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01-May-2009 21:05:00 GMT
Indian Premier League, 2009

Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers, Port Elizabeth - Preview

Port Elizabeth: Deccan Chargers have ruthlessly crushed opponents this season, but their four-match winning streak was halted by Delhi Daredevils in their last match on Thursday.

Chargers still occupy the top spot in the standings with eight points and would treat the six-wicket loss as an aberration.

The hot-form of Chargers' strong batting line-up eluded them against Daredevils.

Adam Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and Rohit Sharma were dismissed cheaply and it was left to Dwayne Smith's batting pyrotechnics to give some respectability to the score.

Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have blown hot and cold in the tournament and are currently occupying sixth place with five points after two wins.

Royals captain Shane Warne, despite all his effort to shore-up the batting order, is still to find a good combination.

The greenhorns at the top have failed to fire and the team is over dependent on Yusuf Pathan and Graeme Smith to perform.

Pathan played a crucial role with the bat in both the victories while Smith has given him support.

Both failed against Super Kings and Royals lost by 38 runs.

Bringing Pathan down the order worked against Delhi Daredevils, but came unstuck against Super Kings.

Warne again served a reminder to the top-order batsmen and asked them to pull up their socks.

Match facts
Saturday May 02, 2009
Start time 12.30pm, 10.30GMT, 04:00pm IST


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