DECCANS DODGE ROYALS CHALLENGE

Deccans start the match, with captain pounding on steyn, Praveen and kallis. Gibbs was knocked by kallis after a smooth rear six leaving 1-47 at the end of 4^th over. May be Gilly’s ghoul horrified challengers, the board was ticking, kumble’s pantheistic effort wasn’t enough too. Laxman was next caught by Ryder’s first delivery trying for a big hit. Sharma then joins Gilly to a fifty partnership with frequent, intermittent boundaries. Gilly goes gigantic to end tenth over with fifteen runs. R.C.B captain chips his bowl to the twelfth over, controlling to an extent that was generally not expected. Sharma covers this by three sixes in jumbo’s over no three and thirteen innings. Gilly goes for a lofted one to throw his wicket to Kevin associated with a decent catch of kohli. The next man Scotty scouted well (having a life, when Karan juggled his catch. Kevin then consoled him, which was good to see). Scott then attacks Kevin with a six and with his overambitious yet under-timed hit goes to pavilion. Rohit makes his fifty of just twenty eight deliveries and the innings was end with a melodrama of Venu getting out by a bad call of Ravi, finally totaling to a well defendable score of 6-184.

The spotlight Jesse went to twilight, going for a duck to the first ball by Fidel’s air swinging block-hole. With Gibbs as a fielding captain, he held a circumspective field that was not fetching runs moreover asking for wickets. Kallis was then out by R.P caught by Rohit. Robin was then caught at deep mid-on by a splendid catch by Ravi teja (may be laissez-faire of zaheer is counting on them). Dravid came with an intention of prerogative innings with belligerent attitude, proving it with his opening wristy cover-drive four. The score at the end of tenth over was fifty seven losing three.

Ojha does it again, stumping Kevin with his diagonal leg-break; the captain was surely under quandary. Kohli by tagging his bat to Dravid ameliorated the condition. The fortuity of Dravid going for a boundary at 48 made him lose his wicket. Bishnoi was then run out by kohli by a stupid call at byes. Praveen with his inimical, pugnacious looks pushes to second floor with a 101 m hit proving Kevin’s solecism of his batting. The Bengaluru boy Kohli then completes his half-ton, not that satisfying though since it couldn’t fetch him a victory. May be chargers were too good to step on challengers placing them first in I.P.L position.

MUST REMEMBER OF THE DAY:

Dravid and Rudra wear orange and purple aureole.

Uthappa’s uttering when he was caught by Ravi teja “man, I can’t believe it”.

Praveen hitting straight to puncture rudra’s right hand, followed by R.P’s shout of pain at Praveen sequenced by his console.

Praveen laughed only twice in the match. First, when was hit by Utthapa at head by a ball. Second, when he hit R.P. with a ball.

Shockingly Gibsy was the fielding captain.

Fidel, when bowled Ryder waved, “you can’t see me”.

Dravid made it to Orange cap with a six.

Dravid slam-bang at Harmeet with an over of (6,4,2,4,0,1)

Harmeet’s consecutive dives at three balls, twice unsuccessful and at last could save two runs in Fidel’s over.

Gilly shows he is top seed keeper even post retirement with a stump and great catch in leg.