IPL 4: Shane Warne strikes, Deccan Chargers lose JP Duminy

Rajasthan Royals teammates celebrate the wicket of Deccan Charger captain Kumar Sangakkara during the IPL Twenty20 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium. (AFP Photo)

NEW DELHI: Shane Warne struck twice quickly as Deccan Chargers lost JP Duminy (14) and Ishank Jaggi (25) against Rajasthan Royals at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Saturday.

Chargers lost skipper Kumar Sangakkara (0) and Shikhar Dhawan (24) in quick succession after a flying start.


Royals’ pacer Siddharth Trivedi clean bowled Bharat Chipli in the eighth over to reduce Chargers to 53/3.

Trivedi also dismissed Sangakkara for nought in the sixth over after Amit Singh provided Royals crucial breakthrough in the previous over.

Amit Singh scalped Dhawan after Deccan openers added 40 runs. Dhawan hit a six and two fours in his quick-fire 24 off 15 balls.

Earlier, Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bowl first against Deccan Chargers in the second match of the IPL 4 at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

The last time Rajasthan Royals played in Hyderabad, they changed the game on its head in the final over as Andrew Symonds turned hero to villain in a trice, his blazing century lost in the maze of his mate Shane Warne's lusty hits.

Much water has flowed under the bridge since. Royals went on to claim top honours followed by Deccan Chargers in IPL 2. Symonds has moved on to a new franchise but Royals have cashed in on the confidence from that improbable first win and have the wood on Chargers, having won five of their six encounters in three editions.

There has been so much of change in personnel - Chargers let go of all their overseas recruits from first three editions - going into IPL 4, and their poor record at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium makes it imperative that the hosts hit the ground running in the day game of Saturday's double header.

With Warne in the opposition, the challenge only becomes formidable. In the words of Delhi Daredevil turned Charger Amit Mishra, "Warne is a legend. It is so good to watch him in action and I'll definitely try and talk to him whenever I get time."

Teams:

Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne (c), Amit Singh, Johan Botha, Rahul Dravid, Ashok Menaria, Jacob Oram, A Paunikar, A Raut, Shaun Tait, Ross Taylor, Siddharth Trivedi.

Deccan Chargers: Kumar Sangakkara (c), Shikhar Dhawan, JP Duminy, B Chipli, D Christian, D Ravi Teja, I Jaggi, A Mishra, Dale Steyn, Ishant Sharma, Pragyan Ojha.

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