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]
2011 season | |||
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Coach | Darren Lehmann | ||
Captain | Kumar Sangakkara Cameron White[nb 1][1] | ||
Ground(s) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
IPL | Group Stage (7th) | ||
Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (400) | ||
Most wickets | Amit Mishra (19) | ||
Most catches | Daniel Christian (7) | ||
Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Kumar 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]
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]
Players retained:[5] None
Players released:[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
Players acquired during the auction:[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
Uncapped players acquired: 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
Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Bharat Chipli | India | (1983-01-27)27 January 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | |
Shikhar Dhawan | India | (1985-12-05)5 December 1985 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2011 | |
Ravi Teja Dwaraka | India | (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2008 | |
Ishank Jaggi | India | (1989-10-27)27 October 1989 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2011 | |
Michael Lumb | England | (1980-02-12)12 February 1980 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | Overseas. |
Chris Lynn | Australia | (1990-04-10)10 April 1990 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2011 | Overseas. |
Kevin Pietersen | England | (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2011 | Overseas. Ruled out of season due to surgery.[9][10] |
Jaydev Shah | India | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2011 | |
Sunny Sohal | India | (1987-11-10)10 November 1987 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2011 | |
Cameron White | Australia | (1983-08-18)18 August 1983 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2011 | Overseas and Vice-captain.[nb 1] |
Arjun Yadav | India | (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2008 | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Daniel Christian | Australia | (1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | Overseas. |
JP Duminy | South Africa | (1984-04-14)14 April 1984 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2011 | Overseas. |
Ashish Reddy | India | (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2010 | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Kedar Devdhar | India | (1989-12-14)14 December 1989 (aged 21) | Right-handed | 2011 | ||
Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | (1977-10-27)27 October 1977 (aged 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2011 | Overseas and Captain.[2][nb 1] |
Bowlers | ||||||
Harmeet Singh Bansal | India | (1987-10-09)9 October 1987 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2009 | |
Akash Bhandari | India | (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2011 | |
Manpreet Gony | India | (1984-01-04)4 January 1984 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | |
Ishan Malhotra | India | (1984-05-23)23 May 1984 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | |
Amit Mishra | India | (1982-11-24)24 November 1982 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2011 | |
Pragyan Ojha | India | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2008 | |
Anand Rajan | India | (1987-04-17)17 April 1987 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | |
Ankit Sharma | India | (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 (aged 19) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2011 | |
Ishant Sharma | India | (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | |
Dale Steyn | South Africa | (1983-06-27)27 June 1983 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2011 | Overseas. |
Rusty Theron | South Africa | (1985-06-24)24 June 1985 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2011 | Overseas. |
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Pos | Grp | Team
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Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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1 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (R) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.326 |
2 | B | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.443 |
3 | A | Mumbai Indians (3) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.040 |
4 | B | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.433 |
5 | A | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.051 |
6 | B | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.691 |
7 | A | Deccan Chargers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.222 |
8 | B | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −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 |
Note: Top four teams qualified for the playoffs.
The top three teams also qualified for the Champions League Twenty20 while the fourth team played in the qualifying stage.
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
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Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | A | A | A |
Result | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | W |
9 April |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v |
Rajasthan Royals |
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets |
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16:00
Round 1 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Dwaraka Ravi Teja 28 (20) |
Johan Botha67* (47) | ||||
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11 April |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders |
v |
Deccan Chargers |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 2 |
Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||
Jacques Kallis 53 (45) |
Bharat Chipli 48 (40) | ||||
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14 April |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v |
Royal Challengers Bangalore |
Deccan Chargers won by 33 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 3 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Bharat Chipli61* (35) |
