IPL: Deccan beat Kochi by 55 runs

Deccan Chargers defeated Kochi Tuskers Kerala by a handsome margin 55 runs of in their away IPL match at the Nehru Stadium here on Wednesday night.

Chasing Deccan Chargers’ total of 129 for the loss of seven wickets, the Kochi batsmen lost all their wickets on 74 runs in just 16.3 overs.

Kochi had the worst possible start to the run chase as they lost six of ther batsmen at just 11 runs on the scorecard.

B McCullum (0), M Jayawardene (4), PA Patel (0), RV Gomez (0), Brad Hodge (0),KM Jadhav (0), RP Singh(0) all of them failed to contribute with their willow leading their side t deeper troubles.

RA Jadeja with his 23 runs innings became the top scorer of the Kochi line up.

Pacer Ishant Sharma remained the pick of the Deccan bowlers as he picked up five wicket by giving away only 12 runs in three overs .

He, along with South African fast bowler Steyn, who picked up three wickets in the match, ripped through the Kochi lone up on Wednesday.

Earlier, riding on skipper K Sangakkara’s 65 runs innings Deccan Chargers had posed a challenging total of 129 for the loss of seven wickets in their quota of 20 overs.

I. Sharma was named the man of the match at the end of the game for his wonderful performance with the ball.