Deccan Chargers in 2009

Deccan Chargers
2009 season
Coach Darren Lehmann
Captain Adam Gilchrist
Ground(s) Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
(Capacity: 55,000)[nb 1]
IPL Champions
CLT20 Group Stage
Most runs Adam Gilchrist (564)
Most wickets R. P. Singh (26)
Most catches Herschelle Gibbs (11)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Adam Gilchrist (21)
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The Deccan Chargers (often abbreviated as 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.[1][2][3]

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.[4] They beat the Delhi Daredevils in the semi-final to reach the Final.[5] 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).[6][7] They lost both their matches in the group stage of the CLT20 and failed to advance to the league stage.[8]

A man wearing the white collared T-shirt
Adam Gilchrist was appointed as the captain of the Deccan Chargers for the 2009 IPL

Background

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.[1] 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.[1][2] The 2008 sponsor Jaypee Group withdrew its sponsorship owing to the poor performances by the team in the 2008 season.[9] 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 vibrant charging bull with the Deccan Chronicle as the primary sponsor for the team.[10][11]

In the aftermath of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Pakistan, there has been the rising 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.[12] 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.”[13][14] On 24 March 2009, Board of Control for Cricket in India announced that the IPL was to be held in the South Africa and had decided to compensate the franchises for the extra expenditure they incur in moving the team from India for this season.[15][16]

Player Acquisition

The IPL added performance clause to its player's contract which saw the player lose 20% of their match fee if the player don't find a place in starting XI on a match-by-match basis. However, this clause was applicable only on the contracts signed from 2009.[17] The players' purchase cap was also increased from US$5 million to US$7 million.[17] 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.[17] The IPL also announced that the players' auction was shifted to February 6, 2009 while the month-long trading window would start on December 15, 2008.[17]

The Deccan Chargers conducted the probe and later, terminated the contract of the Pakistani all-rounder, Shahid Afridi following the spat between Afridi and then captain, V. V. S. Laxman on the poor first-season performances.[18][19][20] They traded Sanjay Bangar to the Kolkata Knight Riders for the second season during the trade window.[21] They started acquiring players as their new coach, Darren Lehmann signed the uncapped Australian all-rounder, Ryan Harris and snapped the local talent by signing the local Hyderabadi batsman, Tirumalasetti Suman along with the Himachal Pradesh wicket-keeper, Manvinder Bisla.[22] They also added five uncapped players from the domestic circuit to the squad including the local players, Abhinav Kumar and Shoaib Ahmed.[19]

The players auction for the 2009 Indian Premier League was held on 6 February, 2009 at Goa that included 111 overseas players.[23] The Deccan Chargers opened their account by buying the West-Indian fast bowler, Fidel Edwards at the base price of US$150,000 to bolster their pace attack.[24] Later, they improved their batting strength by acquiring the services of the another West-Indian, Dwayne Smith at the base price of US$100,000.[24][25]

