Chargers Lift the Trophy
JOHANNESBURG, May 25, 2009
In the end the all round strength and combative spirit of Deccan Chargers proved to be the difference. Chargers beat the Bangalore Royal Challengers by six runs to claim ownership of the glittering IPL Trophy.
With 45 runs required off 41 balls the road looked easy and straight for Bangalore Royal Challengers was made difficult from the moment Ross Taylor chose to pull a ball that got a bit high on him. Venugopal Rao accepted the catch at deep square leg and off the next delivery Virat Kohli lost his balance and Adam Gilchrist whipped the bails of in a flash. Andrew Symonds in a matter of two balls gave another twist to the final. Full credit to Harmeet Singh for picking two crucial wickets and holding on to an excellent catch under pressure.
If ever there a template can be followed when defending a below par score, following what Deccan Chargers did on Sunday at the Wanderers will not be a bad idea. Coming out from the dug out like men possessed the Chargers put an admirable display in the field. Ryan Harris provided pace and R.P. Singh seam and swing. Jacques Kallis after a few streaky boundaries chopped one on to this stumps. Van der Merwe walking in at three and Manish Pandey under a verbal barrage struck on gamely.
Harris who repeated his maiden over act as against Delhi was struck for two mighty sixes by Merwe and the heat in the middle intensified. What the players exchanged will never get the MCC’s approval. Pandey trying to cut a ball close to the stumps nicked to Gilchrist and Merwe after adding another six was flummoxed by Pragyan Ojha who went a little overboard with his celebration. The match hung on a razor edge at the halfway mark.
Pressure can do strange things even to the most experienced. Rahul Dravid in trying to beat the man at 45 was castled. Ross Taylor ensured the asking rate did not rise by much when he struck Ojha for a six and four. The target ahead was not difficult the key was to keep wickets intact but were unable to.
Anil Kumble did what he had done successfully all his career-stare at the opponent right in the eye. After winning the toss and electing to bowl, Kumble sprang a surprise. But it was a surprise only for those who didn’t know Kumble. He brought himself on in the first over against Adam Gilchrist. It was the mother of all contests. Two fine leaders against each other. Kumble tossed one up and Gilchrist took the bait and played over the ball. Kumble had handed over the advantage to his team exactly two minutes after play started.
Herschelle Gibbs struggled for timing. He looked short of confidence to play the big shots. T. Suman started well but a leading edge when he closed the bat early ensured Andrew Symonds walked in much before he would have expected. Bangalore had their tails up, runs were hard to come by and Chargers, usually accustomed to blazing starts could muster only 31. If Dravid had latched on to a simple offer at first slip, Chargers would have been in a dire situation.
Symonds shifted gears. Dravid died a thousand deaths. For the first time in the final Kumble was forced to think. A bowling captain has his own line of thinking. Kumble re-introduced himself to the attack breached the defence of Symonds (the ball hitting the thigh and rolling on to the stumps) collected his cap and walked away to a thunderous welcome at fine leg. It was exemplary leadership and clinical reading of the game.
Kumble packed of Rohit Sharma and Venugopal Rao in his last over. Rohit after sharing a 52-run stand of 47 balls perished trying to clear the extra cover boundary. Venugopal fell in similar fashion as Kumble returned with figures of four for 16.
Gibbs who picked momentum after flicking a six off Praveen tried hard to make up for lost time. There was little of it left anyway. Gibbs maximised the opportunities driving Praveen for another six in the penultimate over to bring his half-century. For the second day running Kumble used only five bowlers. Bangalore reaped the rewards of a planned effort. The last over from Vinay produced nine runs as Chargers closed at 143, replicating the effort of Chennai on Saturday. Gibbs remained unbeaten on 53.
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SALMAN MEHDI
On August 23rd, 2009
Go chargers we want Champions league Trophy
Common gilly Maqsusi rp singh rohit and suman
yogendr
pranavkidambi
On May 27th, 2009
Go CHARGERS!!! Request to the management to commemorate the win with special tee shirts/jerseys...fans would like to celebrate as well! BEST OF LUCK FOR THE CHAMPIONS TROPHY!
deccankittu
On May 27th, 2009
thanks gilly for giving this great victory.you done an excellent job.congrats for all the team members.
