Deccan Chargers won the 2009 IPL Championship, beat Bangalore by 6 runs in the Final

Deccan Chargers won the 2009 IPL Championship by 6 runs against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a low scoring tight final on Sunday, May 24th at Johannesburg. Deccan scored 143/6 and restricted bangalore to 137/9 in 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers scored 143/6 in 20 overs after they lost skipper Adam Gilchrist in 1st over by his counterpart Kumble but Herschell Gibbs scored 53 runs off 48 balls with 3 fours and 2 sixes brought back them into the match well supported by Andrew Symonds and Rohit Sharma scored 33 runs and 24 runs respectively. Anil Kumble took 4 wickets for 16 runs in 4 overs for Bangalore.

In reply, Royal Challengers Bangalore lost Kallis early in the inning but Roelf van der Merwe scored 32 runs off 21 balls and were 99/4 in 14 overs but Symonds took the wickets of Ross Taylor and Kohli in 2 balls to brought them back in the match.

Match Summary:

Deccan Chargers - 143/6 in 20 overs.

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 137/9 in 20 overs.

Result - Deccan Chargers won by 6 Runs and DLF IPL Cup.

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2009 IPL Final - Deccan Chargers (DC) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) Live

The final of 2009 IPL will be played beteen two bottom placed teams, Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday, May 24th at Johannesburg. IPL2 final has scheduled to start at 16.30 PM local time.

Deccan won the last match comfortably against title favorite Delhi by 6 wickets with 14 balls remaining as captain Adam Gilchrist leading from the fron and he is a big match player, contributed well in all finals he had played for world champions Australia.

Royal Challengers Bangalore removed their test team status and won the last 5 matches in a roe beaten top teams of the tournament including Deccan Chargers. Manish Pandey is a new sensation scored century in the last match against Deccan and in the semi-final scored 48 runs and won two man of the match awardsin two matches he played this season.

Deccan Chargers Playing 11 for the IPL Final Match:

Adam Gilchrist (C/WK), Heschell Gibbs, Tirumalsetti Suman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Ryan Harris, Azhar Bilakhia.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11 for the IPL Final Match:
Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Jesse Ryder, Mark Boucher (wk), KP Appanna, B Akhil, R Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumble (capt).

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Bangalore beat Chennai by 6 wickets to meet Deccan in the Final of 2009 IPL

Mainish Pandey once again played a handful inning to take Royal Bangalore Challengers in the final of 2009 IPL, as they comfortably beat favorite Chennai Super Kings in the 2nd semi final on Saturday, May 23rd at Johannesburg.

Chennai put 61 runs for the 1st wicket by openers Parthiv Patel and Mathew Hayden, scored 36 runs and 26 runs respectively but then tight bowling by Bangalore restricted Chennai to 146/5 in 20 overs, Dhoni also chipped with 28 runs but unable to make a competetive total.

Bangalore reduced to 22/2 but 3rd wicket partnership of 72 runsbetween Manish Pandey and Rahul Dravid, score 48 runs and 44 runs respectively put Bangalore in a comfortable position and then Kohli and Ross Taylor sealed a comfortable win with 7 balls remaining.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore - 2009 IPL 2nd Semi Final

Last year runner up Chennai Super Kings will take last year 2nd last team Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2nd semifinal of 200p IPL on Saturday, May 23rd 2009 at Johannesburg.

Chennai Super Kings is looking favorite as Michael Hussey is also available and will replace out of form Jacob Oram along with tournament highest scorer Mathew Hayden. Muralitharan is also in good form to test Bangalore's middle order.

Royal Challengers Bangalore won their last 4 matches to reach the semis and defeated Channai in their last high scoring match. Bangalore will highly depend on Kallis, Ross Taylor, Dravid and last match hero Manish Pandey in batting deparment while in bowling Pravin Kumar taking regular wicket and Kumble is very economical.

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11 for Today Match:

Parthive Patel, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (capt/wk), Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11 for Today Match:

Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Jesse Ryder, Mark Boucher (wk), KP Appanna, B Akhil, R Vinay Kumar, Anil Kumble (capt).

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Deccan beat Delhi in 1st semifinal of 2009 IPL - Gilchrist hit fastest 50 of IPL

The worst team of 2008 IPL Deccan Chargers enters the final of 2009 IPL, as they beat Delhi Daredevils in the 1st semi-final by 6 wickets as captain Gichrist hit fastest half century of IPL in just 17 balls on Friday, May 22nd.


