Match Details
Match: 40 T20, IPL3
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Deccan Chargers elected to field
Result: Deccan Chargers won by 7 wkts

Match 40 of DLF IPL 2010 was played at Chinnaswamy Stadium between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. Deccan Chargers bowled excellently in the first ten overs and looked in total control of the match as Royal Challengers Bangalore could manage just 68 in 10 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore then lost 3 quick wickets and were reduced to 68/4 in 10.1 overs and it looked that 150 would be hard to achieve. But highest run scorer in IPL season 3, J Kallis along with and Virat Kohli shared a 95 run fifth wicket partnership which changed the whole equation of the match. Kohli was at his blasting best today as he scored 58 off just 35 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes. The last few overs shifted the game in favor of Royal Challengers Bangalore as they posted a total 184/6 in 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers were desperate to win today to get some points and move ahead in points table. But they could not get the desired start as they lost Mishra in the third over with team score at 11/1. But then Gilchrist and Suman took the charge and got into an impressive partnership of 77 runs and took the team score to 88 in just 10.2 overs. Deccan’s lost Gilchrist and Rohit Sharma in the span of 7 runs and were 95/3 in 11.4 overs. Symonds and Suman then made sure that no more wickets are lost and they both played superb cricket . Deccan Chargers were 125/3 in 15 overs and needed 60 off last 5 overs. Suman and Symonds launhed an all over attack and took the team to victory. Deccan Chargers needed 8 to win in last over and they did that in style. Deccan Chargers registered a comprehensive victory by 7 wickets.

Match main points

* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 6.4 overs, Extras 6
* JH Kallis: 50 off 35 balls (6 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 14.4 overs, Extras 9
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 150 runs in 17.5 overs, Extras 15
* Innings Break: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 184/6 in 20.0 overs

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.5 overs, Extras 2
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 12.3 overs, Extras 7
* TL Suman: 50 off 43 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 16.4 overs, Extras 8
* A Symonds: 50 off 24 balls (5 x 4, 3 x 6)

Match 40 Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 40 T20, IPL3
Venue: M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Date: April 8, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm

Today in the 40th match of DLF IPL 2010, Deccan Chargers will take Royal Challengers Bangalore at Chinnaswamy Stadium Bangalore. Royal Challengers Bangalore lost the last match to Delhi Daredevils and have slipped down to 4th position in points table. On the other hand, Deccan Chargers also lost the last match to Rajasthan Royals and would thus have to win this match to get up in the points table. With the win of KKR, the place in semi’s is open and teams need to fight fiercely to secure the place. Royal Challengers Bangalore are playing at home and would make sure that they don’t repeat the mistakes did in earlier matches. Gilchrist’s team is capable of turning table’s and its hightime that they do it now.

IPL 2010 Team
Royal Challengers Bangalore Team
A Kumble (Captain),, B Akhil, KP Appanna, RV Uthappa, MV Boucher, R Dravid, SP Goswami, JH Kallis, V Kohli, R Vinay Kumar, B Kumar, P Kumar, A Mithun, EJG Morgan, MK Pandey, KP Pietersen, SPD Smith, S Sriram, DW Steyn, LRPL Taylor, D du Preez, RE van der Merwe, CL White.

Deccan Chargers Team
A Gilchrist (captain/wicket keeper), RJ Harris, DR Smith, A Symonds, WPUJC Vaas, Y Venugopal Rao, MR Marsh, B Sumanth, MD Mishra, AA Reddy, AA Bilakhia, HH Gibbs, VVS Laxman, DB Ravi Teja, RG Sharma, TL Suman, AS Yadav, Anirudh Singh, PP Ojha, Harmeet Singh, RP Singh, KAJ Roach, R Sharma, Jaskarandeep Singh Bhuttar.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match Details
Match: 36 T20, IPL3
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm
Toss: Rajasthan Royals elected to bat.
Result : Rajasthan Royals won by 2 runs
Man of the match: Shane Warne

After winning the toss, Rajasthan Royals decided to bat first. But this decision could not bear fruits as they lost 2 quick wickets and were 17/2 in 2.3 overs.Watson and Faiz then steadied the innings and got to a partnership of 77 runs. Watson scored a fifty and was the highest scorer for Rajasthan Royals. After Faiz got out, the wickets felt one after the other and no one could provide any support to Watson. It was Watson fifty which eventually helped Rajasthan Royals to post a total of 159/10 in 19.5 overs.