K.NiTiN.K
raawhul redddy
On May 26th, 2009
we just need the schedule of champions league t20 and all the latest news coverage of champions league in this site under a special tab like champions league .
best of luck for deccan chargers for champions league t20.
INDUMINI
On May 26th, 2009
AWESOME CHARGERS AWESOME.....KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! CONGRATS GILLY AND ALL THE OTHERS,CLAIM THE TROPHY IN NEXT YEAR AS WELL!..
APPU P.M
nivedithaa
penkeerthi
vjkalyan
On May 26th, 2009
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE BIG WIN!!! I am your supporter all the way through and I am really proud to say that I am your fan. KEEP IT UP. Gilly,Symonds,Sharma,RP,Ojha,Rao and Suman you guys rock and you the real gems to the team and cricket. And special talents like Harmeet,Smith,Edwards can never be forgotten. Please contribute the same performance for the next year IPL also. Can't wait to see you guys next year. TAKE CARE GUYS...Bye Vijay
Av
On May 26th, 2009
Dc Rockyssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss......hip......hip.............hurray..................
pranay
konijetikrishna...
rajareddy.k
On May 25th, 2009
CHARGERS SIMPLY THE UNSTOPPABLES.......
Great show by the Chargers.
Hyderabad salutes u
we are all proud of our chargers.
samuraisvd
On May 25th, 2009
yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss! you guys have done it. u have made us (fans) proud to be supporying u. u ROCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Deaacac
daketan
PraveenSA
On May 25th, 2009
Stand up for the Champions........
Congratulations, well done DC, now is the time for the team management to sit and prepare for the Champions League, please do shop around for some good fast bowlers locally in India so that we can play players like Smith and Symonds together, just imagine how explosive our batting would be with these 2 batsmen in tne middle order along with Rohit. We have good allrounders like Suman,Venu. Harmeet did come to the party well all the times and he is a good bowler who can improve a lot more, we just need one more bowler, if possible DC should look for Ishant,Amit Singh or Agarkar (who is excellent death bowler) in transfers, our fielding is excellent, guys please keep up the momentum for the Champions League.
kris_sk
ddr
On May 25th, 2009
wow....its aa great come back from lowest to top..... deccans are really unstoppables..... keep going.....
keerthisunil
On May 25th, 2009
Long Live Deccan Charger's Reign
Hail Gilli.... The Master.... A True Leader...
Chargers are undoubtedly the Deserving Champions... The passion the enthusiasm showed by every charger on the field is truly amazing...
Go Chargers.... a long way...
We all are with you forever...
Harshu35
On May 25th, 2009
FROM ASHES TO GLORY....
LET"S GET CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TOOOOO.....
WE...HYD,AP REMEMBER N PRAY FOR U GILLY...
nagasatishbabu
On May 25th, 2009
Rocking guy !!!
they have taken the Charge of the IPL 2009 Champions
Hip Hip Hurray !!!
sridhar_hyderabad dc
On May 25th, 2009
jai ho gilchrist.jai ho deccan chargers.u have made each and every hyderabadi proud.
prudhvi
Thunder
San Church
Rup
On May 25th, 2009
CHARGERS ROCKED AT LAST ....HURRAY FOR LIFTING THE DLF CUP WHICH I EXPECTED DIS YEAR>>>>THANKS FOR GILLY AND CHARGERS TEAM AND TEAM OFFICIALS AND FRANCHISE KEEPING A WONDERFUL FAITH IN 'EM !!!!!!
