Deccan knock Bangalore out of race as Chennai placed in last four

HYDERABAD : Deccan Chargers shocked Royal Challengers Bangalore with a nine-run win in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal on Sunday. Now, this defeat ousted the Royal Challengers from the tournament and placed Chennai Super Kings in the last four. Chasing an easy target of 133, Bangalore could not resist against accurate bowling and alert fielding by Deccan and were restricted to 123 for nine in the allotted 20 overs. South African fast bowler Dale Steyn bagged three wickets for just eight runs and medium-pacer Ashish Reddy also took three for 25. The main scorers for Bangalore were Virat Kohli (42), Saurabh Tiwary (30) and West Indian Chris Gayle (27). Earlier, Bangalore captain Kohli won the toss and put Deccan into bat who made 132 for seven in 20 overs. South Africa’s Jean-Paul Duminy smashed 74 runs from 53 balls and struck five sixes and four boundaries. For Bangalore, seamers Vinay Kumar and Zaheer Khan captured three for 22 and two for 30, respectively. Pakistan’s premier sports tv channel Geo Super showed this low-scoring match live from Uppal, Hyderabad.

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