One of the richest sporting organisation's,great tournament finale had all the mast,enjoyment and had its glamour. No one would have thought that the teams which have been sitting at the last will come to the finals and the team which has been last in the table in the first edition of the great IPL.
The two captains of the two sides Deccan chargers and Royal Challengers Banglore went for the toss and Deccan Chargers went on to bat. The champion leggie immediately put himself into the act put the brakes on the Deccan Chargers by taking the priceless wicket of Gilly.Symonds and Gibbs were not been allowed to play their natural game. When Symmo on 5, the world' most number of catches in test cricket(Dravid),dropped a sitter. It seemed as if that he would go on to score his second double hundred but it was again the Jumbo who picked him up.
Then Rohit and Gibbs staggered at the middle,but the late 50 of Gibbs made them to get a fighting total of 143/6.
Then came Royal challengers's new born baby Manish Pandey and the champion cricketer Jacques Kallis, but today was not Manish's day and Kallis played on a RP ball which made them to be in deep trouble but Roelof's quick knock 32 broughthopes on the minds of Royal Challengers.Then the Indian team WALL(Rahul) and Ross going in a fair pace but again the storm strikes in the form of Harmeet getting out Dravid cheaply for 9.Then Symmo took two wickets of Virat and Ross in an over,almost closed their winning gate.But still Uthappa and Boucher were there,but all fell like a pack of cards and the last over demanded 14 runs but RP came and showed all,that he is deserved to have the purple cap by giving only 8 runs and the Deccan Chargers won the finale by 6 runs.
Man of the Match: ANIL KUMBLE(RCB)
Golden Player of the League:ADAM GILCHRIST(DC)
Orange Cap: MATTHEW HAYDEN(CSK)
Purple Cap:R.P.SINGH(DC)
Under-23 Success of the Tournament :ROHIT SHARMA
DLF IPL 2009 Tournament:DECCAN CHARGERS

April 2009

Sat 18
10:30
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 1st match,
Cape Town

Sat 18
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals, 2nd match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Sun 19
10:30
Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab, 3rd match,
Cape Town

Sun 19
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 4th match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Mon 20
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, 5th match,
Port Elizabeth (D/N)

Tue 21
10:30
Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, 6th match,
Durban

Tue 21
14:30
Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians, 7th match,
Durban (D/N)

Wed 22
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, 8th match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Thu 23
10:30
Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, 9th match,
Durban

Thu 23
14:30
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 10th match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Fri 24
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab, 11th match,
Durban (D/N)

Sat 25
10:30
Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, 12th match,
Durban

Sat 25
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, 13th match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Sun 26
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Delhi Daredevils, 14th match,
Port Elizabeth

Sun 26
14:30
Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, 15th match,
Cape Town (D/N)

Mon 27
10:30
Deccan Chargers v Chennai Super Kings, 16th match,
Durban

Mon 27
14:30
Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, 17th match,
Port Elizabeth (D/N)

Tue 28
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, 18th match,
Centurion (D/N)

Wed 29
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 19th match,
Durban

Wed 29
14:30
Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, 20th match,
Durban (D/N)

Thu 30
10:30
Delhi Daredevils v Deccan Chargers, 21st match,
Centurion

Thu 30
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, 22nd match,
Centurion (D/N)

May 2009

Fri 01
10:30
Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians, 23th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
East London


Fri 01
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kings XI Punjab, 24th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban (D/N)


Sat 02
10:30
Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals, 25th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Port Elizabeth


Sat 02
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Delhi Daredevils, 26th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg (D/N)


Sun 03
10:30
Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders, 27th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Port Elizabeth


Sun 03
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians, 28th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg (D/N)


Mon 04
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Deccan Chargers, 29th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
East London (D/N)


Tue 05
10:30
Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals, 30th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban


Tue 05
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, 31st match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban (D/N)


Wed 06
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Mumbai Indians, 32nd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Thu 07
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals, 33rd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion


Thu 07
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, 34th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Fri 08
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, 35th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
East London (D/N)


Sat 09
10:30
Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, 36th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Kimberley


Sat 09
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals, 37th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Kimberley (D/N)


Sun 10
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Mumbai Indians, 38th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Port Elizabeth


Sun 10
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders, 39th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg (D/N)


Mon 11
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals, 40th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Kimberley (D/N)


Tue 12
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 41st match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion


Tue 12
14:30
Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians, 42nd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Wed 13
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils, 43rd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban (D/N)


Thu 14
10:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Chennai Super Kings, 44th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban


Thu 14
14:30
Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals, 45th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban (D/N)


Fri 15
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, 46th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Bloemfontein (D/N)


Sat 16
10:30
Chennai Super Kings v Mumbai Indians, 47th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Port Elizabeth


Sat 16
14:30
Deccan Chargers v Kolkata Knight Riders, 48th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg (D/N)


Sun 17
10:30
Deccan Chargers v Kings XI Punjab, 49th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg


Sun 17
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals, 50th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Bloemfontein (D/N)


Mon 18
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, 51st match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Tue 19
14:30
Delhi Daredevils v Bangalore Royal Challengers, 52nd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg (D/N)


Wed 20
10:30
Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals, 53rd match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban


Wed 20
14:30
Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab, 54th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Durban (D/N)


Thu 21
10:30
Delhi Daredevils v Mumbai Indians, 55th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion


Thu 21
14:30
Bangalore Royal Challengers v Deccan Chargers, 56th match, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Fri 22
14:30
1st Semi-Final, Indian Premier League, 2009
Centurion (D/N)


