Chargers make it three wins in a row

Deccan Chargers’ great IPL run continued as they snatched a thriller against Mumbai Indians by 12 runs here on Saturday.Deccan Chargers maintained their winning track by defeating Mumbai Indians by 12 runs here at Kingsmead on Saturday.This was their third successive victory in second edition of the Indian Premier League. Chasing a modest target of 169 runs, Mumbai began on a disastrous note as they lost veteran batsman Sanath Jayasuriya at only four runs on the board.However, captain Sachin Tendulkar (36) and Jean-Paul Duminy (47) batted with responsibility and took the score to 86 runs when Tendulkar departed. Then wickets began to fall at regular intervals.When the final over began, Mumbai needed 22 runs with four wicket remaining but they could make only nine runs and lost another wicket to give up the match.Pragyan Ojha was the most successful bowler with three wickets for 21 while Fidel Edwards and RP Singh claimed two wickets each.Earlier, Deccan Chargers captain Adam Gilchrist won the toss and opted batting. He opened the innings with Hershelle Gibbs and both gave a solid start of 63 runs and then Gibbs and Dwayne Smith put 41. However, then no other batsman could get into double figures as Mumbai bowlers dominated the scene.Gibbs made 58 runs off 44 balls with six fours and two sixes, Gilchrist and Smith scored 35 runs each with three sixes and two sixes, respectively.For Mumbai Indians, Lasith Malinga and Dwayne Bravo claimed three wickets each for 19 and 34 runs, respectively while Harbhajan Singh and Sanath Jayasuriya took one wicket each.