IPL-2:Gilly and Gibbs give Deccan their forth consecutive victory beating Chennai

 

Adam Gilchrist won the toss and invited Chennai to bat first. Fidel Edwards got his first wicket in the first over, when he had Parthiv caught behind off the second ball of the match.
However, Hayden was in an excellent form, and he treated purple cap holder RP Singh with scant respect. The fall of Raina after a good cameo, didn't shake Hayden.Pragyan Ojha put a stopper in Chennai's plans, with two big wickets in one over - those of Dhoni and Hayden, both getting caught. Albie Morkel came, hit one, and went. chennai need him to perform better than he has done so far in the tournament.
For today, Jacob Oram was the man for Chennai, and it was due to his lusty hitting at the end, that Chennai reached a total of 165 for 6.
It seemed to be a competitive total. 

In a display of batting not yet seen in the IPL so far, Herschelle Gibbs and Adam Gilchrist  raced to 60 off just 4 overs, reaching the fastest 50 of the IPL in the process. Dhoni was forced to bring on Murali inside the power play, and he bowled the first good over of the innings when he conceded 'just' 6 runs.
In desperation, Dhoni turned to part-timer Raina for the last over of the powerplay, but the gamble worked, when he got Gilchrist to cut one straight into gully's hands. Gilchrist departed for 44 off 19 balls. With his wicket, the scoring rate slowed down from a manic 15 runs per over, and Raina struck again when he had Laxman caught in a similar manner to Gilchrist.
Rohit Sharma and Gibbs then kept Hyderabad on course with a useful partnership of 39, but just when Hyderabad looked to be in control, Rohit got out but with 42 needed off 38 balls, it was still very much Hyderabad's game. Chennai pulled things back though, especially through Murali's last over, where he gave just 2 runs and got the wicket of Dwayne Smith.At last,it came down to 8 needed off the final over. Gibbs then settled the issue with a six off the first ball that Balaji bowled, and with a single and a four off the next two, Hyderabad were home, sitting firmly at the top of the charts with 4 wins out of 4 matches.

Man of the Match: Hercshelle Gibbs for his superb innings of 69 not out off 56 balls.

Turning Point of the Match: Gilchrist and Gibbs gave a sensational start in the initial overs of the chase. The start ensured that the batsmen coming in would have it much easier, and importantly allowed them to see out Murali's overs safely without needing to take any risks against him.