2009 Deccan Chargers season

Indian Premier League cricket team season August 2018 Deccan Chargers 2009 Darren Lehmann Adam Gilchrist Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad(Capacity: 55,000)Matches for the 2009 IPL were shifted to South Africa with the home matches being played at multiple stadiums. IPL Champions CLT20 Group Stage 2008 2010 Adam Gilchrist (564) R. P. Singh (26) Herschelle Gibbs (11) Adam Gilchrist (21) The Deccan Chargers (DC) were a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, that competed in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league in India. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League, making their second appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Adam Gilchrist and coached by Darren Lehmann with Kanwaljit Singh and Mike Young as assistant coaches. They began their season by winning their opening fixture of the IPL on 19 April against the Kolkata Knight Riders, and went on to qualify for the semi-finals. They beat the Delhi Daredevils in the semi-final to reach the Final. They defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Final by six runs to win their maiden IPL trophy and qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20).Monga Sidharth Deccan snatch title in tense finish http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392239/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-final-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 They lost both their matches in the group stage of the CLT20 and failed to advance to the league stage.Binoy George T&T top group, Deccan crash out http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8082/report/416935/deccan-chargers-vs-trinidad-&-tobago-12th-match-group-a-champions-league-twenty20-2009-10 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 14 October 2009 thumb|right|alt=Picture of Gilchrist wearing a white collared T-shirt|Adam Gilchrist was appointed as the captain of the Deccan Chargers for the 2009 IPL Background The Deccan Chargers were one of the most expensive teams of the Indian Premier League and they also spent a large amount of money on players during the auction but finished at the bottom of the table winning only two of their 14 matches.Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/333193.html ESPNcricinfo 24 January 2008 19 October 2018Viswanath G Dhoni gets the highest price at IPL auction https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Dhoni-gets-the-highest-price-at-IPL-auction/article15170655.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20230823143919/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Dhoni-gets-the-highest-price-at-IPL-auction/article15170655.ece live 23 August 2023 The Hindu 21 February 2008 subscription 19 October 2018Shankar Ajay Jaipur franchise to be penalised http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/338103.html ESPNcricinfo 20 February 2008 19 October 20182008 Indian Premier League, 2008 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/series/313494.html?view=pointstable ESPNcricinfo 19 October 2018 After finishing last in the league stage of the 2008 Indian Premier League, the team management sacked the entire administration associated with the tournament in that year.Krishnan G Lehmann to coach Hyderabad IPL team https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/lehmann-to-coach-hyderabad-ipl-team/story-iIVGZE7CJ9IC2mNy13SblK.html Hindustan Times 21 August 2018 27 August 2008 They removed their CEO J. Kalyan Krishnan, the coach Robin Singh and the captain V.V.S. Laxman and replaced them with Tim Wright, the former Australian batsman Darren Lehmann and the Australian wicket-keeper Adam Gilchrist respectively. The Jaypee Group, who sponsored the team in 2008, withdrew its funding owing to the team's poor performances in that season.Deccan Chargers in sponsorship deal with Jaypee Cements, TVS Motor http://www.indiantelevision.com/mam/marketing/mam/deccan-chargers-in-sponsorship-deal-with-jaypee-cements-tvs-motor Indian Television 4 April 2012 21 August 2018 This allowed the Deccan Chargers to undergo a complete makeover, including changing the colours of the team from pale brown to vibrant blue and a new logo displaying a more vivid charging bull with the Deccan Chronicle as the primary sponsor for the team.Sunrisers Hyderabad and their 'rise to the top' jerseys https://www.sportswallah.com/cricket/lifestyle/sunrisers-hyderabad-and-their-rise-to-the-top-jerseys Sportswallah 11 April 2017 21 August 2018New brand for IPL's Deccan Chargers by Navyblue https://www.thedrum.com/news/2009/04/20/new-brand-ipls-deccan-chargers-navyblue The Drum 20 April 2009 24 August 2018 In the aftermath of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Pakistan, there has been a growing concern over the security arrangements for the 2009 Indian Premier League (IPL) in India with many international players inquiring the franchises over their safety and asking for an independent security assessment.Shankar Ajay Unease growing over IPL http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/393305.html ESPNcricinfo 4 March 2009 21 August 2018 However, due to the direct clash of the IPL matches with the 2009 Indian general elections, the Government of India refused to provide the paramilitary forces during the games with the Home Minister, P. Chidambaram reiterating, “Elections are unquestionably first priority over the IPL.”No extra security for IPL matches - home ministry http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/395272.html ESPNcricinfo 15 March 2009 21 August 2018Elections are top priority, says India's home minister http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/395911.html ESPNcricinfo 19 March 2009 21 August 2018 On 24 March 2009, Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that the IPL was to be held in South Africa and had decided to compensate the franchises for the extra expenditure they would incur in moving the team from India for this season.Brown Alex South Africa to host IPL http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396617.html ESPNcricinfo 24 March 2009 21 August 2018Shankar Ajay BCCI to compensate franchises http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396732.html ESPNcricinfo 25 March 2009 21 August 2018 Player acquisition List of 2009 Indian Premier League personnel changes The IPL added a performance clause to its player's contract which saw the players lose 20% of their match fee if they did not find a place in starting XI on a match-by-match basis. However, this clause was applicable only on the contracts signed from 2009. The players' purchase cap was also increased from 5 million to 7 million. The maximum number of foreign players in each squad was also increased from eight to ten, though those in playing XI was still retained at four. The IPL also announced that the players' auction was shifted to 6 February 2009 while the month-long trading window would start on 15 December 2008.IPL auction shifted to February 6 http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/374805.html ESPNcricinfo 22 August 2018 21 October 2008 The Deccan Chargers conducted the probe and later, terminated the contract of the Pakistani all-rounder Shahid Afridi following the disagreement between Afridi and then captain, V. V. S. Laxman, on the poor first-season performances.Deccan Chargers to probe Laxman-Afridi spat http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/368599.html ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 7 September 2008IPL terminates contracts of six Pakistan players http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/389330.html ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 5 February 2009 The entire issue started when Afridi spoke to Geo News, a Pakistani news channel, about Laxman's inefficiency as the captain and suggesting Gilchrist as the better choice. Laxman later responded later by saying that Afridi had no team ethics and reminding him of being the part of a collective failure and was unfortunate for blaming only the captain for it. The Deccan Chargers traded Sanjay Bangar to the Kolkata Knight Riders for the second season during the trade window.Team Preview - Kolkata Knight Riders https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/12951/team-preview-kolkata-knight-riders Cricbuzz 21 August 2018 14 April 2009 They started acquiring players as