DC beat MI by 12 runs
Posted by samchin on Apr 25, 2009
The rejuvenated Deccan Chargers won their third successive match in IPL Season 2. They beat the mighty Mumbai Indians by 12 runs. Deccan Chargers, which finished at the bottom of the table during the previous edition of the IPL, are in tremendous form this year. Herschelle Gibbs was the top scorer for Deccan Chargers, while Pragyan Ojha scripted the victory with a 3-wicket haul.
Earlier, Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat first. The top three batsmen batted superbly, but Deccan Chargers lost quick wickets in the middle and the end. Deccan Chargers piled up 168/9 in 20 overs. Gibbs was the top scorer with 58, while Adam Gilchrist and Dwayne Smith scored 35 each. For Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo took 3 wickets each.
Chasing a victory target of 169, Mumbai Indians could managed only 156/7 in 20 overs. JP Duminy was the top scorer with 47, while Tendulkar made 36. Dwayne Bravo and Harbhajan Singh contributed 21 and 20 respectively. For Deccan Chargers, Pragyan Ojha took 3 wickets, while RP Singh and Edwards took 2 wickets each. Adam Gilchrist won the “Maximum Number of Sixes” award and Pragyan Ojha was declared “Man of the Match”.