Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 46: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils"

Hello and Welcome to the Match No 46 of the IPL 2011 season between Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils. Deccan Chargers and Delhi Daredevils are battling it out for the bottom place throughout the IPL 2011 season, todays win should charge one of the team to go for the playoffs. Lets see who will take the advantage in todays encounter.

Delhi Daredevils won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Hyderabad Deccan Chargers S Dhawan and DB Ravi Teja opened the batting, for Delhi Daredevils M Morkel opened the bowling. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers lost DB Ravi Teja early for 2 when AM Salvi took his wicket. KC Sangakkara and S Dhawan then played some nice shots to take deccan to 58 in less than 9 overs when S Dhawan was out to AB Agarkar. KC Sangakkara and JP Duminy then played some aggresive cricket and blasted Delhi Daredevil bowlers to all parts of the ground. KC Sangakkara eventullay fell for a well made 44, JP Duminy continued his big hitting and with DT Christian giving him good support hit 4 montrous sixes. JP Duminy fell to a accurate throw from AB Agarkar and was run out but made sure Hyderabad Deccan Chargers where on track. DT Christian made sure Hyderabad Deccan Chargers score above par then expected. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers scored 175 for the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. For Deccan Chargers JP Duminy scored 55 and KC Sangakkara scored 44, for Delhi Daredevils AB Agarkar took 2 wickets.

In reply Delhi Daredevils opened the batting with AJ Finch and V Sehwag, for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers DW Steyn opened the bowling. Delhi Daredevils lost AJ Finch in the very first over to DW Steyn. I Sharma quickly removed NV Ojha and Y Venugopal Rao to give the edge to Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. V Sehwag had other plans, after initial overs from DW Steyn and I Sharma, I Malhotra came to bowl. V Sehwag blasted 23 runs of that over. A Mishra bowled the next over and was also murdered for another 18 odd runs and the runs flowed like river and in no time V Sehwag scored his first T20 century in 48 balls. KC Sangakkara re-introduced DW Steyn in 17 over. Soon DW Styen stuck and got V Sehwag's wicket but it was too late since V Sehwag had already done the damage. Delhi Daredevils managed to score off the reamaining runs with 4 wickets in hand and one over to spare. For Delhi Daredevils V Sehwag scored a ming blowing 119 of 56 balls, for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers DW Steyn and I Sharma took 2 wickets each.

Man of the Match is V Sehwag for his manificant Century (119 of 56 balls).

Score : Delhi Daredevils 179 for 6 (V Sehwag 119, I Sharma 2/16, DW Steyn 2/24) beat Deccan Chargers 175 for 5 (JP Duminy 55, KC Sangakkara 44, AB Agarkar 2/29) by four wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 42: Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders"

Hi and Welcome to the Match No 42 of the IPL 2011 season between Deccan chargers and Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders are looking dangerous under G Gambhirs captaincy and are looking to top the table by defeating Deccan Chargers today and on other side Deccan Chargers are looking rather ordinary and their chances of making it to the top four looks bleak. lets see if Deccan Chargers can stop the winning streak of Kolkata Knight Riders.

Deccan Chargers won the toss and selected to bowl first. For Kolkata Knight Riders EJG Morgan and JH Kallis opened the batting, for Deccan Chargers DT Christian opened the bowling. Kolkata Knight Riders started well and scored 30 of the first 5 overs without any loss. DT Christian bowled EJG Morgan in the 6 over to peg back Kolkata Knight Riders. Kolkata Knight Riders captain G Gambhir with JH Kallis started scoring quickly and paved way for a big score. They both added 43 in over 5 overs when JH Kallis and G Gambhir both fell in quick succession. Then entered YK Pathan and MK Tiwary, both played some big shots and not only took Kolkata Knight Riders out of trouble but also helped them scored a big total. Kolkata Knight riders scored 169 for the loss of 4 wickets in their 20 overs. For Kolkata knight riders YK Pathan scored 47* and G Gambhir 35, for Deccan Chargers DT Christian, DW Steyn, PP Ojha and A Mishra took a wicket a piece.

