bat and although the match turned into a thriller once again in the last over but Rohit Sharma (42 off 26 balls) could not script the victory as Deccan Chargers lost by merely 1 run. The best moment of the match was when Yuvraj Singh took his second hat-trick of IPL 2. Yuvraj Singh was awarded the Man of the Match for his hat-trick and his 20 runs off 18 balls.
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\\ tags: Deccan Chargers, Kings XI Punjab, kumar sangakkara, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh
Deccan Chargers thrashed Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs in 40th Match of IPL T20 season 2 as they got closer to cementing a semi-final berth alongside Delhi Daredevils and Chennai Super Kings. Adam Gilchrist won the toss and decided to bat. Dwayne Smith (47 off 32 balls) top scored for the Chargers as they reached 166/7 in 20 overs. Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja were the pick of the Rajasthan Royals bowlers with bowling figures of 3/34 and 2/26 respectively. Most of the Rajasthan Royals batsmen struggled with the bat as the team crumbled and were bowled out for 113 runs in 19.3 overs. Swapnil Asnodkar (44 off 39 balls) top scored for the Royals while Rohit Sharma (3/12) and Chaminda Vaas (2/19) had best bowling figures for the Chargers. Dwayne Smith was awarded the Man of the Match.
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\\ tags: Chaminda Vaas, Deccan Chargers, dwayne smith, ipl t20, Rajasthan Royals, Ravindra Jadeja, Rohit Sharma, Yusuf Pathan
In Match 32 of the IPL T20 season 2, Adam Gilchrist won the toss and put Mumbai Indians to bat. Deccan Chargers could only reach 145/6 in 20 overs with the help of useful innings from Rohit Sharma (38 off 36 balls), Venugopal Rao (28 off 17 balls) and Adam Gilchrist (25 off 29 balls). It seemed to be an easy chase for the Mumbai Indians but it seemed that the Mumbai Indians batsmen had got habituated to the art of choking every time they took a start. Even a valuable half century by J P Duminy (52 off 48 balls) and Pinal Shah (29 off 19 balls) could not save them from a defeat as the whole Mumbai Indians lineup tumbled and could reach only 126/8 in 20 overs. The special feature of the innings is that Rohit Sharma took the second hat-trick of IPL T20 season 2 as he bagged the wickets of Abhishek Nayar, Harbhajan Singh and J P Duminy in consecutive deliveries. After the hat-trick he also took another wicket leaving only one ball in between. The best bowling figures for Deccan Chargers were of Rohit Sharma, R P Singh and Tirumalsetti Suman with figures of 4/6, 2/19 and 2/14 respectively. Rohit Sharma was awarded the Man of the Match for his valuable innings of 38 runs off 36 balls and his bowling spell of 4 wickets for 6 runs in 2 overs.
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\\ tags: adam gilchrist, Deccan Chargers, ipl t20, Lasith Malinga, Mumbai Indians, r p singh, Rohit Sharma, Tirumalsetti Suman, venugopal rao
Deccan Chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders have both changed their captains and Deccan Chargers are led by Adam Gilchrist while Kolkata coach had been floating the idea of multiple captains for KKR. But Brendon Mccullum was declared the captain for this match and they hoped that the change of captaincy would enhance the team’s performance. Mccullum won the toss and decided to bat first. They were quite pathetic with the bat and except Brad Hodge (31 off 34 balls) they failed to impress. The Knight Riders were bundled out for 101 runs in 19.4 overs. R P Singh shone with the ball scalping 4 wickets for 22 runs. The Deccan Chargers cruised through and reached the target in 13.1 overs with great performances by Hershelle Gibbs (43 off 26 balls) and Rohit Sharma (36 off 32 balls). R P Singh won the Man of the Match for his bowling performance.
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\\ tags: adam gilchrist, brendon mccullum, Daniel Vettori, Deccan Chargers, Delhi Daredevils, fidel edwards, gautam gambhir, Hershelle Gibbs, ipl t20, Kolkata Knight Riders, r p singh, ravi bopara, Rohit Sharma, Sourav Ganguly, virender sehwag, yusuf abdulla, Yuvraj Singh