Retained Players: 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

Released Players: Shahid Afridi, Sanjay Bangar

Added Players: 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.[26][27]
  •  *  denotes a player who was not selected for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 squad.
  •  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.
  • Signed Year denotes year from which player is associated with Deccan Chargers
Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
Azhar BilakhiaIndia31 May 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009
Ravi Teja DwarakaIndia5 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm leg break2008
Herschelle GibbsSouth Africa23 February 1974Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2008Overseas. Played for the Cape Cobras in the 2009 CLT20[28]
Rohit SharmaIndia30 April 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break2008Vice-captain.[29]
Suman TirumalasettiIndia15 December 1983Right-handedRight-arm off break2009
Chamara SilvaSri Lanka14 December 1979Right-handedRight-arm leg spin2008Overseas.
V. V. S. LaxmanIndia1 November 1974Right-handedRight-arm off spin2008
Arjun YadavIndia23 December 1981Right-handedRight-arm off break2008
Venugopal Rao YalakaIndia26 February 1982Right-handedRight-arm off spin2008
All-rounders
Ryan HarrisAustralia11 October 1979Right-handedRight-arm fast2009Overseas. Withdrew from the 2009 CLT20 tournament.[27]
Dwayne SmithWest Indies Cricket Board12 April 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009Overseas. Played for the Sussex Sharks in the 2009 CLT20[30]
Scott StyrisNew Zealand10 July 1975Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2008Overseas.
Andrew SymondsAustralia9 June 1975Right-handedRight-arm off break2008Overseas.
Wicket-keepers
Manvinder BislaIndia27 December 1984Right-handed2009
Halhadar DasIndia10 December 1986Right-handed2008
Adam GilchristAustralia14 November 1971Left-handedRight-arm off break2008Overseas & Captain.[2]
Abhinav KumarIndia7 November 1984Right-handed2009Replaced Ryan Harris in the 2009 CLT20 squad.[27]
Bowlers
Shoaib AhmedIndia19 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009
Harmeet Singh BansalIndia9 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009
Kalyankrishna DoddapaneniIndia16 December 1983Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2008
Fidel EdwardsWest Indies Cricket Board6 February 1982Right-handedRight-arm fast2009Overseas.
Sarvesh KumarIndia26 April 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2008
Pragyan OjhaIndia5 September 1986Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2008
Vijaykumar PaidikalvaIndia20 October 1986Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2008
Jaskaran SinghIndia4 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009
R. P. SinghIndia6 December 1985Right-handedLeft-arm medium fast2008
Chaminda VaasSri Lanka27 January 1974Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast2008Overseas.
Nuwan ZoysaSri Lanka13 May 1978Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast2008Overseas.

Administration and support staff

A man wearing the Australian training jersey and wearing a cap
Darren Lehmann (Head coach)
Position Name
Owner India Deccan Chronicle
Head coach Australia Darren Lehmann
Assistant coach India Kanwaljit Singh
Bowling coach South Africa Vincent Barnes
Fielding coach United States Mike Young
Physiotherapist Australia Sean Slattery
Strength and Conditioning coach Australia Steve Smith
Source :[2][3][31][32]

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Season Summary

Indian Premier League

The Indian Premier League fixtures were announced on 24 March, 2009 with the venue being shifted to South Africa.[15] The opening games of the IPL were scheduled on 18 April with the top-four teams from the group stage to be advanced to the knockout stage and the final scheduled to be conducted in the Johannesburg on 24 May.[35]

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.[36] Though they lost the toss and were put to field, their opening bowling attack consisting 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.[37]

On 22 April, the Deccan Chargers defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore for their second consecutive win this season. The Chargers retained the same starting XI for the second match after their comfortable win against the Knight Riders.[38] 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 the ends and V. V. S. Laxman failed to make an impact again. Gilchrist, however continued his scoring, picking especially 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 scoring 50 off 32 balls. However, the target seemed to be too far the Royal Challengers as the Chargers completed their win by 24 runs.[39][40]

On 25 April, the Deccan Chargers completed the 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.[41] 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 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.[42]

A man wearing the South African training jersey and holding the bats
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 last year finalist, Chennai Super Kings. Gilchrist won the toss and put the Super Kings to bat as the Chargers made two changes replacing Dwaraka Ravi Teja and Harmeet Singh Bansal with Azhar Bilakhia and Shoaib Ahmed.[43] 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 for the Chargers in a positive way 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.[44][45]

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.[46] After losing the toss and put in 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 51 runs 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.[47]

On 2 May, the Rajasthan Royals prevailed over the Deccan Chargers in a close contest. The Chargers were unchanged for this match.[48] 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 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 final assault on the Chargers bowlers after Warne's dismissal finished the game for the Royals as they defeated Chargers by 3 wickets.[49]