their new coach, Darren Lehmann, signed the uncapped Australian all-rounder Ryan Harris and obtained local talent by signing the Hyderabadi batsman Tirumalasetti Suman along with the Himachal Pradesh wicket-keeper Manvinder Bisla.Gollapudi Nagaraj Slow trading with all eyes on auction http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/387453.html ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 23 January 2009 They also added five uncapped players from the domestic circuit to the squad including the local players, Abhinav Kumar and Shoaib Ahmed.Team Preview - Deccan Chargers https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/12936/team-preview-deccan-chargers Cricbuzz 21 August 2018 13 April 2009 The players auction for the 2009 Indian Premier League was held on 6 February 2009 at Goa that included 111 overseas players.Pietersen leads list of 111 players for auction http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/388320.html ESPNcricinfo 22 August 2018 29 January 2008 The Deccan Chargers opened their account by buying the West-Indian fast bowler Fidel Edwards at the base price of 150,000 to bolster their pace attack.Dileep Premachandran Flintoff and Pietersen most expensive buys http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/389466.html ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 6 February 2009 Later, they improved their batting strength by acquiring the services of another West-Indian, Dwayne Smith, at the base price of 100,000.Mark Ramprakash IPL: Deccan Chargers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/5159372/IPL-Deccan-Chargers.html The Telegraph 24 August 2018 16 April 2009 Players retained: Halhadar Das, Kalyankrishna Doddapaneni, Ravi Teja Dwaraka, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Sarvesh Kumar, Pragyan Ojha, Vijaykumar Paidikalva, Rohit Sharma, Chamara Silva, R. P. Singh, Scott Styris, Andrew Symonds, V. V. S. Laxman, Chaminda Vaas, Arjun Yadav, Venugopal Rao Yalaka, Nuwan Zoysa Players released: Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar Players added: Shoaib Ahmed, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Azhar Bilakhia, Manvinder Bisla, Fidel Edwards, Ryan Harris, Abhinav Kumar, Jaskaran Singh, Dwayne Smith, Suman Tirumalasetti Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.2009 Indian Premier League / Squads / Deccan Chargers http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/squad/394490.html ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 26 April 20092009 Champions League Twenty20 / Squads / Deccan Chargers http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/squad/424187.html ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 14 October 2009 Year signed denotes the season the player first signed for the team Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes Batsmen Azhar Bilakhia IND 2009 04 18 1986 05 31 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2009 Ravi Teja Dwaraka IND 2009 04 18 1988 09 05 y Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2008 Herschelle Gibbs RSA 2009 04 18 1974 02 23 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2008 Overseas. Played for the Cape Cobras in the 2009 CLT20.Gibbs to play for Cobras in Champions League http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/420260.html ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 18 August 2009 Rohit Sharma IND 2009 04 18 1987 04 30 y Right-handed Right-arm off break 2008 Vice Captain. Suman Tirumalasetti IND 2009 04 18 1983 12 15 y Right-handed Right-arm off break 2009 Chamara Silva SRI 2009 04 18 1979 12 14 y Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2008 Overseas. V. V. S. Laxman IND 2009 04 18 1974 11 01 y Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2008 Arjun Yadav IND 2009 04 18 1981 12 23 y Right-handed Right-arm off break 2008 Venugopal Rao Yalaka IND 2009 04 18 1982 02 26 y Right-handed Right-arm off spin 2008 All-rounders Ryan Harris AUS 2009 04 18 1979 10 11 y Right-handed Right-arm fast 2009 Overseas. Withdrew from the 2009 CLT20 tournament. Dwayne Smith WIN 2009 04 18 1983 04 12 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2009 Overseas. Played for the Sussex Sharks in the 2009 CLT20.Smith opts for Sussex over Deccan Chargers http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/421977.html ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 24 August 2009 Scott Styris NZL 2009 04 18 1975 07 10 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2008 Overseas. Andrew Symonds AUS 2009 04 18 1975 06 09 y Right-handed Right-arm off break 2008 Overseas. Wicket-keepers Manvinder Bisla IND 2009 04 18 1984 12 27 y Right-handed 2009 Halhadar Das IND 2009 04 18 1986 12 10 y Right-handed 2008 Adam Gilchrist AUS 2009 04 18 1971 11 14 y Left-handed Right-arm off break 2008 Overseas and captain. Abhinav Kumar IND 2009 04 18 1984 11 07 y Right-handed 2009 Replacement to Ryan Harris in the 2009 CLT20 squad. Bowlers Shoaib Ahmed IND 2009 04 18 1987 11 19 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2009 Harmeet Singh Bansal IND 2009 04 18 1987 10 09 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2009 Kalyankrishna Doddapaneni IND 2009 04 18 1983 12 16 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2008 Fidel Edwards WIN 2009 04 18 1982 02 06 y Right-handed Right-arm fast 2009 Overseas. Sarvesh Kumar IND 2009 04 18 1989 04 26 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2008 Pragyan Ojha IND 2009 04 18 1986 09 05 y Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2008 Vijaykumar Paidikalva IND 2009 04 18 1986 10 20 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2008 Jaskaran Singh IND 2009 04 18 1989 09 04 y Right-handed Right-arm medium fast 2009 R. P. Singh IND 2009 04 18 1985 12 06 y Right-handed Left-arm medium fast 2008 Chaminda Vaas SRI 2009 04 18 1974 01 27 y Left-handed Left-arm medium fast 2008 Overseas. Nuwan Zoysa SRI 2009 04 18 1978 05 13 y Left-handed Left-arm medium fast 2008 Overseas. Administration and support staff thumb|200x200px|right|alt=Picture of Lehmann wearing an Australian training jersey and holding a cap|Darren Lehmann (Head coach) Position Name Owner Deccan Chronicle Head coach Darren Lehmann Assistant coach Kanwaljit Singh Bowling coach Vincent Barnes Fielding coach Mike Young Physiotherapist Sean Slattery Strength and Conditioning coach Steve Smith Sources:Gilchrist to lead Deccan Chargers http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/371655.html ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 29 September 2008IPL 2 Teams Squad https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2-teams-squad/story-2cWUXrHBVTI9UQr1A6K60M.html Hindustan Times 20 August 2018 17 April 2009Modi tells Symonds to keep playing for Australia http://www.espncricinfo.com/iplarchive/content/story/367353.html ESPNcricinfo 24 September 2018 3 September 2008Deccan Chargers get Barnes on board http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/404694.html ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 17 May 2009 Kit manufacturers and sponsors Kit ManufacturersShirt Sponsor (Chest) Shirt Sponsor (Back) PumaDeccan Chronicle Odyssey Source :Rathore Vijay IPL team owners plan to sell more merchandise https://www.livemint.com/Consumer/A9ufTMW5yhywVFppH0HN3H/IPL-team-owners-plan-to-sell-more-merchandise.html live mint 24 February 2009 21 August 2018RP Singh bowled a crucial last over as Deccan Chargers won http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/image/401459.html?object=392192;dir=next ESPNcricinfo 25 April 2009 21 August 2018 3284BF 3284BF 3284BF 3284BF T20 uniform Season overview Indian Premier League 2009 Indian Premier League The Indian Premier League fixtures were announced on 24 March 2009 with all venues shifted to South Africa. The opening games of the IPL were scheduled on 18 April with the top-four teams from the group stage advancing to the knockout stage and the final scheduled to be held in the Johannesburg on 24 May.Johannesburg to host IPL final on May 24 http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/396948.html ESPNcricinfo 24 August 2018 26 March 2009 Group stage On 19 April, the Deccan Chargers started their 2009 Indian Premier League (2009 IPL) campaign with an eight-wicket win over the Kolkata Knight Riders at Cape Town. The Chargers rested Chaminda Vaas and named Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs, Scott Styris and