Deccan Charges Against Supper King Beat by 31 runs

Hyderabad get their first win as they beat Chennai by a comfortable margin of 31 runs.

That target of 191 turned out quite big for Chennai as they were reduced to 159/9 in their 20 overs. They lost quite a few wickets early in their run chase which did not allow them to accelerate in the middle overs.

Kemp (22) and Dhoni (42) added a few runs in the middle overs but departed at a crucial time. Morkel (42*) got going towards the end and hit some brilliant shots but most of his runs came when his side had already lost the game.

Vaas (3/21) was the pick of the bowlers for Hyderabad and received some good support from Ojha (2/28) and Symonds (2/29).

Super Kings were at the receiving end with Gilchrist (38), followed by Gibbs (45) and Symonds (50) setting the pace with some big-hitting. Consequently, the runs came in a torrent and despite the back-to-back loss of Gilchrist and VVS Laxman in the same over, the Chargers still had the momentum.

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