The Royal Challengers booked their second appearance at the Twenty20 Champions League courtesy of a thumping nine-wicket win over the Deccan Chargers in the 2010 Indian Premier League third/fourth place play-off in Mumbai. Captain Anil Kumble took four for 16 as reigning champions Deccan Chargers were bowled out for just 82 in 18.3 overs and [...]
Chennai Super Kings beat the 2009 champions Deccan Chargers by 38 runs to book their place in the final against the Mumbai Indians. Batting first, the Super Kings posted 142 for seven and then bowled the Chargers out for 104. The match got off to a frenetic start as after Chennai chose to bat first, [...]
The Deccan Chargers produced their fifth straight Indian Premier League victory, beating the Delhi Daredevils by 11 runs and book their place in the semi-finals. Andrew Symonds scored 54 in 30 balls as the Chargers made 145 for seven and in reply, despite an unbeaten half-century from Paul Collingwood, the Delhi Daredevils exited the competition [...]
The Indian Premier League made its first visit to Dharamsala but Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten half-century helped the Deccan Chargers finally end any lingering hopes the Kings XI Punjab had of making the semi-finals with a five-wicket win. Sharma was unbeaten on 68 in 38 balls as the Chargers closed on 178 for five in reply [...]
The Deccan Chargers overcame a terrible start to their Indian Premier League game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore to win by 13 runs and keep their hopes of making the semi-finals alive. Dale Steyn’s opening burst reduced the Chargers to 14 for three but they managed to post 151 for six and defended that by [...]
T Suman scored his second half-century in two games as the Deccan Chargers kept their Indian Premier League semi-final hopes alive with a six-wicket win over the Chennai Super Kings in Nagpur. Suman hit 55 as the Chargers picked up a second win on the bounce in the final over having restricted the Super Kings [...]
Tirumalasetti Suman (78 not out; 57 balls, 6×4, 3×6) and Andrew Symonds (53 not out; 24 balls, 5×4, 3×6) spoilt the party for the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s on the home ground in Bengaluru. The Deccan Chargers Hyderabad ended their losing streak with a seven-wicket victory in Match 40 of the IPL-2010 at M Chinnaswamy Stadium [...]
Deccan Chargers, the winners of the second edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in South Africa, arrived here on Wednesday night to a rousing welcome from fans. The fans were, however, disappointed a bit as only three players – Tirumalsetti Suman, Harmeet Singh and Shoaib Ahmed – arrived at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. [...]
The IPL invested nearly $121 million in five weeks in South Africa but team owners have reason to cheer as teams seem to have made money in the second year of the tournament. After being written off last season, Deccan Chargers have emerged winners and its owner Deccan Chronicle has reason to smile. Last year, [...]
Below is a collective compilation of the best videos of the IPL season 2 final and the closing ceremony including performances by Katrina Kaif and Akon. Also included is the spectacular fireworks display which is probably the best organised for an Indian event. Also see : IPL Scorecard – Deccan Chargers beat Bangalore Royal Challengers [...]
The Deccan Chargers completed a fairytale turnaround to win the 2009 Indian Premier League with a six-run win over the Royal Challengers Bangalore in Johannesburg. The side that finished at the bottom of the table last year, and fourth this time around, posted 143 for six before restricting the Challengers to 137 for nine in [...]
The final of the IPL season 2 will be played on Sunday at the Wanderers Johannesburg between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Deccan Chargers. These two teams finished 7th and 8th last season and now will be competing for the 1st-2nd spot in an amazing turn around in their fortunes. Bangalore Royal Challengers had a slow [...]
Adam Gilchrist produced an outstanding display of batting as the Deccan Chargers powered into the Indian Premier League final with a six-wicket win over the Delhi Daredevils at Centurion Park. Gilchrist rolled back the years by thumping 85 in 35 balls to ensure that Delhi’s 153 for eight was grossly inadequate, the Chargers getting home [...]
Delhi Dare Devils will take on Deccan Chargers in the first semi final on Friday at Super Sport Park in Centurion. Delhi finished top of the table with 20 points from their 14 games and were considered to be the favourites all along. They will be hoping to carry this form into the semi final [...]
Manish Pandey became the first Indian to score a century in the Indian Premier League, carrying his bat for an unbeaten 114 that set up a 12-run victory for the Royal Challengers Bangalore over the Deccan Chargers in the final group game of the 2009 competition. Pandey’s efforts enabled the Bangalore side to reach 170 [...]
Kings XI Punjab captain Yuvraj Singh picked up his second hat-trick of the 2009 Indian Premier League and this time it helped set up a victory, by one run, over the Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg. Yuvraj picked up the wickets of Herschelle Gibbs (26), Andrew Symonds (25) and Yalaka Venugopal Rao (0) with three consecutive [...]
Rohit Sharma sealed a stunning six-wicket win for the Deccan Chargers over the Kolkata Knight Riders by hitting the last ball of the match for a six with one run required. Sharma’s heroics saw the Chargers end the match on 166 for four after the Knight Riders had made 160 for five from their 20 [...]
Delhi Daredevils won by 12 runs in Durban as the Deccan Chargers collapsed from 86 for two to be bowled out for 161. They lost seven wickets in 53 balls as despite a half-century from Adam Gilchrist as they set off at speed in pursuit of 174 to win, they fell short, Rajat Bhatia picking [...]
The Deccan Chargers moved to within two points of the top of the Indian Premier League with a comprehensive 53-run win over reigning champions Rajasthan Royals. Dwayne Smith hammered 47 as the Deccan Chargers racked up 166 for seven in Kimberley beforethe Royals were bowled out for 113, Rohit Sharma taking three wickets. Smith, keeping [...]
The Kings XI Punjab beat the Deccan Chargers by three wickets with a ball to spare as the Indian Premier League moved on to Kimberley for the first game there. Two Australians making their first appearances in the tournament played starring roles, Andrew Symonds smacking an unbeaten 60 before an unbeaten 14 from Brett Lee [...]