Fidel Edwards as their four foreign players for their first match.Talya Siddhartha M4 : Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392184/deccan-chargers-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-4th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 19 April 2009 Though they lost the toss and were sent out to field, their opening bowling attack consisting of Edwards and R. P. Singh troubled the Knight Riders' top-order batsmen with the new ball removing three quick wickets. Pragyan Ojha troubled the middle-order but Brad Hodge scored a couple of boundaries off Styris to keep the scoreboard running before slamming one straight to Gibbs at point. Singh returned into the attack to remove the tail and restrict the Knight Riders to 101. Gilchrist started the chase for the Chargers with a couple of boundaries before they lost two quick wickets. Gibbs, who then teamed up with Rohit Sharma, steadied their innings with some quick singles and watchful boundaries before the pair finished off the game with seven overs to spare. The Deccan Chargers defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore for their second consecutive win of the season on 22 April. The Chargers retained the same starting XI for the second match after their comfortable win against the Knight Riders.Alter Jamie M8 : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392188/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 22 April 2009 After winning the toss and electing to bat, Gilchrist took the charge of the innings with clean hitting necessitating continuous fielding changes from the opposition. Praveen Kumar managed to remove Gibbs after changing ends and V. V. S. Laxman failed to make an impact again. Gilchrist, however continued his scoring, especially picking on short deliveries as he reached his half century in 31 balls. Rohit, who started off slowly on the other end, paced himself soon after Gilchrist got dismissed attacking Anil Kumble for three sixes over the mid-wicket which helped Chargers finish the innings at 184/6 in 20 overs. The Royal Challengers got a poor start in their chase stumbling to 62/4 in 11 overs before Rahul Dravid teamed up with Virat Kohli to progress the Royal Challengers' chase as the latter scored 50 off 32 balls. However, the target seemed too far the Royal Challengers as the Chargers completed their win by 24 runs.Gilchrist blasts Deccan to top of IPL https://www.smh.com.au/sport/gilchrist-blasts-deccan-to-top-of-ipl-20090423-gdthp7.html The Sydney Morning Herald Agence France-Presse 24 August 2018 23 April 2009 On 25 April, the Deccan Chargers completed a hat-trick of wins this season as they defeated the Mumbai Indians. The Chargers made one change in this match with Styris being rested and Dwayne Smith taking his place.M12 : Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392192/deccan-chargers-vs-mumbai-indians-12th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 25 April 2009 Gilchrist chose to bat after winning the toss and provided a quick start along with Gibbs for the opening wicket scoring at a rate of 10 per over. After Gilchrist's dismissal, Gibbs kept the momentum going as he teamed up with Smith to attack the Mumbai bowlers. Though the Chargers suffered a middle-order collapse soon after the loss of Smith's wicket, they were able to finish the innings at 168/9 in 20 overs. Singh provided a good start to the Chargers in the Mumbai innings removing Sanath Jayasuriya in his first over. However, Sachin Tendulkar teamed up with J. P. Duminy as they build a partnership of 84 runs in nine overs. Ojha pulled the Chargers back into the match removing three quick wickets. Abhishek Nayar joined Dwayne Bravo to progress the chase for the Mumbai but Edwards dismissing the both ended the match for the Mumbai as the Chargers won the match by 12 runs. thumb|200x200px|right|alt=Picture of Gibbs wearing a South African training jersey and holding his bats and his gloves|Herschelle Gibbs won the Man of the Match award during the win against the Chennai Super Kings On 27 April, the Deccan Chargers continued their winning ways defeating the 2008 tournament finalist, Chennai Super Kings. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as the Chargers made two changes replacing Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Harmeet Singh Bansal with Azhar Bilakhia and Shoaib Ahmed.M16 : Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392196/chennai-super-kings-vs-deccan-chargers-16th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 27 April 2009 Edwards removed Parthiv Patel on the second ball of the innings but Matthew Hayden paired with Suresh Raina to attack the Chargers' bowlers and remove the pressure off the Super Kings during their 64-run partnership. Ojha removed Hayden and M. S. Dhoni in a single over but quick scoring from Jacob Oram helped the Super Kings finish the innings at 165/6. Gilchrist started the chase positively for the Chargers as he attacked Lakshmipathy Balaji in the first over and Gibbs soon joined the party attacking Manpreet Gony in the next over as they both put 67 runs in 34 balls. Though the Chargers lost two quick wickets, the early momentum by Gilchrist and the steady half century from Gibbs helped the Chargers complete their chase with six wickets remaining.Gilchrist the winner in big-hitting duel with Hayden https://www.smh.com.au/sport/gilchrist-the-winner-in-big-hitting-duel-with-hayden-20090428-gdti0m.html The Sydney Morning Herald Agence France-Presse 24 August 2018 28 April 2009 On 30 April, the Deccan Chargers suffered their first defeat of the season to the Delhi Daredevils. The Chargers made one change resting Laxman and Tirumalasetti Suman was brought into the squad.M21 : Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392201/deccan-chargers-vs-delhi-daredevils-21st-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 30 April 2009 After losing the toss and sent out to bat, the Chargers lost both their openers inside the power-play to Dirk Nannes while the Daredevils' spinners stalled the brief Chargers' recovery led by Rohit. But, Smith teamed with Suman as both scored runs of 51 off three overs to reclaim the advantage for the Chargers as they finished the innings at 148/9 in 20 overs. Virender Sehwag started the chase on a positive note for the Daredevils but Singh and Shoaib brought the Chargers back into the game with three quick wickets. Dinesh Karthik and Tillakaratne Dilshan played sensibly in the middle overs for the Daredevils offering no chances to the bowlers as they sealed the match for the Daredevils.Balachandran Kanishkaa Dilshan heroics take Delhi home http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392201/deccan-chargers-vs-delhi-daredevils-21st-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 30 April 2009 On 2 May, the Rajasthan Royals prevailed over the Deccan Chargers in a close contest. The Chargers were unchanged for this match.M25 : Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392205/deccan-chargers-vs-rajasthan-royals-25th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 2 May 2009 Gilchrist won the toss and elected to bat but the Royals spinners stopped the early momentum of the Chargers removing three wickets and not allowing them to score freely in the first ten overs. Rohit and Suman tried to build the Chargers innings with a 59-run stand and helped the Chargers finish the innings at 141/5 in 20 overs. The Chargers' bowlers provided the early break-through as they removed three wickets inside two overs. Then Ravindra Jadeja and Lee Carseldine added 51 runs in seven overs before Venugopal Rao removed the both in the same over. Shane Warne and Abhishek Raut batted patiently rotating the strike as they took the Royals towards their target. Yusuf Pathan, after Warne's dismissal, made a final assault on the Chargers bowlers and finished the game for the Royals as they defeated the Chargers by three wickets.Narayanan Nishi Raut shepherds Rajasthan to victory http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392205/deccan-chargers-vs-rajasthan-royals-25th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 2 May 2009 On 4 May, the Deccan Chargers suffered a hat-trick of defeats as they lost to the Chennai Super Kings by 78 runs. Dhoni won the toss and elected to bat for the Super Kings as the Chargers made two changes with Laxman coming back into the team and Ryan Harris replacing