Sat 23
14:30
2nd Semi-Final, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg


Sun 24
14:30
Final, Indian Premier League, 2009
Johannesburg

• Pakistan Has Never Beaten India In World Cup.
• Yuvraj Singh becomes the first batsman to hit six sixes in an over in Twenty20 World Cup.
• First hat-trick taken by Bret Lee in Twenty20 World Cup Against Bangaladesh.
• Gayle hit first ton of Twenty20 World Cup.
• Yuvraj Singh scored fastest half century just 12 balls.
• India have never won against NZ in a T20 match still 10/4/08
• First bowl out takes place in international T20 againt India and Pakistan where India won 3-0
• The inaugral twenty20 world cup has been won by India under the captainship of MS Dhoni
• Gautam Gambhir,India's most run scorer in the T20 world cup in South Africa

TRIVIAL SPORTS FACTS

• Until 1859, the umpire sat behind home plate in a padded rocking chair.
  
• Babe Ruth was the first baseball player credited to ordering a bat with a knob on it. They were produced by Louisville Slugger in 1919.
  
• Boxing was filmed for the first time in 1894 in a match between Mike Leonard and Jack Cushing.
  The fastest serve in a game of tennis was in 1963 by Michael Sangster. It was clocked at 154 mile per hour.
  
• Horse racing is one of the oldest sports around. It was originated by nomads around the year 4500 B.C. It is possible that the sport began before this time but 4500 B.C. is when they first started keeping written records.
  
• If a horse wins a race “hands down” it means the jockey never raised his whip during the race.
  
• Even though it was outlawed in 1920, the last legal spitball was thrown by New York Yankee Hall of Famer, Burleigh Grimes in 1934. At the time of the outlaw, anyone already using a spitball was allowed to continue. Burleigh Grimes continued for another fourteen years.
  
• Official baseball rules state that an umpire may not be replaced during a game except if he becomes ill, injured, or if he dies.
  
• Before the turn of the century, prize fighters fought bare fisted. Matches sometimes lasted more than one hundred rounds and were counted by knock outs.
  
• In bowling, three strikes in a row was called a turkey. The term originated in the 1800s when at holiday time, the first member of a team to score three strikes in a row won a free turkey.

MOST RUNS SCORED OFF ONE TEST OVER
28 - Brian Lara (WI) v Robin Peterson(SAF), Johannesburg 2003-04
27 - Shahid Afridi (Pak) v Harbhajan Singh (Ind), Lahore 2005-06
26 - Craig McMillan (NZ) v Younis Khan (Pak), Hamilton 2000-01
26 - Lara v Danish Kaneria (Pak), Multan 2006-07
26 - Mitchell Johnson (Aus) v Paul Harris (SAf), Johannesburg 2008-09
25 - AB de Villiers (SAf) v Andrew McDonald (Aus), Cape Town 2008-09
(and four others on 25)
WORST ECONOMY RATE IN AN INNINGS
12 overs 0-101, 8.41 runs an over, S. Hossain, Bangladesh v England, Lord's, 05
18 overs 0-149, 8.27 runs an over, Bryce McGain, Aust v S.Africa, Cape Town, 09

India were all out for 54 in October 2000, their lowest ever total in One Day Internationals against Sri Lanka.
England's John Jameson, who was born in India, made his highest Test score( 82 ) against India.


Only four test series have ended 0-0 with all five matches being drawn. India was involved in three of them, including two in a row against Pakistan.
Paul Strang is the only Zimbabwean batsmen to score 100 runs and take 5 wickets in an inings of a test match

No less than five batsmen were run out during the New Zealand innings v Sri Lanka at Sharjah in March 1988- only eight wickets fell in all.
Steve Waugh made 87 consecutive ODI appearances for Australia, and was then dropped, only to be replaced by his twin brother Mark Waugh.

Mike gatting had his nose broken by a ball from Malcolm Marshall while batting v West Indies at Kingston in 1986. The ball unfortunately dropped from his nose on to the wicket.
There were no less than six ducks- plus one not out batsman, in the Pakistani innings v West Indies, at Cape Town in 1993.

Two spectators were killed and several injured when a stand collapsed during the India v England game at Nagpur in January 1985.
25, 000 spectators turned up to watch England play its first ODI match at Chandigarh. Unfortunately a violent thunderstorm flooded the ground. In order to placate the crowd a 15 overs game was staged in unplayable conditions.

Mark Waugh was run out 4 times in five innings in One day International matches in 1992.
Desmond Haynes and Gordon Greenidge completed 15 century partnerships in ODI matches for West Indies.

In 1822 Timothy Dwight, president of Yale College, forbade all students to play Football. Violators were to be reported the dean and were to be penalized by a fine not to exceed fifty cents.
In the 1905 Football season, eighteen men were killed in college games in the United States and 159 were permanently injured. At that time, Football players wore only light equipment. Punching, linking arms, gouging, and kicking were all part of the action and the entire team was allowed to line up on the scrimmage line.

At least a quarter of all games, reports tell us, ended in mob brawls. In 1905 the Reverend David Buel of Georgetown University reported that one unidentified team had been taught to "strike their opponents in certain delicate parts of the body so as to render them helpless.

" The large number of deaths and injuries that year prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to establish the National Collegiate Athletic Association, which instituted regulations designed to make college Football a less lethal sport.
In 1910 a Football team was penalized 15 yards for an incompleted forward pass.