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the winners of the 2009 IPL – the Deccan Chargers! The whole team runs out and storms the field and what scenes in Johannesburg, one of the greatest venues in world cricket. All the Deccan players and support staff are cock-a-hoop, whooping it up like school kids on the last day of exams. Hats off to them. They finished last in 2008 and have now won the trophy. Really amazing stuff from them. RP Singh bowled a good last over. He still keeps the purple cap.
The two teams line up to shake hands. Gilchrist leads Deccan on a lap of victory. The crowd laps it up. Bangalore walk off looking gutted. Poor Kumble. He bowled superbly, taking four wickets, and Deccan were kept to 143. It looked an achievable target but Bangalore’s batsmen fell to a mixture of good bowling and reckless shots. Dravid, Roelof and Taylor all fell to loose shots. PK did too but he’s not a batsman. Kumble looks very crestfallen.
This wasn’t an easy track to bat on. In the end you can look back and see Gibbs innings in perspective. It wasn’t pretty, it wasn’t massive, he made a few strange calls in the last over but he hung on and helped Deccan to 143. Bangalore just failed to chase it. Early wickets put pressure on the middle order. You have to say Symonds double blow – the second down to excellent work from Gilchrist – and Harmeet’s wickets and outstanding catch were key moments. Champion moments and the champions of IPL 2009 stand deserving winners. The whole team is ecstatic and why not? Who gave them a chance?
Bangalore played very, very well to make the final. Poor start to the tournament but they were rallied by Kumble, still a legend. Bangalore won five in a row to come here. Just wasn’t there day. But they’ve been fun to track over the last 37 days. They will not be forgotten. They were second last in 2008. Amazing turnaround.
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