Deccan Chargers beat Rajasthan Royals to knock them out of IPL 5!!

@ram_cv (16513)
India
May 18, 2012 12:56pm CST
Deccan Chargers did their first favor to CSK, by beating Rajasthan Royals today. RR batting first could only post 126 on the board which DC managed to chase thanks to a good opening partnership between Dhavan and Reddy. This win means that RR are out of the reckoning for the playoffs. Now CSK would be hoping that DC can also beat RCB to help them qualify for the playoffs!! Cheers! Ram
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@suni51 (3429)
• India
18 May 12
Looks as if they were keeping their best for this game. What could have been an easy win fo RR turned out to be a bad dream for them. Now this is all about cricket and its uncertainties. RR needed to reach at least 150 to remain in contention which they failed too badly. That is cricket for you.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
18 May 12
But the DC batting was still very jittery. Somehow they managed to cross the line. Cheers! Ram
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
19 May 12
ram ram all this is not real. read today's TOI first page- it carries a lot of reports against IPL. they fix matches. we spectators waste hours together in watching them.
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@peferble (149)
• Bangladesh
19 May 12
DC batting line up strong but they failed to keep the performance on balling and fielding. Last game they played well but they have to continue this.
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@TheLove (98)
• India
18 May 12
Yep, Sad for RR. But i don't think DC can beat RCB, I mean it will hard for DC to beat them when RCB have gayle(on his best performance),Dilshan,ab de villiers,Kohli. At the end of day anything can happen. game of cricket is always with full of surprise.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 May 12
Actually DC would not be alone against RCB. They will have the famous Dhoni luck helping them out. :) Cheers! Ram
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 May 12
Good. So all we need to do is wait and watch till tomorrow to see what happens to CSK. Cheers! Ram
• India
19 May 12
haha...lol.. That's true. That Dhoni luck had won many match for India,too. :p You seems die hard fan of CSK. I like RR but now they out. I'll wish for your CSK.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
19 May 12
thanks ram for informing this. we can hope csk will have 30/70 chances to get to playoff. our real competitor now will be rcb/kingsxi.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 May 12
Now, Kings XI are also out of it as they have lost today to DD. Cheers! Ram
@kundanraj (660)
• India
20 May 12
Rajasthan out of the Playoff now as they need to win the remaining 2 to be eligible for Playoff but they loast against the Deccan chargers, first they post poor batting shows as they only able to post 126 on the board which was easily chased by Deccan. After Royals chose to bat, Chargers were their usual woeful self in the Powerplay overs, putting down three catches to reprieve each of Royals' top three. Royals' highest run-scorer this season, Ajinkya Rahane, was dropped in the first over by wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel, but Chargers weren't made to pay as Dale Steyn had Rahane edging to slip in the next over. With many drops catches this was not the suprise from the deccan though they are doing it well and they are capable of doing the way. Only 65 runs came in the final ten overs. Aso they loast many. Mean while in cahse charge too lost wickwrts but Akshat Reddy top scored and won for them. Now Rajathan is out of the route and they will not goinmg to playoff that confirmed. Deccan finally did a good one with 3 wins now.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
20 May 12
Yes, DC has done one favor to CSK by beating RR. Now they need to repeat it by beating RCB today. Cheers! Ram
@arunr175 (1678)
• India
19 May 12
Now with Rajasthan Royals loosing the match with Deccan Chargers, they have lost the hopes for the playoffs. I think Royal Challengers Bangalore will make it to the playoffs but anything can happen, if Kings XI Punjab wins today they also have a chance if Royal Challengers Bangalore loose, let's see after today's and tomorrow's match who makes it to the playoffs ....
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 May 12
With Kings XI losing their match to DD, it is going to be either RCB and CSK. For RCB the equation is simple, win and reach the playoffs else go home. Cheers! Ram
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@peferble (149)
• Bangladesh
19 May 12
RR losts the game for their batting. They did so poorly on bats. But RRB is a very good side on Batting. In last game to beat more that Two Hundred. I think it may be impossible to win over RRB for DC.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
19 May 12
Yes, they batted poorly. Had they put on another 25 runs, they could have made DC really struggle. Cheers! Ram
@krajibg (11922)
• Guwahati, India
18 May 12
Hi ram, I was wondering to see the way the Rajasthan Royals players, specially bats,en were batting today. It seemed they were just maintaining formality. There was no aggression in the team. Mere 126 is nothing. Still they were trying to check them but the first partnership sealed their way. You said rightly that losing the game RR has backed CSK.
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@ram_cv (16513)
• India
18 May 12
Yes, their batting was a big letdown today. If they had got another 20-25 runs, they could have actually won the match. Cheers! Ram
• India
18 May 12
I am really more of a triple D fan ( Delhi Dare Devils ) although I haven't been following IPL for a while now , or for that matter haven't been watching cricket for almost the same amount of time . You know What I find weird is that none of the other channels show IPL besides Max . I know its their official TV partner but I haven't even seen a repeat on any other TV channel . Anyways I am getting off topic thanks for the update !
@ram_cv (16513)
• India
18 May 12
That is because they have not shared their rights for IPL. Similarly, you will not see EPL on any other channels other than ESPN and Star. So there is actually nothing strange in that. Cheers! Ram