Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (12th April 2010)

Result: Deccan Chargers won by 13 runs

Bangalore Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to field first. Steyn caused the damage to the top order of Chargers and Rohit sharma played a useful innings of 51 to help his team to score 151/6 in 20 overs. With a huge batting line, it was seemed RCB could win the match easily. But initial slow batting and wickets in regular intervals halted their scoring. Dravid top scored with 49 and again Uthappa played his cameo knock to reach the target. But 19th over bowled by harmeet Singh changed the complexion of the game. He took 2 wickets giving only 1 run and helping his team another win and keeping their semifinal hope alive.

Harmeet Singh was the MoM for his match turning spell, Suman got the 'kamaal catch of the match' award and Uthappa got the 'Maximum sixes' award.


Numbers that mattered, Match 46

151 Deccan’s total is the lowest first innings total successfully defended by a side in IPL 2010 (Kings XI Punjab tied the game with Chennai Super Kings after scoring just 136).

72.97 Jacques Kallis’ strike-rate in the match – worst for a batsman scoring 25 or more in IPL 2010. David Hussey held the previous record with a strike-rate of 90.63 (scored 29 off 32 balls for Kolkata Knight Riders against Delhi Daredevils at Delhi on March 29.

50 Number of wickets taken by RP Singh in IPL across three editions – the first bowler to reach this landmark in IPL history.

24 Number of sixes hit by Robin Uthappa in IPL 2010 – most by any batsman along with Rajasthan Royals’ Yusuf Pathan.

4 Number of batsmen to get a golden duck in the match – two in each innings. This is a new record in all IPL matches.

1 Royal Challengers Bangalore were bowled out for the first time in IPL 2010.