In reply Deccan Chargers opened with S Sohal and S Dhawan, for Kolkata knight riders B Lee opened the bowling. Deccan Chargers had a good start when S Sohal was playing some good shots and in no time Deccan chargers reached 40 of the first 5 overs without any loss. Introduction of Iqbal abdullah in the 6 over caused a mini collapse for deccan chargers. Iqbal abdullah had S Sohal and KC Sangakkara in space of 3 balls. Kolkata Knights rider bowlers kept the pressure on the deccan chargers batsmen. Deccan Chargers lost wickets at regular intervals inspite of a 56 runs partnership between DB Ravi Teja and S Dhawan Deccan Chargers coudnt pull it off and where 20 runs short at the end. Deccan chargers finished with 149 for the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. For Deccan Chargers S Dhawan scored 54 and DB Ravi Teja scored 30, for Kolkatta Knight Riders Iqbal Abdullah and R Bhatia took 2 wickets each.



Man of the Match is YK Pathan for his 47* which includes 3 monstrous sixes.

Score : Kolkata Knight Riders 169 for 4 (YK Pathan 47*, G Gambhir 35, SK Tiwary 33) beat Deccan Chargers 149 for 6 (S Dhawan 54, DB Ravi Teja 30, R Bhatia 2/26, Iqbal Abdullah 2/34)

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 19: Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers"

Hi and Welcome to the Match No 19 of the IPL 2011 season between Delhi Daredevils and Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. Delhi Daredevils are looking ordinary this IPL 2011 season and on other hand Hyderabad Deccan Chargers are coming along good in patches. Lets see who gets the upper hand in todays encounter.

Hyderabad Deccan Chargers won the toss and choosed to bat first. For Deccan Chargers S Sohal and S Dhawan opened the batting, for Delhi Daredevils AB Dinda opened the bowling. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers lost S Dhawan early for 8. KC Sangakkara and S Sohal then batted brilliantly and took the score beyond 100 in 12 overs. After KC Sangakkara was out S Sohal continued his strokes. CL White too played a cameo with 31* at the end. With S Sohal's big hitting Deccan chargers managed to score 168 for the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs. For Hyderabad Deccan Chargers S Sohal scored 62 and KC Sangakkara scored 49, for Delhi Daredevils AB Dinda, IK Pathan, JR Hopes and S Nadeem took a wicket each.

In reply Delhi Daredevils opened the batting with DA Warner and V Sehwag, for Deccan Chargers DW Steyn opened the bowling. Delhi Daredevils lost V Sehwag early and soon lost 2 more wickets. DA Warner held his wicket at one end and also held the hopes of a successful chase. Y Venugopal gave support to DA Warner and their partnership was threatening to take the game away from Hyderabad Deccan Chargers. Y Venugopal Rao and DA Warner fell at quick succession and a late surge from Y Nagar coudnt save Delhi Daredevils from defeat. Delhi Daredevils managed to score 152 for the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. For Delhi Daredevils DA Warner scored 51 and Y Nagar scored 23, for Hyderabad Deccan Chargers DT Christian and Harmeet Singh took 2 wickets each.

Man of the Match is S Sohal for his 62 runs.

Score: 20 overs Deccan Chargers 168 for 4 (S Sohal 62, KC Sangakkara 49, S Nadeem 1/24) beat Delhi Daredevils (DA Warner 51, Y Nagar 23, Harmeet Singh 2/27, DT Christian 2/38) by 16 runs.

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 15: Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab"

Hello and Welcome to the Match No 15 of the IPL season 2011 between Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Kings XI Punjab. Kings XI Punjab lost its initial matches and on other hand Hyderabad Deccan chargers had mixed results. Lets see if Punjab can open their account of wins today.

