Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals played 9th match of
IPL T20 2008 on 24 April at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal, Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals won the toss and chose to field. Adam Gilchrist with VVS Laxman opened batting order for Deccan Chargers. They started with high hitting and fast scoring. 3 fours from each of them took to quick wickets. Andrew Symonds took a good lead to contribute 117 runs in 53 balls. The DC team made a score of 214 runs in 20 overs.
Munaf Patel gave 55 runs in 4 overs at 13.75 economy. Yusuf Pathan and Shane Warne took 2 wickets each.
Kamran Akmal and Graeme Smith were the opening batsmen for Rajasthan Royals. While Kamran Akmal gave a good start but could not last long. He was dismissed by a catch taken by Sanjay Bangar on balling of Chaminda Vaas. Graeme Smith contributed 71 runs, while Yusuf Pathan also delivered good batting with 61 runs. Mohammad Kaif stayed on pitch after dismissal of Shane Watson. With a strike rate of 212.5, Kaif raised score for Rajasthan Royals by 34 runs in 16 balls with 2 fours and 3 sixes.
Shane Warne also played wonderful innings and contributed 22 runs in 9 balls with Pankaj Singh, victory for Rajasthan Royals came in on the second last ball. The final score of Rajasthan Royals was 217. Yusuf Pathan was declared Man of the Match. It was a very entertaining match with winning edge and way along till last ball of the match.