Deccan beat Bangalore by 33 runs in IPL 4

After tasting 10 successive defeats, including eight in IPL and two in Champions League, Deccan Chargers overcame the home jinx to register a comprehensive  33-run win over Royal Challengers Bangalore at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Thursday night. This is the Deccan's first ever win at home.

Despite some early struggles, the Chargers made a strong statement by making 175 with the bat and then the bowlers ran through Royal Challengers, who were limitted to 142/9 in 20 overs.

After Chargers' batsmen did their job to the best possibe way, the bowlers pinned down the Royal Challengers batsmen with incisive and fast bowling. With this victory over RCB, the 2009 champions thus opened their account in IPL-4 after losing their first two matches.

Brief Scores:

Deccan Chargers: 175 for five in 20 overs (Bharat Chipli 61 not out, Sunny Sohal 38; Zaheer Khan 3/32).

Royal Challengers Bangalore: 142 for nine in 20 overs (Virat Kohli 71; Dale Steyn 3/24, Manpreet Gony 3/31).