Edwards who left the squad for the West Indies tour of England.Ravindran Siddharth M29 : Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392209/chennai-super-kings-vs-deccan-chargers-29th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 4 May 2009 Hayden and Murali Vijay provided a good start for the Super Kings and Dhoni, who promoted himself to No.3, continued the momentum by stopping the bowlers to settle in the innings. Though the Chargers hit back with Vijay's dismissal off Suman, Raina attacked him for three consecutive boundaries as the Super Kings finished the innings at 178/3 in 20 overs. The Chargers suffered the early setback as they lost three wickets for one run in two overs. Smith and Rohit progressed the Chargers towards the target as they put up a 50-run stand in 21 balls. Dhoni introduced Shadab Jakati who removed both the set batsmen and the dismissal of Suman by Muttiah Muralitharan triggered the lower-order collapse as the Chargers were bowled for 100 runs inside 15 overs.Balachandran Kanishkaa Dhoni and Jakati ensure huge win http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392209/chennai-super-kings-vs-deccan-chargers-29th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 4 May 2009 On 6 May, the Deccan Chargers completed their double with a win over the Mumbai Indians. The Chargers made two changes with Ravi Teja replacing Laxman and Harmeet replacing Ojha.M32 : Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392212/deccan-chargers-vs-mumbai-indians-32nd-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 6 May 2009 Gilchrist won the toss and elected to bat for the Chargers but lost Gibbs to an away-swinger from Dhawal Kulkarni. Gilchrist tried to build the partnership with Suman but both lost their wickets while trying to improve the run-rate. But, Rohit and Smith in the middle and Venugopal in the end helped the Chargers finish the innings at 145/6 in 20 overs. Singh attacked the Mumbai batsmen early in their innings removing their openers in his first over for the Chargers. Duminy built a partnership with Pinal Shah for the Mumbai and improved his pace after Shah's dismissal attacking Harmeet and Harris to bring the Mumbai near to their target. But the poor shot selection by the Mumbai batsmen in the end and the hat-trick from Rohit helped the Chargers seal the match by 19 runs.Rohit Sharma inspires Deccan Chargers https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/5287746/Rohit-Sharma-inspires-Deccan-Chargers.html The Telegraph 24 August 2018 6 May 2009 thumb|200x200px|left|alt=Picture of Sharma wearing a blue adidas T-shirt|Rohit Sharma took the hat-trick in the match against the Mumbai Indians On 9 May, the Deccan Chargers lost to Kings XI Punjab in a closely fought contest. The Chargers made two changes with Andrew Symonds, who returned to the squad following the Australian tour of the UAE, replacing Smith and Ojha coming back into the team to replace Harmeet.M36 : Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392216/deccan-chargers-vs-kings-xi-punjab-36th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 9 May 2009 After losing the toss and put to bat, the Chargers got a quick start from Gilchrist. Though they lost Gilchrist, Suman came in to attack Irfan Pathan right from the start for a six. The Chargers suffered a mini-collapse in their mid-innings but Symonds played a big innings as he reached his half century off 29 balls and helped the Chargers finish the innings at 168/5 in 20 overs.Late arrivals Lee, Symonds make IPL impact https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/late-arrivals-lee-symonds-make-ipl-impact-20090519-gdtjgc.html The Sydney Morning Herald 24 August 2018 19 May 2009 The Kings' openers gave a good start of 44 in four overs but lost both their wickets in the span of three balls to Rohit. Yuvraj Singh and Kumar Sangakkara continued the momentum for the Kings but Ojha and Suman brought the game back into the Chargers' favour. Mahela Jayawardene kept the Kings in the game with three successive sixes before Brett Lee finished off the match for the Kings.Narayanan Nishi Tenacious Punjab win tense game http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392216/deccan-chargers-vs-kings-xi-punjab-36th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 9 May 2009 On 11 May, the Deccan Chargers dropped Gibbs and Harris as their replacements, Smith and Vaas helped the Chargers win over the Rajasthan Royals by 53 runs.Ravindran Siddharth M40 : Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392220/deccan-chargers-vs-rajasthan-royals-40th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 11 May 2009 Gilchrist won the toss for the Chargers and elected to bat but the Royals spinners controlled the innings early as they did not allow the Chargers batsmen to score freely. Symonds tried to build the innings for Chargers but fell to Warne. Smith got off to a quiet start but later attacked the Royals until his departure in the final over for 47 as he helped the Chargers score 69 runs in last six overs and finish the innings at 166/7 in 20 overs. The Royals' collapse began in the second over as they lost two quick wickets to Vaas. Naman Ojha tried to build the innings with two fours but got run-out as he misjudged the single at the point. Swapnil Asnodkar on the other end failed to get the support from his teammates as he eventually fell for 44 off 39 balls. Rohit took three wickets in the end as the Chargers bowled out the Royals for 113 runs. The Deccan Chargers lost to the Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs on 13 May. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field for the Chargers as he named an unchanged team for this match.M43 : Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392223/deccan-chargers-vs-delhi-daredevils-43rd-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 13 May 2009 Vaas removed David Warner early in the innings but the catches dropped by the fielders proved to be costly as both Dilshan and AB de Villiers capitalised on their chances and attacked their bowlers. Dinesh Karthik further added to their score with his 23-ball 44 as this helped the Daredevils finish the innings at 173/7 in 20 overs. The Chargers lost Suman and Rohit cheaply but Gilchrist kept the Chargers in the hunt with his 33-ball 64. Symonds batted smartly mixing sixes with the singles as he took the Chargers further close to their target. But, Rajat Bhatia helped the Daredevils win the match as the Chargers lost six wickets for 12 runs in their last three overs. The Daredevils became the first team to secure their place in the semi-finals with this win.Monga Sidharth Canny Bhatia steals one for Delhi http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392223/deccan-chargers-vs-delhi-daredevils-43rd-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 13 May 2009Delhi Daredevils into IPL semi-finals https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/5320511/Delhi-Daredevils-into-IPL-semi-finals.html The Telegraph 24 August 2018 13 May 2009 On 16 May, Rohit helped the team score 26 runs in the last over of the match as the Deccan Chargers completed the double over the Kolkata Knight Riders. The 26 runs scored in that over is the most runs scored off the last over to win an IPL match.2021-03-19 Most runs to win off the last over in IPL https://t20-head-to-head.com/most-runs-to-win-off-last-over-ipl/ 2021-03-19 T20 Head to Head en-GB It was also the first time in IPL history that a six had been hit off the final ball of a match to win and Rohit's first six of the over, measured at 115m is 9th longest in IPL history.2021-02-17 The 10 biggest sixes in IPL history https://t20-head-to-head.com/the-10-biggest-sixes-in-ipl-history/ 2021-03-19 T20 Head to Head en-GB 28 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210328100430/https://t20-head-to-head.com/the-10-biggest-sixes-in-ipl-history/ dead2021-03-12 Six to win off the last ball in the IPL https://t20-head-to-head.com/six-to-win-last-ball-ipl-match/ 2021-03-19 T20 Head to Head en-GB Three changes were made by the Chargers as Gibbs, Harmeet and Harris came back into the team replacing Smith, Shoaib and Vaas.M48 : Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392228/deccan-chargers-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-48th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 16 May 2009 Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field. Brendon McCullum provided a quick start for the Knight Riders but his dismissal slowed the innings as Saurav Ganguly and Hodge could not keep the momentum going as they struggled to score quickly. In the end, it was David Hussey who started attacking the bowlers for the Knight Riders in the penultimate over which was started by Singh but ended by Harmeet after the former was removed for bowling two above waist-high full-tosses. This helped the Knight Riders finish the innings at 160/5 in 20 overs. Gilchrist provided a quick start for the Chargers but the introduction of the spin slowed the scoring as the Chargers lost Gilchrist. Suman and Symonds helped the Chargers move towards their target but both got run-out in the end. It all came down to 21 runs in the last over when Rohit took on Mashrafe Mortaza to finish the match for the Chargers with a six on the last ball.'Amazing' Sharma the hero as Deccan grab last-ball win https://www.smh.com.au/sport/amazing-sharma-the-hero-as-deccan-grab-last-ball-win-20090517-gdtjcy.html The Sydney Morning Herald Agence France-Presse 24 August 2018 17 May 2009Mashrafe's losing debut https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-88615 The Daily Star Agence France-Presse 24 August 2018 17 May 2009 thumb|200x200px|right|alt=Picture of Smith wearing a West Indies training jersey|Dwayne Smith won the Man of the Match award during the win against the Rajasthan Royals On 17 May, Yuvraj's second hat-trick of this IPL helped the Kings XI Punjab win over the Deccan Chargers by one run. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as Jaskaran Singh replaced Harmeet in the team.M49 : Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392229/deccan-chargers-vs-kings-xi-punjab-49th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 17 May 2009 The Kings' batsmen lost their wickets quickly with some tight bowling from the Chargers as they were struggling at 55/4 in ten overs. Sangakkara built the Kings' innings with Yuvraj as he played patiently in the beginning and started to attack in the end as he helped the Kings finish the innings at 134/7 in 20 overs. Gilchrist provided the quick start for the Chargers but Ramesh Powar turned things around as he dismissed Gilchrist and Suman off successive deliveries. The Kings' spinners did not allow the Chargers to come back into the game as Yuvraj's hat trick collapsed the Chargers' innings in the middle. Though Rohit tried to bring down the target with two sixes and a four, his dismissal to Pathan in the last over ended the game for the Chargers.Narayanan Nishi Punjab hang on after thriller http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392229/deccan-chargers-vs-kings-xi-punjab-49th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 17 May 2009Second hat-trick for Yuvraj as Gilchrist's Deccan sunk https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/second-hat-trick-for-yuvraj-as-gilchrists-deccan-sunk-20090518-gdtjfk.html The Sydney Morning Herald Associated Press 24 August 2018 18 May 2009 On 21 May, the Royal Challengers Bangalore defeated the Deccan Chargers to book their place in the semi-finals. Gilchrist lost the toss and the Chargers were sent out to field. Bilakhia came back into the team as Ravi Teja was left out owing to his hamstring injury.M56 : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392236/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-56th-match-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 21 May 2009 Singh removed Jacques Kallis early in the innings but the drop of Manish Pandey proved costly as he went on to become the first Indian to score an IPL century.Manish Pandey first Indian to score IPL ton http://cricket.rediff.com/report/2009/may/22/manish-pandey-first-indian-to-score-ipl-ton.htm Rediff Sports 24 August 2018 22 May 2009 Roelof van der Merwe provided the support at the other end as Pandey attacked the bowlers as he reached his century in the 17th over. He finally helped the Royal Challengers finish the innings at 170/4 in 20 overs. Gilchrist struggled during the Chargers' innings but Gibbs attacked the bowlers as they built 68 runs in 6.5 overs. After Gibbs' dismissal, the Royal Challengers' spinners controlled the innings with Kumble taking 2 wickets and van der Merwe taking a wicket. The Chargers' batsmen could not increase their scoring rate as they eventually lost to the Royal Challengers by 12 runs.Alter Jamie Pandey century takes Bangalore to No. 3 http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392236/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-56th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 21 May 2009 Semi-final On 22 May, Gilchrist's fastest fifty helped the Deccan Chargers defeat the table toppers, Delhi Daredevils in the semi-finals to reach the Final of the 2009 IPL.Achal Ashwin Deccan's road to the final http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/405772.html ESPNcricinfo 24 August 2018 23 May 2009 Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as Harmeet replaced Jaskaran in the team.SF1 : Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392237/delhi-daredevils-vs-deccan-chargers-1st-semi-final-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 22 May 2009 Harris provided the first break-through for the Chargers as he removed both the openers in the first over of the innings. Sehwag built the partnership with Dilshan for the Daredevils as they scored 83 runs in nine overs until Symonds broke the partnership. The Chargers bowlers put the pressure on the Daredevils as the tight bowling helped restrict the Daredevils to 153/8 in 20 overs. Gilchrist started the chase for the Chargers with five boundaries in the first over off Nannes. Though Ashish Nehra removed Gibbs on the other end, he continued to attack the bowlers as he completed his half century in 17 balls, the fastest in the IPL. He launched on Sehwag for three sixes scoring 25 runs in his only over. He finally fell for Mishra but his knock of 85 in 35 balls completely shifted the match towards the Chargers as Suman and Rohit completed the match in the 18th over.Gilchrist steers Deccan to IPL final https://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/gilchrist-steers-deccan-to-ipl-final-20090523-ge7vvm.html The Age 24 August 2018 23 May 2009 This also helped the Chargers to qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 (2009 CLT20). Final 2009 Indian Premier League final On 24 May, the Deccan Chargers lifted the IPL trophy for the first time as they defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs in the final. Kumble won the toss and sent out the Chargers to bat who fielded the unchanged playing XI for the final.Alter Jamie Final : Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/commentary/392239/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-final-indian-premier-league-2009?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 24 May 2009 The Chargers had a poor start as Kumble removed Gilchrist in the first over and the Chargers lost Suman in third over. Gibbs built crucial partnerships with Symonds and Rohit but Kumble came back to bowl on both occasions to break the partnership. Gibbs could not pace the scoring for the Chargers as they finished the innings at 143/6 in 20 overs.2009 IPL Final / Scorecard http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/392239/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-final-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 The Chargers started their bowling aggressively as Singh removed Kallis but van der Merwe attacked their opening bowlers. Gilchrist introduced Ojha after the power-play who rewarded him with two wickets including van der Merwe. The Chargers bowlers continued to put pressure on the Royal Challengers as they took the regular wickets. Though Ross Taylor and Robin Uthappa tried to bring the target down, Singh and Harris retained their composure in the final overs of the match to help the Chargers restrict the Royal Challengers to 137/9 in 20 overs.Hoult Nick Adam Gilchrist wins the day as Indian Premier League sends a signal to the world https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/cricket/twenty20/ipl/5379507/Adam-Gilchrist-wins-the-day-as-Indian-Premier-League-sends-a-signal-to-the-world.html The Telegraph 24 August 2018 24 May 2009Booth Lawrence Andrew Symonds inspires Deccan Chargers to unlikely