Cricket: "IPL 2009 Final: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers"

Final: Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers proved too good for Royal Challengers Bangalore when it mattered the most. Deccan Chargers won the second edition of IPL. They defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs and held their nerves to win a tense finish at Wanderers stadium, Johannesburg.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field first. To defend their call, Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Anil Kumble deceived Gilchrist and bowled him of the third ball of the first over to give Royal Challengers Bangalore a terrific start. Suman soon was showed the way for pavilion when he was out trying to hook vinay kumar and was safely taken by Manish Panday after a slight confusion. Other end Gibbs was playing a rather controlled innings and made sure that wickets are intact at one end. Fall of Suman had bring Symonds to the crease. Symonds started blasting the Royal Challengers Bangalore and was almost single handedly carry the counter attack. Kumble brought himself back and immediately took the wicket of symonds to check the run flow. Rohit sharma with Gibbs made sure that Hyderabad Deccan Chargers reached a safe score and later Hyderabad Deccan Chargers kept loosing wickets and made 143 for 6 of their stipulated 20 overs. For hyderabad Gibbs played a sensible innings and scored 53 of 48 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes. For bangalore Kumble had a terrific outing with 4 for 16 of 4 overs and Vinay kumar took 2 for 30 of 4 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore started their campaign quite cautiously and were 20 for no loss in 3 overs. In fourth over RP Singh showed his class and bowled Kallis for 15. Soon Pandey followed kallis trying to up the runrate and edging a ball from Ojha to Gilchrist. Van der merwe played a good cameo in the middle with three huge sixes but still coudnt contain the raise of runrate and flow of wickets. Wickets kept falling, apart frol taylor and Van der merwe no one could score a reasonable score. Taylor scored quick fire 27 from 20 balls with 3 fours and 1 six where as Van der merwe scored 32 of 21 balls with 1 four and 3 sixes. All was dependend on Uthappa to see Bangalore home, but RP Singh made sure that Deccan were safely home and won the Second edition of the IPL 2009. It was indeed a tense filled final which came to the last ball and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers were the deserved champions to win the Second edtion of the IPL 2009. Royal Challengers Bangalore scored 137 for 9 of their 20 overs and lost the match by 6 runs. For Hyderabad Deccan Chargers Ojha took 3 wickets and Symonds and Harmeet took 2 wickets a piece.

Man of the Match was awarded to Anil Kumble for his 4 for 16 of 4 overs.

Man of the Series was awarded to Adam Gilchrist for his Superb batting through out the series and dont forget his apt keeping and cool captaincy. He was a truely allrounder and much deserved to honour with this award.

Scores: Deccan Chargers 143 for 6 (Gibbs 53*, Kumble 4-16) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 137 for 9 (Ojha 3-28, Symonds 2-18) by six runs