Deccan Chargers Vs Mumbai Indians: DC set a target of 169
Dwayne Bravo and Lasith Malinga shared six wickets to restrict Deccan Chargers to 168/9 in 20 overs in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League at Kingsmead
Seamer Malinga finished with the figures of 3 for 19 equally complimented by Bravo who also picked up three wickets after giving away 34 runs.
Both the pacers did their job perfectly to restrict Chargers charge after they had a flying start in the initial part of the match.
Deccan chargers openers Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs gave their team a rollicking start after opting to bat first. Deccan team was steady at the score of 88 after losing just one wicket at the halfway stage but somehow lost the plot in the latter part.
The opening duo stitched a crucial partnership of 63 runs before Gilchrist chased a Dwayne Bravo’s widish delivery that took a faint edge en-route to wicket-keeper.
Gilchrist hammered three sixes and same number of fours in his 20 ball 35 blitz. Dwayne Smith played a quick-fire knock of 22 ball 35 runs. He added 61 runs for the second wicket with Herschelle Gibbs.
Gibbs scored his maiden IPL fifty in just 38 balls that included five fours and two sixes. Gibbs got run out after a terrible mix-up with Venugopal Rao. Rao called Gibbs for the second run before saying no to his partner.
Venugopal Rao got out after a scorching yorker by Malinga rattled Rao’s stumps. The second wicket went in the form of Dwayne Smith, who came on the front foot to slog sweep Jaysuriya’s delivery but got deceived by the flight as the ball hit the stumps.
Rohit Sharma didn’t contribute much as he got out early after trying to slice Bravo’s delivery over extra cover but didn’t get the right elevation resulting Shikhar Dhawan taking an easy catch.
Deccan Chargers’ has been the story of the tournament so far. The last year’s bottom placed team is now leading the points table with two sweeping victories from two matches. They have crushed Kolkata Knight Riders and Bangalore Royal Challengers. With the kind of form they are running, Chargers have certainly worn the favourite tag in the tournament.
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