Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers, final

Wisden's review of Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers, final, Indian Premier League, 2008-09

Indian Premier League, 2008-09

Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, IPL final, Johannesburg

The IPL final could have gone either way but Andrew Symonds' back-to-back strikes tilted the balance in favour of the Deccan Chargers, believes captain Adam Gilchrist and rival Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Anil Kumble

Symonds' double blow proves crucial

Bangalore v Deccan, IPL final, Johannesburg

In the end there wasn't much to separate the two teams. The team that won the tight moments won the game - and the tournament

Young and old thrive for Deccan

May 24, 2009

Match home for the IPL final between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers in Johannesburg

Deccan Chargers took the bull in their emblem too seriously, as they came out charging to defend a modest total

Deccan snatch title in tense finish

Indian Premier League 2009

On the eve of the IPL final, Cricinfo takes a look at how Deccan Chargers got to there over the 2009 season

Deccan's road to the final

The 2009 IPL final is a contest between Royal Challengers Bangalore, a disciplined team that has begun to add flair, and Deccan Chargers, a team that has reduced its flair to add discipline

The summit of a positive rage

On the eve of the final, Cricinfo takes a look at how Bangalore got there

Bangalore's road to the final

A few key numbers on the eve of the IPL final between Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers Bangalore in Johannesburg

Bangalore look for record winning streak

But only one of the two bottom-placed teams last year can walk away with the IPL

Time to complete perfect turnaround

JH Kallis

RP Singh

MK Pandey

PP Ojha

RE van der Merwe

R Dravid

Harmeet Singh

LRPL Taylor

A Symonds

V Kohli

MV Boucher

RV Uthappa

P Kumar

R Vinay Kumar

RJ Harris

A Kumble

RG Sharma

Chargers

AC Gilchrist

South Africa

New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

Johannesburg

J Srinath

India

Royal Challengers Bangalore tour of South Africa

Deccan Chargers tour of South Africa

ZTA Ndamane

Indian Premier League

Final

DJ Harper

Australia

RE Koertzen

SJA Taufel

Player Name		R	B
JH Kallis	bowled	15	17
MK Pandey	caught	4	8
RE van der Merwe	stumped	32	21
R Dravid	bowled	9	13
LRPL Taylor	caught	27	20
V Kohli	stumped	7	8
MV Boucher	caught	5	6
RV Uthappa	not out	17	15
P Kumar	caught	2	3
R Vinay Kumar	caught	8	8
A Kumble	not out	1	1
Extras	(lb 9, w 1)
Total	137(9 wkts; 20 ovs)

Player Name	O	M	R	W	Econ
RJ Harris	4	1	34	1	8.5
RP Singh	4	0	16	1	4
A Symonds	3	0	18	2	6
PP Ojha	4	0	28	3	7
Harmeet Singh	4	0	23	2	5.75
RG Sharma	1	0	9	0	9

WKT	RUNS	Players
1st	20	Jacques Kallis	Manish Pandey
2nd	16	Roelof van der Merwe	Manish Pandey
3rd	21	Rahul Dravid	Roelof van der Merwe
4th	22	Rahul Dravid	Ross Taylor
5th	20	Ross Taylor	Virat Kohli
6th	0	Mark Boucher	Virat Kohli
7th	8	Mark Boucher	Robin Uthappa
8th	3	Robin Uthappa	Praveen Kumar
9th	19	Robin Uthappa	Vinay Kumar
10th	8	Anil Kumble	Robin Uthappa

TEAM	M	W	L	PT	NRR
DC	14	10	4	20	0.311
CSK	14	8	5	17	0.951
RCB	14	8	6	16	-0.191
DC	14	7	7	14	0.203
PBKS	14	7	7	14	-0.483
RR	14	6	7	13	-0.352
MI	14	5	8	11	0.297
KKR	14	3	10	7	-0.789

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