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The second semifinal today between Chennai Super Kings & Deccan Chargers promised a close fought battle as both the teams weren’t in the best of their forms in this DLF IPL 2010. Deccan Chargers who won five games on a trot were seen favourites going into this game but noone could defy the strength of Chennai Super Kings especially with their sub 250 score earlier in tournament. In the end it will go down as a electrifying & one of the best game in the whole IPL 2010 tournament as both the team played to outwit each other. In the end, it was a game of handling pressure as Chennai went to demolish Hyderabad which would hurt Deccan Chargers in times to come.

Chennai won the toss in this crucial match & went to bat given the depth in their batting lineup. Deccan Chargers after missing some tightened the screws as Chennai batsmen failed to put up a good show. Mathew Hayden failed once again, Suresh Raina & Murali Vijay could not get into the groove which left M.S Dhoni & Subramaniam Badrinath to do the repair work. They steadied Chennai’s ship but could not up the strike rate. A few lusty blows in the end & extras from Deccan Chargers helped Chennai Super Kings in getting to 142/7 in their 20 overs.

Coming into bat, Deccan Chargers needed to score at just a more than run a ball but complacency did them in. After winning five games on a trot this looked liked a walk in park but that was not to be. Some supreme bowling backed by spot-on field placements made life difficult for Deccan who tumbled like nine pins. In the end they tasted defeat from the jaws of victory as they lended a 38 run victory to Chennai Super Kings. Deccan Chargers have nobody except themselves to blame as Chennai bowled & fielded exceptionally well to defend such a low score.

This means Chennai Super Kings will now play Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2010 finals. Both the teams are on a high & the finale is expected to be Superb Sunday here in Mumbai. So gear up for the weekend as we get close to the moment as to who will emerge victorious in DLF IPL 2010.

The task for Anil Kumble’s Royal Challengers Bangalore was to get out Sachin Tendulkar, the pillar of Mumbai Indians cheaply to fancy any chances of winning the first semifinal of DLF IPL 3. They were successful but still had no clue as the Mumbai young guns came to the party as Mumbai Indians went off to register a win in the mega semifinal of IPL3.

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