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Chargers square up to Rajasthan Royals
Deccan Chargers cannot afford to relax when they take on Rajasthan Royals today as they have to win every game from now on if they are to move up the Indian Premier League (IPL) ladder.
- IANS
- Published: 00:43 May 9, 2008
Jaipur: Deccan Chargers cannot afford to relax when they take on Rajasthan Royals today as they have to win every game from now on if they are to move up the Indian Premier League (IPL) ladder.
The Chargers have a formidable line-up, but with only two wins in seven matches, they are seventh in the IPL.
Rajasthan Royals, on the other hand, have been in terrific form after being jolted by Delhi Daredevils in their first match.
Led by Shane Warne, the Royals surprised everybody by registering five consecutive wins to lead the points table for a brief period before they slumped to their second defeat on Wednesday against Mumbai Indians. They are now second.
For Chargers it has been a different story. They tasted their first win after three defeats and again suffered two more losses before beating Chennai Super Kings in their last match.
Stand-in skipper Adam Gilchrist is in good nick and had led the team well in the absence of injured V.V.S Laxman.
Their batting is packed with big hitters like Gilchrist, Herschelle Gibbs and Shahid Afridi, but they have failed to really click together.
Young Rohit Sharma has been a revelation for the Chargers and became the top scorer in the tournament to claim the Orange Cap after the game.
The Royals will be hoping their defeat against Mumbai was just a bad day at the office.
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