Deccan Chargers drub Rajasthan by 53 runs
Posted on May 11, 2009 at 19:07 | Updated May 12, 2009 at 02:04
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Kimberley: Deccan Chargers took a step closer to the semifinals of the Indian Premier League on Monday with a comprehensive 53-run victory over reigning champions Rajasthan Royals here Monday.
Chasing a 167-run target, Rajasthan Royals folded up for a mere 113 in 19.3 overs.
Chaminda Vaas' double blow upfront and Rohit Sharma's golden arm that fetched him three wickets in the slog overs did the trick for Deccan Chargers.
It was Chargers' first win over Rajasthan Royals in three IPL matches and could not have come at a more opportune stage in the Twenty20 league.
The victory took them to third spot in the points table, pushing Royals to the fourth.
Chargers now have 12 points from 10 matches while Royals are on 11 points with only three matches left.
Deccan Chargers posted a challenging score through Dwayne Smith's entertaining 32-ball 47 and Andrew Symonds' 30. Chargers powerful strikers hit eight sixes in their innings.
Rajasthan Royals' batsmen failed miserably as the Chargers' bowling attack choked them into submission. Swapnil Asnodkar, however, lived dangerously to score 44.
Sri Lankan warhorse Vaas, playing his first match in the current tournament, got off to a sensational start by dismissing in-form Graeme Smith with his first ball in the second over.
He then had Lee Carseldine caught behind.
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