Deccan Chargers Press Meet in Nagpur

Deccan Chargers are gearing up for their three home matches to be played on April 5th, 10th & 12th at the Vidarbh Cricket Association Stadium, Jamtha which is located about 16 kms away from Nagpur city.

Deccan Chargers IPL Matches Fixtures - Nagpur

Match Details	Date	Time
Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals	April 5th, 2010	8.00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings	April 10th , 2010	4.00 PM
Deccan Chargers vs Royal Challengers Bangalore	April 12th , 2010	8.00 PM

Deccan Chargers and VCA, Nagpur jointly organized a press meet at VCA Ground, Civil Lines at 4.00 pm on March 29th 2010. The meet was well attended by the local media personnel. Mr. E. Venkatram Reddy, Director-Operations, Deccan Chargers and Mr. Sudhir Dabir, President-VCA, Nagpur addressed the gathering and provided information on ticket sales, fixtures, arrangements etc. Mr. Girish Dongre, General Manager - Deccan Chargers was present at the meet. The first 200 tickets of various denominations were bought by the Manohar Bhai Patel Academy. The Chairperson of the academy is Mr. Praful Patel.

The ticket sales for the first match commenced from March 30th through the various branches of Bank of Maharashtra in Nagpur. The response has been fantastic! The sale of tickets for the second and third match will begin from April 1st.

DC vs MI -1 IPL 2010

The DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai was a total sell out with fans supporting their respective favourites. The madness and frenzy was visible. Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field. It looked like Chargers bowlers would restrict Mumbai Indians from making a high total, but it was MI's Harbhajan Singh's day; from 119 for 7 in the 17th over, Bhajji scored a breezy 49 not out from 18 balls. Kemar Roach has to show his bowling prowess in the forthcoming Deccan Chargers matches.

MI's total of 172 could not be beaten by the Chargers, who lost Captain Gilly's wicket in the first over. Rohit's 45 runs did not help the team. Bhajji's 3 wickets helped Mumbai Indians score a 41 runs victory over the Chargers.

Along with the Man of the Match award, Bhajji had to face a fine of US$ 15,000 for sledging T.Suman.

Mr. E.Venkatram Reddy, Director-Operations Deccan Chargers at the award ceremony

DC vs RR - 1 IPL 2010

Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. The stadium at Ahmedabad was jam packed with cricket fans of both the playing teams.

It was not a Chargers day out there in Ahmedabad. The number of run outs, left all the Chargers fans in a daze. Rohit's 49 runs went in vain. Yousuf Pathan of Rajasthan Royals was on a rampage and there was no stopping him.

Chargers will surely bounce back. Watch them in action against Mumbai Indians on March 28th, 2010. The defeat at Ahmedabad is history.

Bury the defeat and rise to charge! Go Chargers!!

DC vs DD - 1 IPL 2010

A great show by the Chargers!

Deccan Chargers win by 10 runs against Delhi Daredevils. Chargers won the toss and elected to bat. Rohit, Symmo, Gibbs, Suman and Gilly zoomed the Chargers score to 171. Great display of team power by the Chargers.

Delhi Daredevils played at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack for the first time and opened the bowling with a spinner. New Charger, Mohnish Mishra debuted today but couldn't hold on against the Devils' bowlers. Gibbs and Symmo brought some stability to the Chargers batting, followed by Rohit and Suman adding to the 171 runs.

Delhi Daredevils' Warner, Dinesh Karthik and De Villiers did their best to put their team on track with some good batting, but New Charger Rahul Sharma, Symmo deVAAStated the Devils' effort.

The powerful Symonds received his consecutive Man of the Match award for his 35 of 25 balls and 3 crucial wickets. His superb catch of his own bowling got him the Karbonn Kamaal Katch award.

Chargers Celebrations

Chargers celebrate after the big win against King XI Punjab at Cuttack on March 19, 2010. Man of the Match, Symmo had a good time with his team members playing the photographer. Captain Gilly cut the cake and cheered his boys.

DC vs KXIP-1 IPL 2010

A special win by 6 runs for the Deccan Chargers at the Barabati Stadium, Cuttack, one of the three home grounds of the Hyderabad team. Chargers first home ground win and first ever against Kings XI Punjab in IPL! A genuine reason to celebrate.

The last few overs of the second winnings gave some anxious moments to the Chargers fans, especially Irfan Pathan doing his brother's act, but Jaskaran spelled the deadly blow, with dependable Symmo taking the prized catch. Jaskaran stood up to Captain Gilly's expectation and trust.

Vaas, Gibbs, Gilly and Symmo contributed to the team's victory with Symmo aptly receiving the Man of the Match award. A match to be remembered!

Expect the same magic at 4.00 pm on March 21st against Delhi Daredevils at the same venue.

Happy Birthday Saina

Saina Nehwal celebrates her 20th birthday today. Saina Nehwal is the first Indian Woman to reach the semi-finals of All England Badminton Championships. She lost the game, but we Indians are proud of her achievements. Saina is wished success in her upcoming tournaments.

DC vs CSK -1 IPL 2010

What a fantastic innings by the Deccan Chargers! Beating CSK by 31 runs. Gilly, Vaas, Gibbs, Symmo, Rohit, RP, Pragyan, Sumanth...all the team members contributed to this win in Chennai. The Chennai cricket lovers were at their best, cheering both the teams in true sportsmanship spirit. Chargers played as a cohesive team and showed true grit. Go Chargers...repeat this performance on March 19th at Cuttack.

DC vs KKR - 1 IPL 2010

Deccan Chargers choke in their first match against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Dr.DY.Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on March 12th, 2010. Chargers won the toss and elected to bowl. Chaminda Vaas taking the first wicket on the first ball of the tournament was a delight to watch, followed by another wicket in the same over. What a brilliant start!

Captain Gilchrist and VVS Laxman gave a good start to their batting, but the other batsmen failed to deliver, leading to Chargers defeat in their first match.

Chargers will rise and give their best shot in the next game against Chennai Super Kings on Sunday, March 14th at Chennai.

Deccan Chargers IPL 2010 Fixtures

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Lucky Deccan Chargers Fans meet their favourite players

It was a life time opportunity for the 39 lucky Deccan Chargers Premium members to meet their favourite Deccan Chargers cricketers. On March 6th, 2009, they were invited to watch a Deccan Chargers practice match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad. After the match, the players met their fans and obliged them with autographs and photographs. The elated fans cheered the team and wished them for the IPL 2010.