IPL triumph https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2009/may/24/deccan-chargers-andrew-symonds The Guardian 24 August 2018 24 May 2009Deccan beat Bangalore to win IPL https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/8066299.stm BBC Sport 24 August 2018 24 May 2009 Champions League Twenty20 2009 Champions League Twenty20 The Champions League Twenty20 fixtures were announced on 30 July 2009 with the Deccan Chargers placed in the Group A along with the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T), the 2008 Stanford 20/20 winners and the Somerset Sabres, the 2009 Twenty20 Cup runners-up. The group matches were scheduled to be played in Hyderabad from 10 October with the top-two teams advancing to the league stage.Champions League final to be played in Hyderabad http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/416922.html ESPNcricinfo 24 August 2018 30 July 2009 The Deccan Chargers announced the 15-man squad for the 2009 CLT20 without Gibbs and Smith as they opted not to play for the Chargers.Champions League squads http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/content/story/424142.html ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 9 September 2009 Harris later withdrew from the tournament as Abhinav Kumar replaced him in the squad. Group stage On 10 October, the Deccan Chargers lost to the Somerset by one wicket in their opening group match of the CLT20. Without Gibbs, Smith and Harris in the squad, they named Gilchrist, Symonds, Styris and Edwards as the team's four foreign players. Gilchrist lost the toss and the Chargers were put to bat.Group A M5 : Deccan Chargers vs Somerset Sabres, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8082/commentary/416928/deccan-chargers-vs-somerset-5th-match-group-a-champions-league-twenty20-2009-10?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 10 October 2009 The Chargers lost their captain early in the innings as Gilchrist lost his wicket trying to score fast early in the innings. Laxman starred for the Chargers with his uncharacteristic knock though they lost their top-order on the other end as the batsmen struggled to keep their score running. Venugopal Rao rescued the Chargers in the end as his 22-run knock in 12 balls helped the Chargers finish at 153/9 in 20 overs. The Chargers bowlers kept pressure on the Somerset taking wickets at regular intervals. James Hildreth and Alfonso Thomas scored boundaries to keep the Somerset in the chase until Styris bowled Hildreth in the last over. But, Alfonso retained his composure and completed the chase for the Somerset.Veera Sriram Thomas and Hildreth down Deccan in humdinger http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8082/report/416928/deccan-chargers-vs-somerset-5th-match-group-a-champions-league-twenty20-2009-10 ESPNcricinfo 23 August 2018 10 October 2009 On 14 October, the Deccan Chargers lost their second group match against T&T to crash out of the CLT20. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as Abhinav Kumar replaced Harmeet in the team.Talya Siddhartha Group A M12 : Deccan Chargers vs Trinidad & Tobago, Commentary http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8082/commentary/416935/deccan-chargers-vs-trinidad-&-tobago-12th-match-group-a-champions-league-twenty20-2009-10?innings=1 ESPNcricinfo 13 September 2018 14 October 2009 The Chargers bowlers conceded many extras aiding T&T batting though Edwards got Lendl Simmons in the third over. Singh too erred in his line and length as he bowled a hat-trick of front-foot no-balls in his second over as T&T raced to 49/1 in 5 overs. Gilchrist introduced Suman who removed Darren Bravo and Symonds' direct-hit to remove Darren Ganga helped the Chargers come back into the match. Kieron Pollard tried to pace the innings but the Chargers were able to restrict T&T to 149/7 in 20 overs. Though Gilchrist provided a quick start to the Chargers, they lost 3 wickets on the other end inside five overs. Gilchrist tried to build the partnership with Rohit for the fourth wicket but losing both batsmen in three deliveries put T&T back on the top. Venugopal Rao tried to bring the victory for the chargers with two fours and two sixes but his dismissal in the 18th over off Ravi Rampaul helped T&T win the match by 3 runs.McKay Brett IPL sides struggle against champion teams https://www.theroar.com.au/2009/10/20/ipl-sides-struggle-against-champion-teams/ The Roar 24 August 2018 20 October 2009 Competitions Indian Premier League Summary Group stage 2009 Indian Premier League #Group stage Standings DC Results by match table b Round Ground H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ H/ H/ A/ H/ A/ A/ A/ A/ A Result W/ W/ W/ W/ L/ L/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ W/ L/ L Position 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 3/ 4 green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss Home Away green1 Fixtures Knockout stage 2009 Indian Premier League #Knockout stage Brackets 200 22 May — SuperSport Park, Centurion 1 Delhi Daredevils 153/8 (20 overs) 4 Deccan Chargers 154/4 (17.4 overs) 23 May — New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 2 Chennai Super Kings 146/5 (20 overs) 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 149/4 (18.5 overs) 24 May — New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg 4 Deccan Chargers 143/6 (20 overs) 3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/9 (20 overs) Fixtures 2009 Indian Premier League #Fixtures All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa. Group stage match4 19 April yes 22:20 Kolkata Knight Riders 101 (19.4 overs) Brad Hodge 31 (34) R.P. Singh 4/22 (3.4 overs) Deccan Chargers(H) 104/2 (13.1 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 43* (26) Ashok Dinda 1/24 (3 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 8 wickets Scorecard Newlands, Cape Town Mark Benson and Billy Doctrove R. P. Singh (Deccan Chargers) Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat. W Round 1 match8 22 April yes 20:00 (H)Deccan Chargers 184/6 (20 overs) Adam Gilchrist 71 (45) Kevin Pietersen 2/31 (4 overs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 160/8 (20 overs) Virat Kohli 50 (32) Scott Styris 3/32 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 24 runs Scorecard Newlands, Cape Town Marais Erasmus and Amiesh Saheba Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. W Round 2 match12 25 April 16:00 (H)Deccan Chargers 168/9 (20 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 58 (44) Lasith Malinga 3/19 (4 overs) Mumbai Indians 156/7 (20 overs) Jean-Paul Duminy 47 (40) Pragyan Ojha 3/21 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 12 runs Scorecard Kingsmead, Durban Kumar Dharmasena and Simon Taufel Pragyan Ojha (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. W Round 3 match16 27 April 16:00 (H)Chennai Super Kings 165/6 (20 overs) Matthew Hayden 49 (35) Pragyan Ojha 2/11 (2 overs) Deccan Chargers 169/4 (20 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 69* (56) Suresh Raina 2/18 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets Scorecard Kingsmead, Durban Shashank Ranade and Tyron Wijewardene Herschelle Gibbs (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. W Round 4 match21 30 April 16:00 (H)Deccan Chargers 148/9 (20 overs) Dwayne Smith 48 (28) Dirk Nannes 2/16 (4 overs) Delhi Daredevils 150/4 (18.4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 52* (46) Shoaib Ahmed 2/20 (4 overs) Delhi Daredevils won by 6 wickets Scorecard SuperSport Park, Centurion Gary Baxter and Amiesh Saheba Dirk Nannes (Delhi Daredevils) Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field. L Round 5 match25 2 May 16:00 (H)Deccan Chargers 141/5 (20 overs) Tirumalsetti Suman 41* (35) Shane Harwood 2/25 (4 overs) Rajasthan Royals 142/7 (19.4 overs) Lee Carseldine 39 (32) RP Singh 2/18 (4 overs) Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets Scorecard St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Sudhir Asnani and Brian Jerling Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. L Round 6 match29 4 May yes 20:00 Chennai Super Kings 178/3 (20 overs) M.S. Dhoni 58* (37) Shoaib Ahmed 1/14 (2 overs) Deccan Chargers(H) 100 (14.4 overs) Dwayne Smith 49 (23) Shadab Jakati 4/22 (4 overs) Chennai Super Kings won by 78 runs Scorecard Buffalo Park, East London Marais Erasmus and Billy Doctrove Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat. L