IPL5: Deccan Chargers vs Pune Warriors http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 – Match Recap
Cameron White struck a valiant half-century against Pune Warriors India as Deccan Chargers registered their maiden win of the ongoing season five of Indian Premier League by beating Pune by 18 runs at their home ground, Subrata http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Symonds-c44611 Stadium, Pune, on Thursday, April 26, 2012.
The 28-year-old Australian middle-order batsman played a whirlwind knock of 78 runs from just 46 balls to take the tourists to a competitive 177-run total, before a united performance from the Deccan bowlers restricted the upbeat Warriors to 159 for 7 in their chase. None of the home batsmen could get past 30, as http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robin-Uthappa-c2356 top scored for Pune with 27-ball 29.
After Deccan Chargers' skipper, Kumar Sangakkara, won the toss and opted to bat, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/P-Kumar-c2143 for sixes respectively.
Dhawan became the first victim of the day after he was run out on 16. An over later, Praveen Kumar sent Patel packing to leave the tourists 50 for 2 on the board. After Patel’s dismissal, Deccan’s scoring rate fell considerably as skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/KC-Sangakkara-c1779 and Cameron White posted just 33 runs in the next five overs.
After Sanga was bowled by Rahul Sharma on the first ball of the 12th over, Cameron White took the onus of putting a respectable total on the board, as he smashed Sharma for two muscular boundaries in the same over Sanga was dismissed.
The Australian import looked most devastating in the 16th over when he looted http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Rahul-Sharma-c83352 for a four and two sixes on three successive balls of the over, which went for 19. White shared a 75-run stand with Duminy in which the latter’s contribution was just 18 runs.
White became Chargers' last victim of the day when he was caught by Thomas, off Samuels, to leave the side 158 for 4. He was caught on the deep cover boundary while trying to lift the ball over extra cover, but it ended up landing safely in Thomas’ hands on the ropes.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ishank-Jaggi-c1605 scored 19 runs on the last 16 balls, as Chargers ended 177 for 4.
In reply, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manish-Pandey-c74183, inside the fifty-run mark. Ryder departed in the third over, with the scoreboard reading just 15, while Pandey was bowled out by Theron in the sixth over with 43 on the board.
Skipper http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Manpreet-Gony-c1891. Ganguly scored 23 runs from 20 balls, including three boundaries and a six.
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Reddy and Theron claimed two wickets each while http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Ankit-Sharma-c1053 and Gony returned with one scalp apiece. Cameron White was adjudged as the Man of the Match.
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