Chasing 160 to win, Laxman and Gilchrist opened the innings for Deccan Chargers. Laxman failed to provide the required start and was out for 6runs. Gilchrist on the other hand scored a quick fire 34 off just 17 balls and was then out leaving Deccan’s 47/2 in 4.5 overs. Symonds, Anirudh Singh and Dwayne Smith also then got out cheaply and the match was poised evenly and any team could. Deccan Chargers needed 42 runs off 30 balls and Royals needed 5 wickets. Warne’s bowled the 18th over and got two wickets, Deccan Chargers were 139/7 in 17.4 overs.Rohit Sharma was firm on one end and scored 73 runs off just 44 balls but his innings could not help them win the match as they lost three wickets in last over and thus lost the match by 2 runs.Deccan choked again in the final overs and Royals were finally able to clinch it by a narrow margin.

Match Keypoints

* Rajasthan Royals: 50 runs in 6.3 overs, Extras 5
* Rajasthan Royals: 100 runs in 11.5 overs , Extras 7
* SR Watson: 50 off 29 balls (2 x 4, 3 x 6)
* Rajasthan Royals: 150 runs in 18.6 overs, Extras 12
* Rajasthan Royals – 159/10 in 19.5 overs

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 5.1 overs, Extras 5
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 11.5 overs, Extras 8
* RG Sharma: 50 off 33 balls (5 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 18.5 overs, Extras 9

Match 36 Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals Scorecard

Match Details
Match: 36 T20, IPL3
Venue: Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha, Nagpur
Date: April 5, 2010
Time: 8:00 pm

Today in the 36th match of DLF IPL 2010, two Australian greats will be face to face at Nagpur. Gilchrist’s Deccan chargers and Warne’s Rajasthan Royals would face each other in a very crucial encounter. Both the teams need to win this match as the place for semi’s is at stake. DC’s big guns- Gibbs, Symonds and Gilchrist have had a mix tournament so far and thus the defending champions are not been able to show the class so far in this season. On the other hand first edition champs, Rajasthan Royals also have not played to the potential so far. Today’s win will help the team in raising the confidence and thus look forward for the semi’s.

Team compositions
Rajasthan Royals Team
SK Warne (captain), SA Asnodkar, J Botha, SK Trivedi, FY Fazal, YK Pathan, AJ Finch, AA Jhunjhunwala, Kamran Khan, MJ Lumb, M Morkel, S Narwal, NV Ojha(wk), MM Patel, AG Paunikar†, SA Quadri, AS Raut, A Singh, SW Tait, A Uniyal, AC Voges, SB Wagh.

Deccan Chargers Team
A Gilchrist (captain/wicket keeper), RJ Harris, DR Smith, A Symonds, WPUJC Vaas, Y Venugopal Rao, MR Marsh, B Sumanth, MD Mishra, AA Reddy, AA Bilakhia, HH Gibbs, VVS Laxman, DB Ravi Teja, RG Sharma, TL Suman, AS Yadav, Anirudh Singh, PP Ojha, Harmeet Singh, RP Singh, KAJ Roach, R Sharma, Jaskarandeep Singh Bhuttar.

Final eleven will be announced before match.

Match: 33rd T20
Venue: Mumbai | Date: April 3, 2010
Toss: Mumbai Indians elected to bat
Result: Mumbai Indians won by 63 runs

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat first in the 33rd match of DLF IPL 2010. Sachin Tendulkar and Shikhar Dhawan gave them a perfect start and scored 53 runs for the first wicket partnership. But Mumbai Indians lost three quick wickets and from 53/1 they were 62/3 in 9 overs. Saurabh Tiwary and A Rayudu then got into a good partnership and took the score past 100. A Rayudu played a superb knock and got on to score 55 off just 29 balls. Pollard’s 21 off just 10 balls gave the final acceleration to Mumbai Indians and they managed to score 178/5 in 20 overs.

Deccan Chargers were desperate to win and were chasing a target of 179. They opened the batting with two of the most explosive batsmen – Gilchrist and Gibbs. Deccan Chargers lost the first wicket at 30 in form of Gibbs and soon they lost priced wicket of Laxman and Gilchrist and were reduced to 40/3 in 6.1 overs. The required run rate was getting high and this pressure was clearly seen on the middle order. The middle order collapsed due to some clever bowling by Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers were 83/6 in 12.3 overs. Mumbai Indians needed just 4 more wickets to win one more match and show the supremacy in points table where as Deccan Chargers needed 96 more to win in 51 balls. But they could manage to score just 115/10 and thus lost the match by63 runs.

Match Highlights

* Mumbai Indians: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (38 balls), Extras 4
* Mumbai Indians: 100 runs in 13.3 overs (84 balls), Extras 5
* Mumbai Indians: 150 runs in 18.3 overs (114 balls), Extras 6
* AT Rayudu: 50 off 28 balls (6 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Total: Mumbai Indians – 178/5 in 20.0 overs (AT Rayudu 55)

* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.3 overs (45 balls), Extras 0
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 15.2 overs (95 balls), Extras 5

Match 33 Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers Scorecard