Deccan Chargers Innings:
20th over: Deccan 138 for 9.
19th over: Two wickets in the over by Malinga has seemingly ended Deccan's hopes of reaching 150. The Sri Lankan first bowls Ravi Teja and then has Amit Mishra caught at long-on.
Amit Mishra c Patel b Malinga 0 (2)
Ravi Teja b Malinga 4 (2)
18th over: Deccan 123 for 4. What a spell this has been by Munaf Patel, who dismisses Christian off the last ball of his spell to end up with figures of 4 for 20. But this knock of 39 by Christian has got Deccan out of the rut somewhat.
Daniel Christian c Pollard b Patel 39 (36)
17th over: Deccan 119 for 4: Another six, this time by White, has turned this into a 10-run over for Deccan. He stays deep in his crease and hits a fullish Malinga delivery straight over his head and well into the stands.
16th over: Deccan 109 for 4. Runs have started to flow for Deccan now. This is the second consecutive over in which a six has been hit, the sufferer this time being Ojha as Christian sends a flatter delivery sailing over the sweeper cover. 13 runs have come off this over and Ojha is clearly having an off day.
15th over: Deccan 96 for 4. A six by White has spoiled Harbhajan's figures somewhat, but it's still a miserly spell by the Mumbai skipper, whose figures read 4-0-18. Top stuff from a top bowler.
14th over: Deccan 86 for 4. The hosts are now struggling after losing their skipper. It's looking increasingly difficult for them to reach 150 now, but Christian is still there and Cameron White can hit it big on his day.
13th over: Deccan 83 for 4. Sangakkara is walking back amid high drama here at Vizag. Harbhajan and Munaf pick an argument with the on-field umpires after they turned down a bowled appeal, saying the ball has ricocheted off the wicketkeeper's pads, But when the replay showed the ball clipped the off-stump before hitting the wicketkeeper's pads, Harbhajan and Munaf argued the decision, bringing the third umpire into play, after which Sangakkara was given out.
Kumar Sangakkara b Patel 14 (19)
12th over: Deccan 80 for 3. The quiet spell has followed a 15-run over for Deccan, courtesy a six and a four by Christian and a skier being misjudged by Harbhajan Singh, which gives Christian a life. The gusty wind here is making life difficult for the fielders.
11th over: Deccan 65 for 3: Harbhajan has completed three overs now and with figures of 3-0-8-0, he has kept a lid on Deccan's scoring, though he would have liked a couple of wickets against his name as well.
10th over: Deccan 61 for 3. Sangakkara breaks the shackles with a four off Pollard, but the hosts are still a long way off from recovery after losing three quick wickets. Sangakkara is the key from here.
9th over: Deccan 55 for 3. Ojha is back into the attack and concedes just five runs after being taken apart for 18 in his opening over by Dhawan.
8th over: Deccan 50 for 3. Sangakkara has walked in to accompany Christian. Clearly, the hosts are in need of a recovery phase, and in Sangakkara they have a perfect man to do that job, but the rest of the batsmen have to support him.
7th over: Deccan 46 for 3. Malinga sends Dhawan back. The 24-ball blitzkrieg of the Deccan opener, which included four towering sixes, has ended with him falling prey to Malinga's change of pace. Dhawan's attempted flick catches the top edge and the skier was lapped up by Keiron Pollard.
Shikhar Dhawan c Pollard b Malinga 41 (24)
6th over: Deccan 45 for 2. Big, big over to end the Powerplay for Deccan, 18 runs coming off Ojha's first over of the innings. Dhawan quite intentionally tries to get on top of Pragyan Ojha by greeting the left-arm spinner with a six off, then slog-sweeping him for another boundary and finally ending the over with his fourth six of the innings over mid-wicket.
5th over: Deccan 27 for 2: Malinga is into the attack now, but leaks nine runs to start his spell, including another well-timed six from Dhawan's bat. He is not holding himself back despite two early wickets.
4th over: Deccan 18 for 2 Munaf strikes again for Mumbai, removes Bharat Chipli now. Chipli tried to hit a ball from outside his off stump to over mid-on but could hit it only as far as Malinga. But an unperturbed Dhawan flicks Munaf for a six over the square-leg boundary to relieve some of the pressure.
Bharat Chipli c Malinga b Patel 1 (6)
3rd over: Deccan 9 for 1. This is top stuff by Mumbai. Harbhajan, bowling his second over, has once again given away just two runs. Deccan top order must be getting suffocated now.
2nd over: Deccan 7 for 1. A square-cut boundary by Dhawan follows Munaf Patel getting rid of Parthiv Patel, but it was more Parthiv giving a wicket to Mumbai. The Deccan opener guides the ball to first-slipper Rohit Sharma, who takes it on second attempt.
Parthiv Patel c Sharma b Patel 1 (5)
1st over: Deccan 2 for no loss. Mumbai skipper Harbhajan has opened the attack, giving away just two runs. Parthiv Patel and Shikhar Dhawan opening for Deccan. Getting a feeling that the hosts won't hurry into extravagant strokeplay and would want to keep the wickets intact for a final flourish.
7:30 p.m. Sangakkara wins the toss and Deccan Chargers will bat first. Two changes for DC. Daniel Harris has made way for Deccan's regular skipper Sangakkara and Anand Rajan has replaced Manpreet Gony.
One change in the Mumbai side from their last game. Suryakumar Yadav is out and Tirumalasetti Suman has come in, probably as an opener.
Playing XIs:
Deccan Chargers: 1. Kumar Sangakkara (c/wk), 2. Shikhar Dhawan, 3. Parthiv Patel, 4. Bharat Chipli, 5. Cameron White, 6. Daniel Christian, 7. Ravi Teja, 8. Amit Mishra, 9. Ankit Sharma, 10. Dale Steyn, 11. Anand Rajan
Mumbai Indians: 1. T Suman, 2. Richard Levi, 3. Ambati Rayudu, 4. Rohit Sharma, 5. James Franklin, 6. Dinesh Karthik (wk), 7. Kieron Pollard, 8. Harbhajan Singh (c), 9. Lasith Malinga, 10. Pragyan Ojha, 11. Munaf Patel
7:15 p.m. This is Game 9 of IPL 5 and we are at the port city of Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, on the south east coast of India, where Deccan Chargers are ready to lock horns with tournament favourites Mumbai Indians.
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