On 4 May, the Deccan Chargers suffered the 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.[50] Hayden and Murali Vijay provided the good start for the Super Kings and Dhoni, who promoted himself to No.3, continued the momentum not allowing 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 set-back as they lost three wickets for one run in two overs. Smith and Rohit progressed the Chargers towards the target as they put 50-run stand in 21 balls. Dhoni introduced Shadab Jakati who removed the both set batsmen and removal of Suman by Muttiah Muralitharan triggered the lower-order collapse as the Chargers were bowled for 100 runs inside 15 overs.[51]

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.[52] 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. Rohit joined by Smith and later, Venugopal 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 build the 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.[53][54]

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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 UAE, replacing Smith and Ojha coming back into the team to replace Harmeet.[55] After lost the toss and put to bat, the Chargers got a quick start from Gilchrist. Though they lost Gilchrist, Suman came in and attacked right from the start as he attacked Irfan Pathan 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.[56] 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.[57]

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.[58] 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 Royasls' 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.[59]

On 13 May, the Deccan Chargers lost to the Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field for the Chargers as he named unchanged team for this match.[60] 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 knock of 33-ball 64. Symonds batted smartly mixing sixes with the singles 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.[61][62]

On 16 May, Rohit scored 21 runs in the last over of the match as the Deccan Chargers completed their double over the Kolkata Knight Riders. Three changes were made by the Chargers as Gibbs, Harmeet and Harris came back into the team replacing Smith, Shoaib and Vaas.[63] Gilchrist won the toss and put the Knight Riders to bat. Brendon McCullum provided a quick start for the Knight Riders but his dismissal slowed the innings as Saurav Ganguly and Hodge couldn't keep the momentum going as they struggled to score quickly. It was David Hussey in the end 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 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.[64][65][66]

A man wearing the 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.[67] 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 build 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 the things 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 hatrick 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.[68][69]

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 put to field. Bilakhia came back into the team as Ravi Teja was left out owing to his hamstring injury.[70] 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.[71] Roelof van der Merwe provided the support at the other end as Pandey attacked the bowlers as he reached his century in 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 build 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.[4]

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.[72] Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as Harmeet replaced Jaskaran in the team.[73] Harris provided the first break-through for the Chargers as he removed both the openers in the first over of the innings. Sehwag build 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, 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.[5][74] This also helped the Chargers get qualified to the 2009 Champions League Twenty20 (2009 CLT20).[7]

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 put the Chargers to bat as the Chargers were unchanged for the final.[75] The Chargers had a bad start as Kumble removed Gilchrist in the first over and the Chargers lost Suman in third over. Gibbs build 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. The Chargers started their bowling aggressively as Singh removed Kallis but van der Merwe attaked 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 kept their cool down in their last overs to help the Chargers restrict the Royal Challengers to 137/9 in 20 overs.[6][76][77][78]

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, 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 to be advanced to the league stage.[79] 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.[28][30][80] Harris, later withdrew from the tournament as Abhinav Kumar replaced him in the squad.[27]

Group Stage

On 10 October, the Deccan Chargers lost to the Somerset Sabres by one wicket in their opening group match of the CLT20. With no Gibbs, Smith or Harris in the squad, they named Gilchrist, Symonds, Styris and Edwards as their four foreign players in the team. Gilchrist lost the toss and the Chargers were put to bat.[81] 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 kept his cool and completed the chase for the Somerset.[82]

On 14 October, the Deccan Chargers lost their second group match against the Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) to crash out of the CLT20. Gilchrist won the toss and elected to field as Abhinav Kumar replaced Harmeet in the team.[83] The Chargers bowlers conceded many extras aiding the T&T batting though Edwards got Lendl Simmons in the third over. Singh too erred in his line and length as he put 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 the 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 the 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 the T&T win the match by 3 runs.[8][84]

Competitions

Indian Premier League

Standings

Team[85] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Delhi Daredevils 14 10 4 0 0 20 +0.311
Chennai Super Kings 14 8 5 0 1 17 +0.951
Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 14 8 6 0 0 16 −0.191
Deccan Chargers (C) 14 7 7 0 0 14 +0.203
Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.483
Rajasthan Royals 14 6 7 0 1 13 −0.352
Mumbai Indians 14 5 8 0 1 11 +0.297
Kolkata Knight Riders 14 3 10 0 1 7 −0.789

