# 2010 Deccan Chargers season

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 eight teams that competed in the 2010 Indian Premier League, making their third appearance in all IPL tournaments. The team was captained by Adam Gilchrist and coached by Darren Lehmann with Kanwaljit Singh and Mike Young as assistant coaches.
They began their season by losing their opening fixture of the IPL on 12 March against the Kolkata Knight Riders but five consecutive wins at the end of the group stage helped them to qualify for the semi-finals. They lost to Chennai Super Kings by 38 runs in the semi-final and to Royal Challengers Bangalore by 9 wickets in the third-place playoff to finish the tournament at fourth and failed to qualify for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

## Player acquisition

Players retained: Azhar Bilakhia, Ravi Teja Dwaraka, Herschelle Gibbs, Adam Gilchrist, Ryan Harris, Pragyan Ojha, Rohit Sharma, Jaskaran Singh, R. P. Singh, Dwayne Smith, Andrew Symonds, Suman Tirumalasetti, V. V. S. Laxman, Chaminda Vaas, Arjun Yadav, Venugopal Rao Yalaka
Players released: Shoaib Ahmed, Harmeet Singh Bansal, Manvinder Bisla, Halhadar Das, Kalyankrishna Doddapaneni, Fidel Edwards, Abhinav Kumar, Sarvesh Kumar, Vijaykumar Paidikalva, Chamara Silva, Scott Styris, Nuwan Zoysa
Players added: Harmeet Singh Bansal, Sumanth Bodapati, Mitchell Marsh, Mohnish Mishra, Ashish Reddy, Kemar Roach, Rahul Sharma, Anirudh Singh

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
* Year signed denotes the season the player signed for the team
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||
| Azhar Bilakhia | India | (1986-05-31)31 May 1986 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2009 | |
| Sumanth Bodapati | India | (1988-05-10)10 May 1988 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2010 | |
| Ravi Teja Dwaraka | India | (1988-09-05)5 September 1988 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2008 | |
| Herschelle Gibbs | South Africa | (1974-02-23)23 February 1974 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2008 | Overseas. |
| Mohnish Mishra | India | (1984-02-09)9 February 1984 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2010 | |
| Rohit Sharma | India | (1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2008 | Vice-captain. |
| Suman Tirumalasetti | India | (1983-12-15)15 December 1983 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2009 | |
| V. V. S. Laxman | India | (1974-11-01)1 November 1974 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2008 | |
| Anirudh Singh | India | (1980-08-02)2 August 1980 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2010 | |
| Arjun Yadav | India | (1981-12-23)23 December 1981 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2008 | |
| Venugopal Rao Yalaka | India | (1982-02-26)26 February 1982 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2008 | |
| All-rounders |||||||
| Ryan Harris | Australia | (1979-10-11)11 October 1979 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2009 | Overseas. |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2010 | Overseas. |
| Ashish Reddy | India | (1991-02-24)24 February 1991 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2010 | |
| Dwayne Smith | West Indies | (1983-04-12)12 April 1983 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2009 | Overseas. |
| Andrew Symonds | Australia | (1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2008 | Overseas. |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||
| Adam Gilchrist | Australia | (1971-11-14)14 November 1971 (aged 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2008 | Overseas and Captain. |
| Bowlers |||||||
| Harmeet Singh Bansal | India | (1987-10-09)9 October 1987 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2009 | |
| Pragyan Ojha | India | (1986-09-05)5 September 1986 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2008 | |
| Kemar Roach | West Indies | (1988-06-30)30 June 1988 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2010 | Overseas. |
| Rahul Sharma | India | (1986-11-30)30 November 1986 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2010 | |
| Jaskaran Singh | India | (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2009 | |
| R. P. Singh | India | (1985-12-06)6 December 1985 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2008 | |
| Chaminda Vaas | Sri Lanka | (1974-01-27)27 January 1974 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium fast | 2008 | Overseas. |

## Kit manufacturers and sponsors

| Kit Manufacturers | Shirt Sponsor (Chest) | Shirt Sponsor (Back) | Chest Branding |
| Puma | Idea Cellular | Deccan Chronicle | McDowell's No.1 |
| Source : ||||
* T20 uniform

## Season overview
### Standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (R) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 1.084 |
| 2 | Deccan Chargers(4th) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.297 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.274 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.219 |
| 5 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.021 |
| 6 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.341 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.514 |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.478 |
(C) = Champion; (R) = Runner-up; (3rd) = Winner of third place playoff. Note: Top four teams will qualify for the playoffs. Note: The winner, runner-up and winner of the third place playoff qualified for the 2010 Champions League Twenty20.

