A load of crap from an idle brain

Deccan Chargers brought the high flying Mumbai Indians led by the mighty Sachin Tendulkar down to the ground.  Chasing 169 for a victory, the Mumbai Indians were racing away to a victory at 85/1 in just 10 overs when the dreaded tactical time out did the trick.

Pragyan Ojha who bowled an awesome 4 over spell taking 3 wickets for just 21 runs put brakes in the Mumbai batting. Fidel Edwards and RP Singh chipped in with 2 wickets apiece.

Earlier, batting first, the Deccan Chargers got off to a flier with Gibbs topscoring with 58 and ably supported by Gilchrist (35) and Dwayne Smith (35).  A lower order collapse restricted Deccan Chargers to just 168 when at a point 200 was surely on the cards.

With this victory, Deccan Chargers are clearly on the top with a 100% record. 3 wins in 3 matches.  DC next take on the mighty Chennai Super Kings on monday at 1600 hrs IST.  That should be another mouthwatering contest.

Above pictures courtesy: Cricinfo

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The second edition of the Indian Premier League started yesterday in South Africa with 2 huge upsets.  Last year’s underperformers, Mumbai Indians beat last year’s runner’s up, Chennai Super Kings.

And in the 2nd match of the night, the so called “test team” of the IPL, Bangalore Royal Challengers beat defending champions Rajasthan Royals.  The other 4 teams in the competition (Punjab Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Kolkata Knight Riders and Deccan Chargers) will be seen in action today (Sunday).

As usual, am rooting for the Deccan Chargers inspite of them ending up with the wooden spoon last time round.  Cant help it.  Once a Hyderabadi, always a Hyderabadi

As the tournament has started off with upsets, lets see how the last time’s losers will perform this year.

Above cheerleader’s pic courtesy: Telugupeople

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