Delhi Daredevils lost 2 wickets without a run on the board and then Seheag and Dilshan then rebuilt the inning with a 85 runs partnership contributed 39 runs and 65 runs respectively. Ryan Harris and RP Singh took 2 wickets each.



Adam Gilchrist the lead from the front hit 5 ours in the 1st over of the inning and never allowed Delhi bowlers to bounce back in his innig of 85 runs off 35 balls with 10 fours and 5 sixes to take his team in the final of IPL2 on Sunday, May 24th.



Match Summary:

Delhi Daredevils - 153/8 in 20 overs.

Delhi Daredivils - 154/4 in 20 overs.

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First IPL Semi Final - Delhi Daredevils (DD) Vs Deccan Chargers (DC) - IPL 2009 57th Match

After 56 interesting & entertaining matches, Indian Premier League (IPL) 2009 finally reaches the first semi final between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers at SuperSport Park starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

Delhi Daredevils are consistent from match 1 and are only the team in IPL 2009 not to have lost two matches in a row. Delhi has beaten each team in the IPL 2009 at least once. Delhi Daredevils are very happy to see that Sehwag and Gambhir finding form at just the right time and make the Delhi team even more dangerous. AB de Villiers, Tillakratne Dlishan and Dinesh Karthik all are delivering with the bat in middle overs. Delhi Daredevils bowling is also on top led by Ashish Nehra and Dirk Nannes while Amit Mishra, Daniel Vettori and Rajat Bhatia are bowling brilliantly in middle overs.

Deccan Chargers are also having good IPL till now. They have won some matches with efforts of Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds and Young Rohit Sharma who is also performing well in bowling too. R.P Singh is the leading wicket taker in this IPL 2009 till now and well supported by Pragyan Ojha in middle overs.

Delhi Daredevils Playing 11 for Today Match

Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes

Deccan Chargers Playing 11 for Today Match

Adam Gilchrist (C/WK), Heschell Gibbs, Tirumalsetti Suman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao, Ravi Teja, Pragyan Ojha, RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas, Shoaib Ahmed.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) - IPL 2009 54th Match

In the 54th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, Chennai Super Kings and Kings XI Punjab will play an important match to qualify for the semifinals on Wednesday, 20th May, 2009 at Durban starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

Chennai Super Kings was defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders who are already out of the race to the semifinals. Mathew Hayden will most likely comeback into squad in this match. The bowling is point of concern for Chennai Super Kings because none of their bowlers are performing consistently.

Kings XI Punjab caught good form by defeating two top teams Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers in last consecutive matches. Kumar Sangakkara and Irfan Pathan are in great touch through the IPL. Piyush Chawla and Ramesh Powar have been impressive in the middle overs while Yuvraj who already has two hat tricks in this IPL 2009 is a black horse.

Chennai Super Kings Playing 11 for Today Match

Parthiv Patel, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni (C/WK), Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Kings XI Punjab Playing 11 for Today Match

Sunny Sohal, Simon Katich, Irfan Pathan, Kumar Sangakkara(WK), Yuvraj Singh(C), Wilkin Mota, Karan Goel, Mahela Jayawardene, Brett Lee, Piyush Chawla, S Sreesanth

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) - IPL 2009 52nd Match

In the 52nd match of 2009 Indian Premier League, Today’s match at Johannesburg, 16.30 local time (SA), 14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST is a must win for the Royal Challengers Bangalore who find themselves at sixth position with 12 points but can still go through to the semi finals if they win their last two matches.

The Delhi Daredevils were completely dominant in their last match against the Rajasthan Royals. AB De Villiers, Dilshan and Dinesh Karthik are in great touch through out the tournament. Ashish Nehra is just two wickets away from the Purple Cap. Farveez Maharoof, Dirk Nannes and Amit are doing well and able to pick up wickets.

The Royal Challengers Bangalore have been playing pretty good cricket in the last few matches and won last match against Chennai Super Kings. Ross Taylor has been in great form with two consecutive match winning knocks. Royal Challengers are lacking in bowling compared to Delhi Daredevils.

Delhi Daredevils Playing 11 for Today Match

Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Playing 11 for Today Match

Anil Kumble (C), Jacques Kallis, Robin Uthappa, Ross Taylor, Rahul Dravid, Virat Kohli, Jesse Ryder, Mark Boucher (WK), KP Appanna, B Akhil, R Vinay Kumar.

