Following are some of the pictures of the joyous Deccan Chargers – The winners of DLF – IPL 2009

Deccan Chargers proved today that they are The Unstoppable

In a nail bitting match today, Deccan Chargers won the final by 6 runs to lift the astonishing DLF IPL trophy. After being asked to bat first by Royal Challengers, Deccan Chargers lost Gilchrist in the very first over. This was the priced wicket for Bangalore but Gibbs on the other end was firm and his innings of 53 runs along with useful contributions from Rohit and Symonds helped them to post a total of 143 in 20 overs.

Chasing that total, Royal Challengers Bangalore started off well but in the middle orders, the pressure of final was felt and the whole team crumbled. From 79/4 they went to 107/7 and thus in the final over they needed 15 runs. But a tight line and length by Deccan Charger’s Singh prevented them to score 15 runs and thus they lost it by 6 runs.

Highlights of Match
* Deccan Chargers Innings
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 7.2 overs (47 balls), Extras 3
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 14.5 overs (94 balls), Extras 7
* 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 43 balls (HH Gibbs 23, RG Sharma 24, Ex 3)
* HH Gibbs: 50 off 47 balls (3 x 4, 2 x 6)
* Innings Break: Deccan Chargers – 143/6 in 20.0 overs (HH Gibbs 53, RJ Harris 9)

* Royal Challengers Bangalore Innings
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 50 runs in 7.5 overs (48 balls), Extras 2
* Drinks: Royal Challengers Bangalore – 69/3 in 10.0 overs (R Dravid 4, LRPL Taylor 10)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore: 100 runs in 14.4 overs (89 balls), Extras 4

Man of the match – A Kumble

Scorecard of IPL Final

Who could have thought this in the wildest of his/her dreams that two of the so called underdogs of the IPL 2008 would be face to face in the finals on May 24, 2009. Deccan Chargers and Royal Challenger Bangalore had showed excellent team spirit and had just outplayed opposite teams at the right moments. Earlier Deccan Chargers showed door to Delhi Daredevils who were considered to be the strongest team in IPL – 2009. In second semi final, Royal Challenger Bangalore defeated the Chennai Super Kings lead by Dhoni which was also one of the strongest teams in this season. Not only the masses but experts and even bookies are shocked to see the final teams.

This season of Indian Premier League offered great entertainment to all cricket lovers and almost every match had a nail bitting finish. So lets hope that the final would also be a high tension sensational match and may the best team wins.

Match Details
Sunday, May 24
Start time 16.30 local (14:30 GMT) 8 pm Indian Standard Time

Date – May 22, 2009
Result – Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets

Delhi Daredevils Innings
Today was the first semifinal between Delhi Daredevils and Deccan Chargers. Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field first and this decision went hugely in the favor as Delhi Daredevils lost 2 wickets in the very first over. Sehwag, Dilshan and AB de Villers then helped them to recover and post a decent total of 153/8 in 20 overs. Dilshan was the highest scorer for Delhi Daredevils as he scored 65 runs. Daredevils lost the momentum in the last overs and could not utilize it to full potential.

FOW:G Gambhir (0-1, 0.5), D Warner (0-2, 1), *V Sehwag (85-3, 10.4), AB de Villiers (133-4, 17.1), D Karthik (145-5, 19), R Bhatia (151-6, 19.3), T Dilshan (153-7, 19.5), A Mishra (153-8, 20)

Delhi Daredevils Innings Highlights
* Delhi Daredevils: 50 runs in 6.2 overs (40 balls), Extras 2
* 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 34 balls (V Sehwag 27, TM Dilshan 24, Ex 2)
* Drinks: Delhi Daredevils – 83/2 in 10.0 overs (V Sehwag 38, TM Dilshan 39)
* Delhi Daredevils: 100 runs in 13.4 overs (84 balls), Extras 6
* TM Dilshan: 50 off 35 balls (7 x 4, 1 x 6)
* Delhi Daredevils: 150 runs in 19.2 overs (121 balls), Extras 9
* Innings Break: Delhi Daredevils – 153/8 in 20.0 overs (P Sangwan 0)

Deccan Chargers Innings
Chasing the total of 154 for a final berth, Gilly played a captions knock. He was at his devastating best and Delhi bowlers looked clueless. With the strike rate of 242.86, Gilchrist scored 85 runs off just 35 balls and took the match away from Delhi Daredevils. Though Delhi was considered favorites before the start of match but when we see an innings like this, favorites tend to change. Suman and Symonds supported and helped Deccan Chargers to cruise along easily and face the winner of second semi final winner on Sunday.

FOW:H Gibbs (22-1, 1.2), A Bilakhia (91-2, 8), *A Gilchrist (102-3, 10), A Symonds (137-4, 13.4)

Deccan Chargers Innings Highlights
* Deccan Chargers: 50 runs in 3.5 overs (27 balls), Extras 4
* AC Gilchrist: 50 off 17 balls (8 x 4, 2 x 6)
* 2nd Wicket: 50 runs in 28 balls (AC Gilchrist 47, AA Bilakhia 4, Ex 3)
* Deccan Chargers: 100 runs in 9.1 overs (60 balls), Extras 5
* Drinks: Deccan Chargers – 102/3 in 10.0 overs (TS Suman 2)
* Deccan Chargers: 150 runs in 16.3 overs (105 balls), Extras 6

Man of the match – A Gilchrist
For scorecard of the match click here – IPL – 2 Scorecards – Semi Final – 1