Cricket: "Hyderabad Deccan Chargers Open their IPL Season 2 with a big win"

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers (My very favourite team) have started their IPL Season 2 campaign with a bang. They defeated hapless Kolkatta Knight Riders team with 8 wickets. Match was started late because of rain, but the officials went on with a 20 over game.

Kolkatta Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bat first. Brendom Maccullum opened the batting and all cricket lovers were waiting for rain of 4's and 6's but to every ones shock he was departed in the second over for 1. Sourav ganguly accompanied him shortly, he wasnt comfortable at the center and out chasing a delivery. Wickets kept falling, Hyderabad didnt allow singles with their superb fielding and tighetened them up all ends. Apart from Hodge no one could make a respectable score. Hodge helped Kolkatta reached 101. Pick of the bowlers for Hyderabad were RP Singh and Pragyan Ojha.

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers started their innings shakily and lost the Gilchrist and Laxman in no time. But Gibbs (Who is on a high after winning the series against Australia) and Rohit Sharma (Who made his name here in inaugural 20 20 world cup) made sure that there were no casualties and took Hyderabad home quite convincigly.

Man of the Matchwas awarded to R P Singh for his 4 for 22 which was the turning point of the Match.

Scores: Deccan Chargers 104 for 2 (Gibbs 43*, Rohit 36*) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 101 (RP Singh 4-22) by eight wickets

Source: Cricinfo