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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Vs Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) - IPL 2009 51st Match

In the 51st match of 2009 Indian Premier League, The Chennai Super Kings will be keen to avoid Delhi Daredevils in the semifinals by winning this match against Kolkata Knight Riders and ensures that they will be at 4th place in IPL points table on Monday, 18th May, 2009 at Centurion starting from 16.30pm, 14.30GMT, 8.00 PM IST.

Chennai Super Kings had a fantastic game last time against Mumbai Indians. Mathew Hayden has smashed 546 runs in 12 matches and is only 70 runs behind from Australian Shaun Marsh's 616 for the Kings XI Punjab in 2008.

Kolkata night Riders are already out from race to the semifinals. Kolkata Knight Riders bowling is dependent on Ishant Sharma & Murli Kartik while on the batting front, McCullum has fired in just one game, and though Hodge and Hussey are doing well, they need someone to buckle down and get a big score.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team Players Squad

MS Dhoni (C/WK), M Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team Players Squad

Brendon McCullum (C), David Hussey, Sourav Ganguly, A Ghosh, A Mathews, Yashpal Singh, Wriddhiman Saha(WK), Ajit Agarkar, Ajantha Mendis, Murali Katik, Ishant Sharma.

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Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) - IPL 2009 47th Match

In the 47th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, The Mumbai Indians will face a do-or-die game with Chennai Super Kings at Port Elizabeth today from 12.30PM, 10.30GMT, 4.00PM IST.

Mumbai Indians lost their last crucial game against Rajasthan Royals. Mumbai Indians will have to win this match to qualify for the semi finals. Abhishek Nayar was impressive in the last match. Only 2 points difference is keeping Mumbai Indians at 7th place as compared to Chennai Super Kings who are currently on 2nd position in IPL Points Table.

Chennai Super Kings also lost their last match against Royal Challengers Bangalore by 2 wickets. Mathew Haden, Suresh Raina and Captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni are in great form through out Indian Premier League 2009.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Team Players Squad

MS Dhoni (C/WK), M Vijay, Matthew Hayden, Suresh Raina, Albie Morkel, Jacob Oram, S Badrinath, Shadab Jakati, L Balaji, Sudeep Tyagi, Muttiah Muralitharan.

Mumbai Indians (MI) Team Players Squad

Sachin Tendulkar (C), Sanath Jaysuriya, JP Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Yogesh Takawale (wk), Ajinkya Rahane, Chetanya Nanda, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga.

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Delhi Daredevils (DD) Vs Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) - IPL 2009 46th Match

In the 46th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, the Delhi Daredevils team will be on high after a thrilling win over the Deccan Chargers and keep winning by defeating Kings XI Punjab on Friday, 15th May, 2009 at Outsurance Oval, Bloemfontein starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

The Delhi Daredevils are sitting pretty at the top of the table with eight wins from ten games. Their batsmen have been in top form with Dilshan, AB DeVilliers and Dinesh Karthik all scoring some good runs.

Kings XI Punjab suffered a heavy loss in their last game against Mumbai Indians. So Kings XI Punjab will now have to win all three of their remaining games to stand a chance of making the semi finals. The last 3 games which Kings Xi Punjab will play against the top three teams in the IPL table Delhi Dare Devils, Deccan Chargers and Chennai Super Kings.

Delhi Daredevils (DD) Playing 11 for Today Match

Gautam Gambhir, David Warner, Tillakaratne Dilshan, AB de Villiers, Virender Sehwag(C), Dinesh Karthik(WK), Rajat Bhatia, Amit Mishra, Pradeep Sangwan, Ashish Nehra, Dirk Nannes

Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) Playing 11 for Today Match

Sunny Sohal, Simon Katich, Irfan Pathan, Kumar Sangakkara(WK), Yuvraj Singh(C), Wilkin Mota, Karan Goel, Mahela Jayawardene, Brett Lee, Piyush Chawla, Vikram RV Singh

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Mumbai Indians (MI) Vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) - IPL 2009 45th Match

In the 45th match of 2009 Indian Premier League, the Mumbai Indians will be hoping to take the momentum of having two wins in a row by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the 2nd game on Thursday, 14th May, 2009 at Durban starting from 16.30 local time (SA), [14.30 GMT, 8.00PM IST.]

