Dramatic win for Royal Challengers over Deccan Chargers

In a closely fought low-scoring match, Deccan Chargers looked set to win the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, but finally fell short by 3 runs. Deccan Chargers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first. They managed to score only 156/8 in 20 overs. Jaffer scored 44, while Kohli made 38. Rahul Dravid contributed 26. For Deccan Chargers, RP Singh bagged three wickets, while P Ojha got two wickets.

In reply, Deccan Chargers started well, with both Laxman and Rohit Sharma completing their half centuries. However, they lost the way in the last 3 overs. They could score only 153/6 in 20 overs. Laxman scored 52, while Rohit Sharma made 57. For Royal Challengers, Praveen Kumar took 3 wickets, while Zaheer Khan took 2 wickets.