PLAYER	Team	TI	Runs	I. Runs	B. Impact	Bowl	I. Wkts	Bo. Impact
Yusuf Pathan	RR	93.32	73(34)	81.73	86.59	0/12	-	6.74
Shaun Tait	RR	65	-	-	0	3/22	2.76	65
Rohit Sharma	DCH	59.49	49(35)	56.71	58.76	0/17	-	0.73
Michael Lumb	RR	54.69	45(32)	52.98	54.69	-	-	0
Shane Warne	RR	50.89	-	-	0	1/15	1.52	50.89

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Gilchrist: "We were pumped today! We were quiet soft today and allowed them to dominate and to their credit they dominated. They played really really well. We have to move on. The batting didn't set up enough runs for the bowlers today. We have been going on well till tonight. "

Shane Warne "It's about executing the plans. It was an emphatic win tonight. We are here to stay. We have appointed Yusuf Pathan and Munaf Patel as the senior men in the team. And it has to come from within. I am very proud of the guys. The run-outs an fielding of Jhunjhunwala and others were brilliant. We have lost only game in two IPLs at home and we want the opposition to feel uncomfortable when they come here. It's our fortress."

Man of the match is Yusuf Pathan: "I batted well. My mummy papa (mom-father) have been coming for the last two games and I am happy that i scored some runs for them today. The ball was coming nicely on to the bat.

It feels good and inspires you when the people sledge. When I went in today, Symonds sledged me and it feels good that i scored well today. "

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15.4

Sharma to Pathan, SIX runs

Good night and good luck Deccan! Yusuf reaches forward to smash it over the straight boundary. Rajasthan Royals complete a thumping win. It was immense fun watching Yusuf bat tonight. Of course no fast bowler with the capability to bowl short deliveries and Yusuf ran amok in a thrillingly entertaining fashion

15.3

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Sharma to Pathan, no run

looks to come out, is beaten in flight but jabs it to the off side

15.2

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Sharma to Pathan, no run

leans forward to defend

15.1

Sharma to Pathan, SIX runs

Ripper! Yusuf is indulging himself out there. He rocks back to biff a short of length delivery over wide long-on

end of over 154 runs

RR: 139/2CRR: 9.26 • RRR: 2.00

Yusuf Pathan61 (30b 2x4 6x6)

Faiz Fazal8 (11b 1x4)

Andrew Symonds 2-0-9-0

Pragyan Ojha 3-0-40-1

14.6

Symonds to Pathan, 1 run

gets forward to swing this one to deep midwicket

14.5

Symonds to Pathan, 2 runs

goes for the big hit but miscues it and it lands safely in the unmanned mid-on region

14.4

Symonds to Fazal, 1 run

backs away to glide the length delivery to third man

14.3

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Symonds to Fazal, no run

leans forward to defend the off cutter

14.2

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Symonds to Fazal, no run

pushes this towards cover

14.1

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Symonds to Fazal, no run

full in length, tapped to the on side of the pitch

end of over 1414 runs

RR: 135/2CRR: 9.64 • RRR: 2.33

Yusuf Pathan58 (28b 2x4 6x6)

Faiz Fazal7 (7b 1x4)

Pragyan Ojha 3-0-40-1

Chaminda Vaas 3-0-29-0

13.6

Ojha to Pathan, 2 runs

swats it away to deep backward square-leg region

13.5

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Ojha to Pathan, no run

stays back to force it to Rohit at short extra cover

13.4

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Ojha to Pathan, no run

around off stump, steered to backward point

13.3

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Ojha to Pathan, no run

goes for another big hit over the on side but doesn't connect this time

13.2

Ojha to Pathan, SIX runs

Murderous Wallop! Flighted around leg stump line, from over the wicket, and Yusuf has swung it high over cowcorner. The white ball sails into the night sky. Bye bye!

13.1

Ojha to Fazal, 1 run

stays back to punch it to long-on

13.1

Ojha to Fazal, 5 wide

sprays it wide down the leg side

end of over 1316 runs

RR: 121/2CRR: 9.30 • RRR: 4.00

Yusuf Pathan50 (23b 2x4 5x6)

Faiz Fazal6 (6b 1x4)

Chaminda Vaas 3-0-29-0

Andrew Symonds 1-0-5-0

12.6

Vaas to Pathan, SIX runs

50 up for the explosive Yusuf. Another full toss from Vaas and Yusuf flays it over long-off. Boom!

12.5

Vaas to Fazal, 1 run

leans forward to steer it to point

12.4

Vaas to Pathan, 1 run

short in length around off stump line, pushed down to the straight boundary

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Best performances - batters

Spike Graph

Wagon Zone

YK Pathan

73 runs (34)

2 fours8 sixes

Productive shot

leg glance

23 runs

1 four2 sixes

RG Sharma

DCH

49 runs (35)

2 fours3 sixes

Productive shot

leg glance

20 runs

0 four1 six

Best performances - bowlers

SW Tait

ECO

5.5

S Narwal

ECO

8.75

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Match details

Sardar Patel Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad
Toss	Deccan Chargers, elected to bat first
Series	Indian Premier League
Season	2009/10
Player Of The Match	Yusuf Pathan
Hours of play (local time)	20.00 start, First Session 20.00-21.20, Interval 21.20-21.40, Second Session 21.40-23.00
Match days	26 March 2010 - night (20-over match)
Umpires	Kumar Dharmasena Simon Taufel
TV Umpire	Sanjay Hazare
Reserve Umpire	Sanjeev Dua
Match Referee	Roshan Mahanama
Points	Rajasthan Royals 2, Deccan Chargers 0