### Results by match

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Ground | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | W |

## Fixtures

    All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### Knockout stage
#### Semi-Final
#### Third-place playoff
## Statistics

| Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco | Ct | St |
| Sumanth Bodapati | 5 | 35 | 16 | 35.00 | 94.59 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
| Suman Tirumalasetti | 14 | 307 | 78* | 34.11 | 119.45 | 0 | – | – | 12.00 | 3 | – |
| Andrew Symonds | 16 | 429 | 54 | 30.64 | 125.80 | 12 | 3/21 | 31.00 | 7.01 | 12 | – |
| Rohit Sharma | 16 | 404 | 73 | 28.85 | 133.77 | 2 | 1/19 | 76.50 | 8.05 | 9 | – |
| Herschelle Gibbs | 10 | 267 | 50 | 26.70 | 113.61 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – |
| Adam Gilchrist | 16 | 289 | 54 | 18.06 | 156.21 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 4 |
| Anirudh Singh | 5 | 63 | 40 | 15.75 | 95.45 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – |
| Mohnish Mishra | 11 | 166 | 41 | 15.09 | 115.27 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Mitchell Marsh | 3 | 28 | 15 | 14.00 | 93.33 | 2 | 1/19 | 44.00 | 8.80 | 0 | – |
| V. V. S. Laxman | 6 | 64 | 22 | 12.80 | 106.66 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – |
| Ryan Harris | 8 | 45 | 15 | 11.25 | 115.38 | 14 | 3/18 | 16.64 | 7.59 | 5 | – |
| Dwayne Smith | 3 | 22 | 13* | 11.00 | 88.00 | 1 | 1/22 | 36.00 | 9.39 | 0 | – |
| Kemar Roach | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10.00 | 111.11 | 0 | – | – | 10.00 | 1 | – |
| Rahul Sharma | 6 | 29 | 14* | 9.66 | 111.53 | 5 | 2/42 | 33.40 | 8.08 | 1 | – |
| Venugopal Rao Yalaka | 6 | 34 | 24 | 8.50 | 79.06 | 0 | – | – | 10.00 | 0 | – |
| Jaskaran Singh | 6 | 8 | 4* | 8.00 | 72.72 | 6 | 2/18 | 23.16 | 9.92 | 0 | – |
| Chaminda Vaas | 6 | 30 | 16 | 7.50 | 88.23 | 9 | 3/21 | 15.44 | 6.31 | 0 | – |
| R. P. Singh | 12 | 9 | 4* | 4.50 | 47.36 | 13 | 3/17 | 28.46 | 8.80 | 4 | – |
| Azhar Bilakhia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 50.00 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
| Pragyan Ojha | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 37.50 | 21 | 3/26 | 20.42 | 7.29 | 4 | – |
| Harmeet Singh Bansal | 8 | 0 | 0* | 0.00 | 0.00 | 8 | 2/24 | 21.75 | 7.25 | 0 | – |
Source: 2010 IPL Statistics Full Table on ESPNcricinfo

## Awards and achievements
### Awards
#### Man of the Match

| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Venue | Result | Contribution |
| 1 | 14 March 2010 | Chaminda Vaas | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Won by 31 runs | 3/21 (4 overs) |
| 2 | 19 March 2010 | Andrew Symonds | Kings XI Punjab | Cuttack | Won by 6 runs | 53 (38) & 1/22 (4 overs) |
| 3 | 21 March 2010 | Andrew Symonds | Delhi Daredevils | Cuttack | Won by 10 runs | 35 (24) & 3/21 (4 overs) |
| 4 | 8 April 2010 | Tirumalasetti Suman | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets | 78* (57) |
| 5 | 10 April 2010 | Ryan Harris | Chennai Super Kings | Nagpur | Won by 6 wickets | 3/18 (4 overs) |
| 6 | 12 April 2010 | Harmeet Singh Bansal | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Nagpur | Won By 13 runs | 2/24 (4 overs) |
| 7 | 16 April 2010 | Rohit Sharma | Kings XI Punjab | Dharmasala | Won By 5 wickets | 68* (38) |
| 8 | 18 April 2010 | Andrew Symonds | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Won by 11 runs | 54 (30) |

#### Season Awards

* Winner of the Purple Cap : Pragyan Ojha

### Achievements

* Most maiden overs bowled in the 2010 IPL : Chaminda Vaas (2)
* Best bowling strike-rate in the 2010 IPL : Ryan Harris (13.14)