Deccan Chargers in 2011

The Deccan Chargers (DC) were a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, that competed in the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket (T20) league in India. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2011 Indian Premier League, making their fourth appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Kumar Sangakkara and coached by Darren Lehmann.[2]

Deccan Chargers
2011 season
CoachDarren Lehmann
CaptainKumar Sangakkara
Cameron White[nb 1][1]
Ground(s)Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
(Capacity: 55,000)
IPLGroup Stage (7th)
Most runsShikhar Dhawan (400)
Most wicketsAmit Mishra (19)
Most catchesDaniel Christian (7)
Most wicket-keeping dismissalsKumar Sangakkara (19)
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The Deccan Chargers started their campaign by losing their opening fixture of the IPL on 9 April against the Rajasthan Royals and failed to qualify for playoffs finishing seventh in the group stage.[3][4]

Player Acquisition
Main article: List of 2011 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The Deccan Chargers retained none of the players from the previous season.[5] They have bought 27 players including 14 players from the auction and still had $1.47million left in their purse in the end out of their allotted $9 million.[6]

Retained Players:[5] None

Released Players:[5] Harmeet Singh Bansal, Azhar Bilakhia, Sumanth Bodapati, Ravi Teja Dwaraka, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Ryan Harris, Mitchell Marsh, Mohnish Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Ashish Reddy, Kemar Roach, Rahul Sharma, Rohit Sharma, Anirudh Singh, Jaskaran Singh, R. P. Singh, Dwayne Smith, Andrew Symonds, Suman Tirumalasetti, V. V. S. Laxman, Chaminda Vaas, Arjun Yadav, Venugopal Rao Yalaka

Added Auctioned Players:[7] Daniel Christian, Shikhar Dhawan, JP Duminy, Manpreet Gony, Michael Lumb, Chris Lynn, Amit Mishra, Pragyan Ojha, Kevin Pietersen, Kumar Sangakkara, Ishant Sharma, Dale Steyn, Rusty Theron, Cameron White

Added Uncapped Players: Harmeet Singh Bansal, Akash Bhandari, Bharat Chipli, Kedar Devdhar, Ravi Teja Dwaraka, Ishank Jaggi, Ishan Malhotra, Anand Rajan, Ashish Reddy, Jaydev Shah, Ankit Sharma, Sunny Sohal, Arjun Yadav

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.[8]
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
  • Signed Year denotes year from which player is associated with Deccan Chargers
Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
Bharat Chipli (1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011
Shikhar Dhawan (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break2011
Ravi Teja Dwaraka (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2008
Ishank Jaggi (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2011
Michael Lumb (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm medium fast2011Overseas.
Chris Lynn (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 20)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2011Overseas.
Kevin Pietersen (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break2011Overseas. Ruled out due to surgery.[9][10]
Jaydev Shah (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break2011
Sunny Sohal (1987-11-10)10 November 1987 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2011
Cameron White (1983-08-18)18 August 1983 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2011Overseas and Vice-captain.[nb 1]
Arjun Yadav (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 (aged 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break2008
All-rounders
Daniel Christian (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011Overseas.
JP Duminy (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 26)Left-handedRight-arm off break2011Overseas.
Ashish Reddy (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2010
Wicket-keepers
Kedar Devdhar (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 21)Right-handed2011
Kumar Sangakkara (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 33)Left-handedRight-arm off break2011Overseas and Captain.[2][nb 1]
Bowlers
Harmeet Singh Bansal (1987-10-09)9 October 1987 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2009
Akash Bhandari (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 17)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2011
Manpreet Gony (1984-01-04)4 January 1984 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011
Ishan Malhotra (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011
Amit Mishra (1982-11-24)24 November 1982 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2011
Pragyan Ojha (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 24)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2008
Anand Rajan (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011
Ankit Sharma (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 19)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2011
Ishant Sharma (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011
Dale Steyn (1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast2011Overseas.
Rusty Theron (1985-06-24)24 June 1985 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast2011Overseas.

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Season Overview
Main article: 2011 Indian Premier League
Home fans at Hyderabad cheering for the Deccan Chargers during the match against the Delhi Daredevils

Standings
Pos Grp Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 B Kolkata Knight Riders 14 13 1 0 26 0.433
2 A Mumbai Indians (3) 14 9 5 0 18 0.040
3 B Chennai Super Kings 14 8 6 0 16 0.443
4 A Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.051
5 B Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) 15 7 7 1 15 0.326
6 A Kings XI Punjab 14 7 7 0 14 −0.051
7 A Deccan Chargers 14 6 8 0 12 0.222
8 B Kochi Tuskers Kerala 14 4 10 0 8 −0.214
9 A Pune Warriors India 14 4 9 1 9 −0.134
10 A Delhi Daredevils 14 4 9 1 9 −0.448
Source:

Note: Top four teams qualified for the Playoffs.
The top three teams qualified for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team played in the Qualifying stage.

Results by match
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Source: Fixtures
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Fixtures
Main article: 2011 Indian Premier League § Fixtures
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

Group stage

Statistics
Name Nat Mat Runs HS Ave SR Wkts BBI Ave Eco Ct St
Shikhar Dhawan1440095*33.33129.0311/711.005.506–
Kumar Sangakkara133586527.53122.18––––172
Ravi Teja Dwaraka121836026.14127.080––9.005–
Cameron White610431*26.0095.41––––2–
Bharat Chipli1420761*25.87121.760––20.001–
Sunny Sohal112496224.90130.36––––0–
JP Duminy102055520.50117.8141/335.757.942–
Daniel Christian141903017.27119.49112/1331.817.667–
Amit Mishra146825*17.00138.77194/918.846.712–
Ishank Jaggi2282514.0075.67––––1–
Dale Steyn1236139.00102.85143/1618.846.712–
Manpreet Gony300*0.000.0043/3121.259.440–
Michael Lumb1000.000.00––––1–
Ishan Malhotra177*–175.000––23.000–
Ishant Sharma1241*–80.00115/1228.547.133–
Anand Rajan2––––33/2716.6610.002–
Kedar Devdhar1––––––––01
Harmeet Singh Bansal2––––32/2717.667.570–
Pragyan Ojha10––––103/2626.707.242–

Awards and achievements

Awards
Man of the Match
No. Date Player Opponent Venue Result Contribution Ref.
114 April 2011 Dale SteynRoyal Challengers BangaloreHyderabadWon by 33 runs3/24 (4 overs)[16]
219 April 2011 Sunny SohalDelhi DaredevilsDelhiWon by 16 runs62 (41)[17]
327 April 2011 Ishant SharmaKochi Tuskers KeralaKochiWon by 55 runs5/12 (3 overs)[18]
414 May 2011 Amit MishraMumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 10 runs18* (6) & 1/18 (4 overs)[19]
516 May 2011 Amit MishraPune Warriors IndiaNavi MumbaiWon by 6 wickets2/26 (4 overs)[20]
621 May 2011 Shikhar DhawanKings XI PunjabDharmasalaWon By 82 runs95* (57)[4]

Achievements
  • Ishant Sharma took the first-ever fifer for the Deccan Chargers in the match against Kochi Tuskers Kerala.[18] This is also the best bowling figures of the 2011 Indian Premier League (2011 IPL).[21]
  • Amit Mishra took the hat-trick for the Deccan Chargers in the match against Kings XI Punjab.[4] This is also the only hat-trick recorded in the 2011 IPL.[22]

Notes

Footnotes
  1. Cameron White acted as the captain in the last match as Sangakkara left the squad on the national duty for the Sri Lanka tour of England.

References
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