Results by match

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ResultWWWWLLLWLWLWLL
Position11111122433334

Source: Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Subtract 3.5 hours for local time in South Africa
Group stage
Knockout stage
Semi-final
Final

Champions League Twenty20

Standings

Group A
Team[86] Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
 Trinidad and Tobago 220004+1.175
England Somerset Sabres 211002−1.000
India Deccan Chargers 202000−0.175
  •      The two top ranked teams qualify for the League stage

Fixtures

All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Group Stage

Statistics

Name Nat Mat Runs HS Ave SR Wkts BBI Ave Eco Ct St
Herschelle GibbsSouth Africa1437169*33.72112.08––––11–
Adam GilchristAustralia185648531.33152.84––––129
Chaminda VaasSri Lanka2302030.00142.8542/1917.758.870–
Andrew SymondsAustralia1025960*28.77144.6982/1824.256.692–
Rohit SharmaIndia184115227.40114.16114/615.816.965–
Dwayne SmithWest Indies Cricket Board82154926.87162.8711/25124.008.856–
Suman TirumalasettiIndia1425241*22.90122.3382/1418.387.353–
Ravi Teja DwarakaIndia9652721.6692.85––––4–
Ryan HarrisAustralia8219*21.00116.6663/2738.337.415–
Azhar BilakhiaIndia6672216.7582.71––––0–
Scott StyrisNew Zealand4411413.67107.8973/3214.008.162–
Venugopal Rao YalakaIndia181763213.53121.3742/2332.758.198–
Laxman V. V. S.India769469.8593.24––––1–
Fidel EdwardsWest Indies Cricket Board8128*6.0092.3083/3226.127.120–
R. P. SinghIndia181552.5057.69264/2217.766.828–
Abhinav KumarIndia1111.00100.00––––0–
Shoaib AhmedIndia811*0.5016.6652/2030.408.944–
Pragyan OjhaIndia17210.5025.00203/2119.806.442–
Harmeet Singh BansalIndia800*––32/2368.338.614–
Jaskaran SinghIndia200*––0––10.660–

Awards and achievements

Awards

Man of the Match
No. Date Player Opponent Venue Result Contribution Ref.
2009 Indian Premier League
119 April 2009India R. P. SinghKolkata Knight RidersCape TownWon by 8 wickets4/22 (3.4 overs)[37]
222 April 2009Australia Adam GilchristRoyal Challengers BangaloreCape TownWon by 24 runs71 (45)[39]
325 April 2009India Pragyan OjhaMumbai IndiansDurbanWon by 12 runs3/21 (4 overs)[42]
427 April 2009South Africa Herschelle GibbsChennai Super KingsDurbanWon by 6 wickets69* (56)[44]
56 May 2009India Rohit SharmaMumbai IndiansCenturionWon by 19 runs38 (36) & 4/6 (2 overs)[53]
611 May 2009West Indies Cricket Board Dwayne SmithRajasthan RoyalsKimberleyWon By 53 runs47 (32)[59]
716 May 2009India Rohit SharmaKolkata Knight RidersJohannesburgWon By 6 wickets1/15 (2 overs) & 32* (13)[64]
822 May 2009Australia Adam GilchristDelhi DaredevilsCenturionWon by 6 wickets85 (35)[5]
Season Awards

Achievements

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 some day and that is exciting.”[29]

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.”[99] He had praise for 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.”[99] On the coach Darren Lehmann, Gilchrist said, “The main one was coach who has a wonderful cricket brain.”[99]

The maiden IPL title win by the Deccan Chargers helped the increase in their brand value by 18% to US$73 million in 2009.[100]

Notes

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Matches for the 2009 IPL were shifted to South Africa with the home matches being played at multiple stadiums.

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