CRICSTARS THE STARS OF CRICKET

Mumbai Indians won six successive matches when they beat Deccan Chargers by 25 runs at Hyderabad. Chasing 178 , Dilhara Fernando’s double strike in the fifth over of the innings, turned the match. Earlier affridi lost his wicket in his own style – mistiming a big hit. ighting knocks from Venugopala Rao (57, 38b, 4×4, 3×6) and D.B. Ravi Teja (37, 27b, 2×4, 3×6) raised little hope, but the asking rate keep on raising and went beyond Deccan Chargers reach.Venugopal Rao’s heroics once again went in vain.

Dilhara Fernando who replaced  injured S. Pollock took two crucial wickets

Sanath Jayasuriya continued his flamboyant form, and scored36 in just 15 balls. d Sachin Tendulkar, looked good and scored  23 off 19 balls, and then Abhisek Nayar’s 24-ball 38 and West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, 30 off 17 balls, helped Mumbai setting a challenging score

IPL T20 video highlights – 1st Innings – Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians

IPL T20 video highlights 2nd Innings Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indian

Deccan Chargers

Deccan Chargers Logo

Owner: Deccan Chronicle
Official Website: http://www.deccanchargers.com
Captain: VVS Laxman

Coach: Robin SIngh

Franchise cost: $111.6 Million

Batsmen:
VVS Laxman
Herschelle Gibbs
Rohit Sharma
Venugopal Rao
Chamara Silva
Arjun Yadav
P Vijay Kumar
D Ravi Teja

Wicket Keepers / All Rounders:
Adam Gilchrist
Andrew Symonds
Shahid Afridi
Sanjay Bangar
Scott Styris
Halhadar Das

Bowlers:
RP SIngh
Nuwan Zoysa
Chaminda Vaas
Pragyan Ojha
D Kalyan Krishna
M Sarveesh Kumar

The Deccan Chargers franchise is owned by “Deccan Chronicle”. The media group acquired the franchise from IPL for $107 million and Group M picked up a 20% stake after the bidding process. Deccan Chargers is considered one the most perhaps the most power packed batting line up in T20 terms among all IPL Teams with big explosives like Adam Gilli, Andrew Symonds, Hershy Gibbs Rohit Sharma and Shahid Afridi (Perhaps the most aggressive T20 batting line up) with local hero and Star Test player VVS Laxman leading the team. However Deccan Chargers has mixed up bowling stream with 3 left arm seamers RP SIngh, Zoysa and Vaas along with spin/medium combo form Styris, Afridi and Symonds. V.V.S.Laxman supposedly rejected to take icon player status to ensure more cash to buy quality players

Strengths : A Very aggressive bidding paid up for DC with perfect destroying batting line up and supportive bowling lot too. A Balanced side with some quality allrounders

Weakness : A very young and little inexperienced bowling line up which the team has to look upto carefully. Lack of good spin bowlers. Ojha almost made into Indian squad, but still need to go a long way
Star Players : List gets better and better as i take on Adam Gilchrist, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Herschelle Gibbs, Shahid Afridi and Scott Styris. Well you can exclude any one of those from above not to be in Star players list. Vaas Zoysa will have to give them a chance in new T20 conditions.

Star Players: No one in particular but except some fireworks from Adam Gilchrist, Symonds, Rohit Sharma and Afridi.

Prediction : I can bet out on this team blindly taking its T20 experience and complete apt squad when it comes to shorter version of game. Sure shoot semifinalist

The promotional video of the Hyderabad Deccan Chargers looks really professional going in with the chargers theme!