The Deccan Chargers have been fined for maintaining a slow over-rate during their three-run loss to Trinidad & Tobago which put them out of the Champions League. Match referee Srinivas Venkataraghavan ruled that they were one over short of their target when time allowances were taken into consideration and fined each player $US 750 with [...]
In another thrilling encounter in Hyderabad the Deccan Chargers were defeated by Somerset thanks to Alfonso Thomas’s unbeaten 30 in 17 balls which included a boundary from the last ball of the match to clinch the win with one wicket in hand. The South African’s heroics enabled Somerset to reach 157 for nine in reply [...]
The first ever Champions League T20 is set to begin in Bangalore with the Bangalore Royal Challengers taking on the Cape Cobras (from South Africa) in the first game. The other teams in the fray are Eagles (also from South Africa), Delhi Dare Devils and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (India), New South Wales and Victoria (Australia), [...]
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, [...]
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 [...]
Rohit Sharma top scored with 38 and then took four wickets in five balls including a hat-trick as the Deccan Chargers beat the Mumbai Indians by 19 runs to get their Indian Premier League campaign on track. The Deccan Chargers innings failed to really get going, Gilchrist (25), Suman (20) and Vanugopal Rao (28) all [...]
The Chennai Super Kings today beat the Deccan Chargers in East London on Monday night to go to the top of the leader board in the league standings. It was the third win in a row for the Chennai Super Kings, who were led home by the batting of their captain MS Dhoni, also the [...]
The Rajasthan Royals beat the Deccan Chargers by three wickets at Port Elizabeth on Saturday, which lifted them to the fifth spot in the league standings for Season 2009 in South Africa. Choosing to bat first, the Deccan Chargers started well, going at nearly nine runs per over for the first four overs. When Gilchrist [...]
Delhi Dare Devils beat Deccan Chargers by six wickets in the first match of the day at Centurion. Delhi won the toss and elected to field first. Dwayne Smith top scored with 48 for the Chargers, left-arm pacers Dirk Nannes and Ashish Nehra sharing four wickets. Smith hit five fours and two sixes as he [...]
Indian Premier League, 2009 Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, 21st match SuperSport Park, Centurion, April 30, 2009 Match Information Umpires: Gary Baxter (NZ) & Amiesh Saheba (Ind) Third Umpire: Rudi Koertzen (RSA) Match Referee: Gundappa Viswanath (Ind) Toss: Delhi Daredevils (Elected to field) Match Status: Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wkts Man of the Match: [...]