Kings XI Punjab won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Deccan Chargers S Sohal and S Dhawan opened the batting, for Kings XI Punjab P Kumar opened the bowling. Deccan Chargers lost S Sohal of early in the innings when he was out to RJ Harris. S Dhawan and KC Sangakkara then played sensibly and scored 75 runs of the next 9 overs. Once KC Sangakkara was out to PP Chawla deccan chargers panicked and started loosing wickets. Late strikes from DT Christian helped Deccan chargers some respectability to the score. Deccan Chargers scored 165 for the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. For Deccan Chargers S Dhawan scored 45 and KC Sangakkara scored 35, for Kings XI Punjab PC Valthaty took 4 wickets.

In reply Kings XI Punjab opened the batting with AC Gilchrist and PC Valthaty, for Deccan Chargers DW Steyn opened the bowling. Kings XI Punjab got an excellent start to their chase when AC Gilchrist and PC Valthaty tored the Deccan Chargers bowling into pieces and scored 136 runs of the first 14 overs and shut down all the hopes of deccan chargers. A Mishra took AC Gilchrist and PC Valthaty wickets but it was way too late. AM Nayar and KD Karthik then calmly took Kings XI Punjab home with 8 wickets and more than 2 overs to spare. For Kings XI Punjab PC Valthaty scored 75 and AC Gilchrist scored 61, for Deccan Chargers A Mishra took 2 wickets.


Man of the Match is PC Valthaty for his brilliant 75.

Score : Kings XI Punjab166 for 2 (PC Valthaty 75, AC Gilchrist 61, A Mishra 2/28) beat Deccan Chargers 165 for 8 (S Dhawan 45, KC Sangakkara 35, PC Valthaty 4/29, R McLaren 2/33) by eight wickets

Cricket: "IPL 2011 Match No 11: Deccan Chargers v Royal Challengers Bangalore"

Hi and Welcome to 11th Match of IPL 2011 season between Hyderabad Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore. Hyderabad Deccan Chargers are yet to gel with the new players and Royal Challengers Bangalore working hard to maintain their winning streak. Lets see who will make a move with the momentum.

Royal challengers Bangalore won the toss and opted to bowl first. For Deccan Chargers S Sohal and S Dhawan opened the batting, for Royal Challengers Bangalore Zaheer Khan opened the bowling. Zaheer Khan gave a good start to Royal challengers Bangalore when he got rid of S Dhawan for 11 with just 20 on the board. KC Sangakkara and S Sohal then build Deccan charger score. S Sohal and KC Sangakkara made crucial 30's and after both of them were back to the pavilion B chipli and JP Duminy made sure that the momentum is not lost and scored runs at will. B Chpli impressed one and all with his 61. Deccan Chargers made a impressive 175 for 5 of their 20 overs. For deccan chargers B Chipli scored 61* and S Sohal 38, for Royal challengers Bangalore Zaheer Khan took 3 wickets.

In reply royal challengers opened the batting with MA Agarwal and TM Dilshan, for Deccan Chargers DW Steyn opened the bowling. DW Steyn and I Sharma both bowled beautifully and gave Deccan Chargers the start which they were looking for with three wickets and just 27 on the board in 5 overs. Royal challengers bangalore kept loosing wickets at regular intervals. V Kohli who was retained by Royal challengers bangalore never gave up and scored runs at one end inspite of the wickets falling at another end. CA Pujara gave a little support and raised hopes of a come back but re-introduction of Steyn cleared the hope and Deccan chargers where home with 33 runs. For royal Challengers Bangalore V Kohli scored 71 and CA Pujara scored 25, for Deccan Chargers DW Steyn and MS Gony took three wickets each.



Man of the Match is DW Steyn for his spell of 3/24

Score : Deccan Chargers 175 for 5 (B Chipli 61*, S Sohal 38, Zaheer Khan 3/32) beat Royal Challengers Bangalore 142 for 9 (V Kohli 71, CA Pujara 25, DW Steyn 3/24, MS Gony 3/31) by 33 runs