Virat Kohli 71 (51) | ||||
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16 April |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v |
Kings XI Punjab |
Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 4 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Shikhar Dhawan 45 (36) |
Paul Valthaty 75 (47) | ||||
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19 April |
Deccan Chargers |
v |
Delhi Daredevils (H) |
Deccan Chargers won by 16 runs |
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16:00
Round 5 |
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | ||||
Sunny Sohal 62 (41) |
David Warner 51 (48) | ||||
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24 April |
Mumbai Indians |
v |
Deccan Chargers (H) |
Mumbai Indians won by 37 runs |
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16:00
Round 6 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Rohit Sharma56* (34) |
Kumar Sangakkara 34 (28) | ||||
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27 April |
Deccan Chargers |
v |
Kochi Tuskers Kerala (H) |
Deccan Chargers won by 55 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 7 |
Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Kochi | ||||
Kumar Sangakkara 65 (47) |
Ravindra Jadeja 23 (35) | ||||
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1 May |
(H) Chennai Super Kings |
v |
Deccan Chargers |
Chennai Super Kings won by 19 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 8 |
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | ||||
Suresh Raina 59 (35) |
Sunny Sohal 56 (30) | ||||
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3 May |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
v |
Deccan Chargers (H) |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 20 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 9 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Yusuf Pathan47* (26) |
Shikhar Dhawan 54 (45) | ||||
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5 May |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v |
Delhi Daredevils |
Delhi Daredevils won by 4 wickets |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 10 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
JP Duminy 55 (31) |
Virender Sehwag 119 (56) | ||||
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10 May |
(H) Deccan Chargers |
v |
Pune Warriors India |
Pune Warriors India won by 6 wickets |
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16:00
Round 11 |
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad | ||||
Dwaraka Ravi Teja 30 (27) |
Manish Pandey 49 (42) | ||||
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14 May |
Deccan Chargers |
v |
Mumbai Indians (H) |
Deccan Chargers won by 10 runs |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 12 |
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | ||||
Shikhar Dhawan27* (18) |
Sachin Tendulkar 37 (42) | ||||
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16 May |
(H) Pune Warriors India |
v |
Deccan Chargers |
Deccan Chargers won by 6 wickets |
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20:00 (D/N)
Round 13 |
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | ||||
Mitchell Marsh 37 (28) |
Sunny Sohal 34 (28) | ||||
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21 May |
Deccan Chargers |
v |
Kings XI Punjab (H) |
Deccan Chargers won by 82 runs |
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16:00
Round 14 |
HPCA Stadium, Dharamsala | ||||
Shikhar Dhawan95* (57) |
Adam Gilchrist 51 (37) | ||||
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Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco | Ct | St |
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Shikhar Dhawan | 14 | 400 | 95* | 33.33 | 129.03 | 1 | 1/7 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 6 | – |
Kumar Sangakkara | 13 | 358 | 65 | 27.53 | 122.18 | – | – | – | – | 17 | 2 |
Ravi Teja Dwaraka | 12 | 183 | 60 | 26.14 | 127.08 | 0 | – | – | 9.00 | 5 | – |
Cameron White | 6 | 104 | 31* | 26.00 | 95.41 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
Bharat Chipli | 14 | 207 | 61* | 25.87 | 121.76 | 0 | – | – | 20.00 | 1 | – |
Sunny Sohal | 11 | 249 | 62 | 24.90 | 130.36 | – | – | – | – | 0 | – |
JP Duminy | 10 | 205 | 55 | 20.50 | 117.81 | 4 | 1/3 | 35.75 | 7.94 | 2 | – |
Daniel Christian | 14 | 190 | 30 | 17.27 | 119.49 | 11 | 2/13 | 31.81 | 7.66 | 7 | – |
Amit Mishra | 14 | 68 | 25* | 17.00 | 138.77 | 19 | 4/9 | 18.84 | 6.71 | 2 | – |
Ishank Jaggi | 2 | 28 | 25 | 14.00 | 75.67 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Dale Steyn | 12 | 36 | 13 | 9.00 | 102.85 | 14 | 3/16 | 18.84 | 6.71 | 2 | – |
Manpreet Gony | 3 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 3/31 | 21.25 | 9.44 | 0 | – |
Michael Lumb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Ishan Malhotra | 1 | 7 | 7* | – | 175.00 | 0 | – | – | 23.00 | 0 | – |
Ishant Sharma | 12 | 4 | 1* | – | 80.00 | 11 | 5/12 | 28.54 | 7.13 | 3 | – |
Anand Rajan | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 3/27 | 16.66 | 10.00 | 2 | – |
Kedar Devdhar | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 | 1 |
Harmeet Singh Bansal | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 2/27 | 17.66 | 7.57 | 0 | – |
Pragyan Ojha | 10 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 3/26 | 26.70 | 7.24 | 2 | – |
No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
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1 | 14 April 2011 | Dale Steyn | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Hyderabad | Won by 33 runs | 3/24 (4 overs) | [16] |
2 | 19 April 2011 | Sunny Sohal | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Won by 16 runs | 62 (41) | [17] |
3 | 27 April 2011 | Ishant Sharma | Kochi Tuskers Kerala | Kochi | Won by 55 runs | 5/12 (3 overs) | [18] |
4 | 14 May 2011 | Amit Mishra | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 10 runs | 18* (6) & 1/18 (4 overs) | [19] |
5 | 16 May 2011 | Amit Mishra | Pune Warriors India | Navi Mumbai | Won by 6 wickets | 2/26 (4 overs) | [20] |
6 | 21 May 2011 | Shikhar Dhawan | Kings XI Punjab | Dharmasala | Won By 82 runs | 95* (57) | [4] |