Round 7 match32 6 May yes 20:00 Deccan Chargers 145/6 (20 overs) Rohit Sharma 38 (36) Dhawal Kulkarni 1/21 (4 overs) Mumbai Indians(H) 126/8 (20 overs) Jean-Paul Duminy 52 (48) Rohit Sharma 4/6 (2 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 19 runs Scorecard SuperSport Park, Centurion Mark Benson and Kumar Dharmasena Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. W Rohit Sharma became the first player from the Deccan Chargers to claim the hat-trick. Round 8 match36 9 May 16:00 (H)Deccan Chargers 168/5 (20 overs) Andrew Symonds 60* (36) Brett Lee 1/24 (4 overs) Kings XI Punjab 169/7 (19.5 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 43 (28) Rohit Sharma 2/12 (2 overs) Kings XI Punjab won by 3 wickets Scorecard De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Gary Baxter and Amiesh Saheba Mahela Jayawardene (Kings XI Punjab) Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field. L Round 9 match40 11 May yes 20:00 Deccan Chargers 166/7 (20 overs) Dwayne Smith 47 (32) Yusuf Pathan 3/34 (4 overs) Rajasthan Royals(H) 113 (19.3 overs) Swapnil Asnodkar 44 (39) Rohit Sharma 3/12 (3 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 53 runs Scorecard De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley Gary Baxter and Kumar Dharmasena Dwayne Smith (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. W Round 10 match43 13 May yes 20:00 (H)Delhi Daredevils 173/7 (20 overs) Dinesh Karthik 44* (23) Pragyan Ojha 2/26 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers 161 (19.4 overs) Adam Gilchrist 64 (33) Rajat Bhatia 4/15 (2.4 overs) Delhi Daredevils won by 12 runs Scorecard Kingsmead, Durban Daryl Harper and Suresh Shastri Rajat Bhatia (Delhi Daredevils) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. L Round 11 match48 16 May yes 20:15 (H)Kolkata Knight Riders 160/5 (20 overs) Brad Hodge 48 (41) Ryan Harris 2/20 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers 166/4 (20 overs) Adam Gilchrist 43 (31) Murali Karthik 1/12 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets Scorecard New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg S. Ravi and Rudi Koertzen Rohit Sharma (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. W Round 12 match49 17 May 16:00 (H)Kings XI Punjab 134/7 (20 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 56 (43) RP Singh 3/26 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers 133/8 (20 overs) Rohit Sharma 42 (26) Yuvraj Singh 3/13 (4 overs) Kings XI Punjab won by 1 run Scorecard New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg S. Ravi and Russell Tiffin Yuvraj Singh (Kings XI Punjab) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. Yuvraj Singh got his second hat-trick in this match and became the second person after Brett Lee to get 2 hat-tricks.Narayanan Nishi Punjab hang on after thriller http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392229/deccan-chargers-vs-kings-xi-punjab-49th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 17 May 2009 L Round 13 match56 21 May yes 20:00 (H)Royal Challengers Bangalore 170/4 (20 overs) Manish Pandey 114* (73) Pragyan Ojha 2/32 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers 158/6 (20 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 60 (43) Balachandra Akhil 2/18 (4 overs) Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 12 runs Scorecard SuperSport Park, Centurion Ian Howell and S. Ravi Manish Pandey (Royal Challengers Bangalore) Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat. Manish Pandey became the first Indian player to score a century in the IPL.Alter Jamie Pandey century takes Bangalore to No. 3 http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392236/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-56th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 21 May 2009 L Round 14 Knockout stage Semi-final match57 22 May yes 20:00 Delhi Daredevils 153/8 (20 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 65 (51) Ryan Harris 3/27 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers 154/4 (17.4 overs) Adam Gilchrist 85 (35) Amit Mishra 3/19 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets Scorecard SuperSport Park, Centurion Billy Doctrove and Daryl Harper Adam Gilchrist (Deccan Chargers) Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. W Adam Gilchrist scored the fastest half-century of the IPL. Semi-final 1 Final match59 24 May yes 20:00 Deccan Chargers 143/6 (20 overs) Herschelle Gibbs 53* (48) Anil Kumble 4/16 (4 overs) Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/9 (20 overs) Roelof van der Merwe 32 (21) Pragyan Ojha 3/28 (4 overs) Deccan Chargers won by 6 runs Scorecard New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Rudi Koertzen and Simon Taufel Anil Kumble (Royal Challengers Bangalore) Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field. W Final Champions League Twenty20 Summary Group stage 2009 Champions League Twenty20#Group A Standings – Group A Team2009 Champions League Twenty20, Points Table http://www.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/series/405864.html?view=pointstable ESPNcricinfo 20 August 2018 Pld Played W Won L Lost T Tied NR No result Pts Points NRR Net run rateTRI220004+1.175ENG Somerset Sabres211002−1.000IND Deccan Chargers 202000−0.175 darkgray #cfc The two top ranked teams qualify for the League stage Fixtures 2009 Champions League Twenty20#Fixtures All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Group stage match5 10 October 20:00 yes Deccan Chargers IND 153/9 (20 overs) 157/9 (20 overs) ENG Somerset Sabres VVS Laxman 46 (35) BJ Phillips 3/31 (4 overs) AC Thomas 30* (17) RP Singh 3/23 (4 overs) Somerset Sabres won by 1 wicket Scorecard Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen AC Thomas (Somerset Sabres) Somerset Sabres won the toss and chose to field. L Round 1 match12 14 October 20:00 yes TRI 149/7 (20 overs) 146/9 (20 overs) IND Deccan Chargers WKD Perkins 38 (32) FH Edwards 3/32 (4 overs) AC Gilchrist 51 (36) DJ Bravo 3/24 (4 overs) Trinidad and Tobago won by 3 runs Scorecard Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen DJ Bravo (Trinidad and Tobago) Deccan Chargers won the toss and chose to field. L Round 2 Statistics NameIndian Premier League, 2009 / Decca Chargers / Records / Batting and Bowling Averages http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=4801;team=4347;type=tournament ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 24 May 2009Champions League Twenty20, 2009/10 / Decca Chargers / Records / Batting and Bowling Averages http://stats.espncricinfo.com/t20champions2009/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=5097;team=4347;type=tournament ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 23 October 2009 Mat MatchesRuns HS High score Ave Batting average SR Strike rate Wkts Wickets BBI Best bowling in an innings Ave Bowling average Eco Bowling economy Ct Catches St StumpingsHerschelle Gibbs 14 14 371 371 691 69* 3372 33.72 11208 112.08 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 11 11 -01 –Adam Gilchrist 18 18 564 564 850 85 3133 31.33 15284 152.84 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 12 12 09 9Chaminda Vaas 02 2 030 30 200 20 3000 30.00 14285 142.85 04 4 281 2/19 01775 17.75 0887 8.87 00 0 -01 –Andrew Symonds 10 10 259 259 601 60* 2877 28.77 14469 144.69 08 8 282 2/18 02425 24.25 0669 6.69 02 2 -01 –Rohit Sharma 18 18 411 411 520 52 2740 27.40 11416 114.16 11 11 494 4/6 01581 15.81 0696 6.96 05 5 -01 –Dwayne Smith 08 8 215 215 490 49 2687 26.87 16287 162.87 01 1 175 1/25 12400 124.00 0885 8.85 06 6 -01 –Suman Tirumalasetti Tirumalasetti Suman 14 14 252 252 411 41* 2290 22.90 12233 122.33 08 8 286 2/14 01838 18.38 0735 7.35 03 3 -01 –Ravi Teja Dwaraka Dwaraka Ravi Teja 09 9 065 65 270 27 2166 21.66 09285 92.85 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 04 4 -01 –Ryan Harris Ryan Harris (cricketer) 08 8 021 21 091 9* 2100 21.00 11666 116.66 06 6 373 3/27 03833 38.33 0741 7.41 05 5 -01 –Azhar Bilakhia 06 6 067 67 220 22 1675 16.75 08271 82.71 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 00 0 -01 –Scott Styris 04 4 041 41 140 14 1367 13.67 10789 107.89 07 7 368 3/32 01400 14.00 0816 8.16 02 2 -01 –Venugopal Rao Yalaka Yalaka Venugopal Rao 18 18 176 176 320 32 1353 13.53 12137 121.37 04 4 277 2/23 03270 32.75 0819 8.19 08 8 -01 –Laxman V. V. S. V. V. S. Laxman 07 7 069 69 460 46 0985 9.85 