The Mumbai Indians swuad has a solid batting unit with Tendulkar finally finding some form again. Dwayne Bravo who was promoted up the order to open the batting, smashed a fine 70 runs in 59 balls, which helped them win the match.

Rajasthan Royals are almost certain to take the field without their inspirational skipper Shane Warne who pulled a hamstring injury in the last match. South African skipper Graeme Smith will eb takning his place to lead the side. The form of the Rajasthan Royal's is not too encouraging after their consecutive losses to Chennai Super Kings and Deccan Chargers. Yusuf Pathan and Ravindra Jadeja will both need to fire tonight if they want to turn the table.

Rajasthan Royals Playing 11, Team, Squad (Likely)
Graeme Smith (C), Naman Ojha, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Lee Carseldine, Ravindra Jedeja, Abhishek Raut, Morne Morkal, Siddharth Trivedi, Munaf Patel.

Mumbai Indians Playing 11, Team, Squad (Probables)
Sachin Tendulkar (C), Sanath Jaysuriya, JP Duminy, Abhishek Nayar, Dwayne Bravo, Harbhajan Singh, Yogesh Takawale (WK), Ajinkya Rahane, Chetanya Nanda, Dhawal Kulkarni, Lasith Malinga.

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IPL2 Royal Challengers Bangalore Vs Chennai Super Kings Match Preview

Royal Challengers Bangalore today takes on Chennai Super Kings at Kingsmead, Durban on May 14, 2009. Match will start at 12:30 local time (10:30 GMT) (16.00 IST).

One can expect a one sided match, but looking at the last performance of Ross Taylor of Royal Challengers Bangalore who are currently struggling to stay in the race to the semi finals has the capability to topple any side. Whereas Chennai Super Kings has shown superb performance till now are clear favorites for today's game.

Team mostly remains the same as the last contest with strong set of highly skilled players in Ross Taylor a player with a power willow, Jacques Kallis the best known all rounder in ODI's, Robin Uthappa, India's hard hitter and few more who can turn a game around. . A good team on paper but performance is still below par. Chennai Super Kings has great blend of talents as the likes of Matthew Hayden, MS Dhoni, Albie Morkel, Suresh Raina of international fame, stop blinking your eyes when these great players are in action.

That match will surely present some great talents at show. Don't miss it!

Follow Live scores of this match at http://cricketlivescorecards.blogspot.com/

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Injured Shane Warne out of IPL2 for 10 days

Shane Warne is suspected to be out of the remaing part of IPL 2 with a hamstring injury which will keep him away for 10 days. Warne is undergoing treatment for the same and the team management hopes that he recovers soon.

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Deccan Chargers Vs Delhi Daredevils Preview – Watch Live Cricket Score’s at Cricket Live Scorecards

Deccan Chargers will take on Delhi Daredevils at Kingsmead, Durban on May 13, 2009 the only match tonight. Match begins at 16:30 local time (14:30 GMT) (8 PM IST).

One can expect a delightful competition between the two top ranked teams of IPL 2. Deccan Chargers currently ranking 3 with 11 points. They are backed by a strong team of skilled players in Adam Gilchrist, Gibbs, Rohit Sharma who is in great knick with both bat and ball, Dwayne Smith for some lusty blows and others.

Delhi Daredevils the best team this season comfortably leading the pack with 14 points have some extremely big hitters like the captain itself Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, TM Dilshan and a few other who have been in their best form to bring Delhi to this level of competition.

It’s going to be a great duel for the top spot between these two highly talented side. Don’t miss it!

Enjoy this exciting match at http://cricketlivescorecards.blogspot.com/ with ball by ball scores and commentary

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Did it come too late? - McCullum plays a blinder for Kolkatta Knight Riders (KKR) Against Royal Challengers Bangalore

IPL 2009 Match # 41 - Kolkatta Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Centurion on Tuesday, 12th May 2009.

Kolkatta Knight Riders Innings ended at - 173 / 4 (20 Ovrs.)

Mccullum's best score (84 in 64 balls with 10 boundaries and 2 sixes) comes in what can be a dead rubber for Kolkatta Knight Riders. Good effective hitting and a solid stand will only help gain some pride, if they manage to win this match.

Royal Challenger still considered to be in a better situation as compared to KKR has a tough ride ahead to make it to the semifinals of the second season of IPL

Follow the match live cricket scorecard of the Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings at http://cricketlivescorecards.blogspot.com/

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