HIP HIP HURRAY WITH MIGHTY DECCAN CHARGERS
arvind88
arvind88
Thunder
On May 25th, 2009
We gonna win win win ....cos winning really is the only thing. i loved to see the boys so pumped up defending 144 awesome body language. Good work symmo i used to hate when you did that talking/sledging against India but now im loving it. Gilly was amazing with his captaincy & motivation to youger talent. Can't wait to have Ambati rayudu & Khaleel Ibrahim two talented Hyd playesr released from ICL, in Chargers fold next season
abdul razak
On May 25th, 2009
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS WE DID ITTTTTTTTTT GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CHARGERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
abdul razak
On May 25th, 2009
D =Dangerous
E =Energetic
C =Cautious
C =Cooperative
A =Aggressive
N =Noble
C =Courageous
H =Harmony
A =Authentic
R =Revenge
G =Gentle
E =Everlasting
R =Recommended
S =Splendid
yes , that's our one and only true champions DECCAN CHARGERS
munna659
On May 25th, 2009
Congrats too all the members of the team, Hard fought victory, cheers to all the fans, franchisee and the cheer leaders.
Next season no one will dare to stop this raging and charging BUll !!! Hurrah !!!
Girish G
nag09
On May 25th, 2009
MASTI KARO....!MAJAA KARO....!CHARGERS CHARGED OUR NERVES...IN D END ... WE R D CHAMPIONS....CONTINUE AS CHAMPS....CONGRATS 2 DC...CONGRATS RAM REDDY GARU...
nag09
On May 25th, 2009
MASTI KARO...! MAJAA KARO....!...CHARGERS HAS CHARGED OUR NERVES....WE R D CHAMPIONS.....CONTINUE AS CHAMPS....CONGRATS 2 DC.....AND CONGRATS VENKAT RAM REDDY GARU.....
BiGGeStDeCCaNCh...
On May 25th, 2009
I'm sooooo happy...thnak u Chargers...we love u....u all made us soooo proud...we r proud to have u Chargers...u truly deserve the championoship!!!
Ailum
Charmers Wishes...
On May 25th, 2009
Congratulations and Celebrations for the victory chargers. We Charmers Global Group invite all the members to join us in heartily giving a welcome salute to the victorious team on their arrival. We are organising an grand welcome ceremony.
satishkumar_9@i...
On May 25th, 2009
Congratulation to Deccan Chargers.
Go.. Chargers.. go....go... I like the spirit of team..
chargerzzz
On May 25th, 2009
Awesome team effort,dynamic,fearless,aggressive and powerful that is wat the true chargers are made of and the never say no spirit made you guys to conquer the IPL cup...Kudos to d entire team......Party Harder..U guys deserve it...
madhavi
On May 25th, 2009
UNDER THE GILLY'S CAPTAINCY THEY DESERVED TO WIN AFTER HIS RESPECT TOWARDS HIS CO-PLAYERS.DECCAN CHARGERS ROCKED.
chinni_143
On May 25th, 2009
DECCAN CHARGERS the champs of IPL 2009
chronicle fully charged
wonderful victory
RIMIN
On May 25th, 2009
congrats dc..........great win
hadsoff to Gilly for his gr8 captaincy
virat kholis wkt was d turning point
cleverly don by symonds
David Mende
On May 25th, 2009
Last year, when the Chargers were are the bottom of the table, I felt very bad. I never really had any expectations from them this year. But boy, what a turnaround. The teams that were at the bottom of the table last year playing in the Finals was amazing. It seems like a fairy tale. I felt that 143 was not enough. In fact, Bangalore were cruising along. But the Chargers got the wickets at the right time. I am extremely proud and ecstatic as a Hyderabadi to see Deccan Chargers lift the IPL Trophy. Congrats Chargers!
Chargers_Rock
On May 25th, 2009
YES WE DID IT. Congratulations to the entire Chargers Team. Thanks for delighting us with your disciplined performance. Except for one loss with Chennai Super Kings, all other matches we showed our dominance. Special Thanks to Gilly, Rohit, Symmo and RP. Without your excelent performance we would not have won. You guys thoroughly deserve a grand party. Have fun guys. GO CHARGERS GO.
Chargers_ROCK
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