09324 93.24 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 01 1 -01 –Fidel Edwards 08 8 012 12 081 8* 0600 6.00 09230 92.30 08 8 368 3/32 02612 26.12 0712 7.12 00 0 -01 –R. P. Singh 18 18 015 15 050 5 0250 2.50 05769 57.69 26 26 478 4/22 01776 17.76 0682 6.82 08 8 -01 –Abhinav Kumar 01 1 001 1 010 1 0100 1.00 10000 100.00 -01 – -001 – -00001 – -0001 – 00 0 -01 –Shoaib Ahmed Shoaib Ahmed (Indian cricketer) 08 8 001 1 011 1* 0050 0.50 01666 16.66 05 5 280 2/20 03040 30.40 0894 8.94 04 4 -01 –Pragyan Ojha 17 17 002 2 010 1 0050 0.50 02500 25.00 20 20 379 3/21 01980 19.80 0644 6.44 02 2 -01 –Harmeet Singh Bansal 08 8 000 0 001 0* -0001 – -00001 – 03 3 277 2/23 06833 68.33 0861 8.61 04 4 -01 –Jaskaran Singh Jaskaran Singh (cricketer, born 1989) 02 2 000 0 001 0* -0001 – -00001 – 00 0 -001 – -00001 – 1066 10.66 00 0 -01 – Awards and achievements Awards Man of the Match No. Date Player Opponent Venue Result Contribution Ref 2009 Indian Premier League 1 2009 4 19 dmy R. P. Singh Kolkata Knight Riders Cape Town Won by 8 wickets 4/22 (3.4 overs) Ravindran Siddarth Tidy Deccan overwhelm Kolkata http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392184/deccan-chargers-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-4th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 19 April 2009 2 2009 4 22 dmy Adam Gilchrist Royal Challengers Bangalore Cape Town Won by 24 runs 71 (45) Monga Sidharth Gilchrist and Rohit shine in win http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392188/royal-challengers-bangalore-vs-deccan-chargers-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 22 April 2009 3 2009 4 25 dmy Pragyan Ojha Mumbai Indians Durban Won by 12 runs 3/21 (4 overs) Binoy George Gibbs and Ojha star in Deccan's win http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392192/deccan-chargers-vs-mumbai-indians-12th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 25 April 2009 4 2009 4 27 dmy Herschelle Gibbs Chennai Super Kings Durban Won by 6 wickets 69* (56) Binoy George Gibbs gives Deccan fourth consecutive win http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392196/chennai-super-kings-vs-deccan-chargers-16th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 27 April 2009 5 2009 5 06 dmy Rohit Sharma Mumbai Indians Centurion Won by 19 runs 38 (36) & 4/6 (2 overs) Talya Siddhartha Sharma heroics ensure Deccan win http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392212/deccan-chargers-vs-mumbai-indians-32nd-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 6 May 2009 6 2009 5 11 dmy Dwayne Smith Rajasthan Royals Kimberley Won By 53 runs 47 (32) Balachandran Kanishkaa Dominant Deccan thrash Rajasthan http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392220/deccan-chargers-vs-rajasthan-royals-40th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 11 May 2009 7 2009 5 16 dmy Rohit Sharma Kolkata Knight Riders Johannesburg Won By 6 wickets 1/15 (2 overs) & 32* (13) Ravindran Siddarth Rohit breaks Kolkata hearts http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392228/deccan-chargers-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-48th-match-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 16 May 2009 8 2009 5 22 dmy Adam Gilchrist Delhi Daredevils Centurion Won by 6 wickets 85 (35) Alter Jamie Raging Gilchrist carries Deccan into the final http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/392237/delhi-daredevils-vs-deccan-chargers-1st-semi-final-indian-premier-league-2009 ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 22 May 2009 Season Awards Champions of the 2009 Indian Premier League Winner of the Player of the Series: Adam GilchristMeher-Homji Kersi Gilly and Haydo were the success stories of the IPL https://www.theroar.com.au/2009/05/26/gilly-and-haydo-were-the-success-stories-of-the-ipl/ The Roar 21 August 2018 26 May 2009https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2009/player-points 2009 Indian Premier League / Player Points IPLT20 24 May 2009 21 August 2018 Winner of the Purple Cap: R. P. Singh2009 Indian Premier League / Most Wickets https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2009/most-wickets IPLT20 21 August 2018 24 May 2009Pulling off the purple cap http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/19008333/ipl-purple-cap-winners ESPNcricinfo 25 August 2018 26 March 2017 Winner of the Best U–23 Player of the Tournament: Rohit SharmaAnd The Award Goes To https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/photos/and-the-award-goes-to-5666 NDTV Sports 25 August 2018 25 May 2009Rohit Sharma named best under-23 player of IPL http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/rohit-sharma-named-best-under23-player-of-ipl/464863/ The Indian Express 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 Winner of the Maximum Sixes Award: Adam Gilchrist2009 Indian Premier League / Most Sixes https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2009/most-sixes IPLT20 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 Achievements Longest all-time winning streak for the Deccan Chargers: 4 Rohit Sharma took the first-ever hat-trick for the Deccan Chargers in the group-stage match against the Mumbai Indians in the 2009 IPLIPL Hat-tricks https://www.cricwindow.com/ipl/most-hat-trick-wkts-iplt20.html Cric Window 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 Adam Gilchrist scored the fastest half century of the IPL in the semi-final match against the Delhi Daredevils.https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2009/fastest-fifties 2009 Indian Premier League / Fastest Fifties IPLT20 24 May 2009 21 August 2018 Most dot balls bowled in the 2009 IPL: R. P. Singh (169)https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2009/most-dot-balls 2009 Indian Premier League / Most Dot Balls IPLT20 24 May 2009 21 August 2018 Most wicket-keeping dismissals in the 2009 IPL: Adam GilchristFinal Highlights: Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/final-highlights-deccan-chargers-vs-royal-challengers-1598605 NDTV Sports 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 Qualified for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20Bangalore, Delhi and Deccan Chargers to represent India in CL T20 https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/bangalore-delhi-and-deccan-chargers-to-represent-india-in-cl-t20/story-mGRbcwVGm4wSbHjNucjGYN.html Hindustan Times 21 August 2018 24 May 2009 Reaction Gilchrist praised Rohit Sharma on taking the vice-captaincy role seriously at the end of the second group match of the IPL. He said, “He is a class act. Rohit has taken his vice-captain’s role very seriously and wants to be a leader someday and that is exciting.”Rohit is a class act, says Gilchrist https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Rohit-is-a-class-act-says-Gilchrist/article16622408.ece https://web.archive.org/web/20200810194216/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-sports/Rohit-is-a-class-act-says-Gilchrist/article16622408.ece live 10 August 2020 The Hindu Press Trust of India 24 August 2018 subscription 24 April 2009 The Deccan Chargers captain, Adam Gilchrist praised his Australian teammate, Andrew Symonds on his performances during their title win. He said, “He's a great personality and a wonderful talent on the cricket field who can turn matches.” He also praised the former captain, V. V. S. Laxman for being the team-man despite being dropped. He said, “He continued to contribute around the group with his experience and his vast knowledge. He wants to learn to be a better Twenty20 player. That's a wonderful example to young players to see a player at his age wanting to evolve into a better player.” On the coach Darren Lehmann, Gilchrist said, “The main one was the coach who has a wonderful cricket brain.”Gilchrist reflects on a job well done http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/content/story/405989.html ESPNcricinfo 21 August 2018 25 May 2009 The maiden IPL title win by the Deccan Chargers helped to increase their brand value by 18% to 73 million in 2009.https://www.forbes.com/sites/adp/2018/06/25/diversity-and-inclusion-whats-the-difference-and-how-can-we-ensure-both/#2946bca442ec In Pictures: What The IPL's Teams Are Worth 27 August 2009 Forbes 10 September 2018 Notes Footnotes nb References 20em Category:2009 Indian Premier League Category:Deccan Chargers seasons Category:Cricket in Hyderabad, India