The amateurish fielding and a lack of bowling support for Dale Steyn left Deccan Chargers bottom of the table for most of the season.

Deccan Chargers finished the Indian Premier League just a place above the wooden spoon holders Pune Warriors, but their captain Kumar Sangakkara said that it was a satisfying campaign from them.

Rahul Dravid refused suggestions that their batsmen crumbled under pressure in a must-win situation and simply said that they did not bat well enough against Deccan Chargers, here on Friday.

Although many would be tempted to call it a team-effort, most in the end would agree that AB de Villiers' 17-ball 47 was the cornerstone of Royal Challengers Bangalore's 5-wicket win against Deccan Chargers on Sunday. A statistical look at the thrilling match.

A Delhi batsman, playing for Deccan, ripped Bangalore's bowling apart with his 73 runs off 52 deliveries as Deccan Chargers rampaged their way to 181 at the  M Chinnaswamy Stadium, here on Sunday.

The high-octane Indian Premier League (IPL) is seen as an inviting field for bludgeoning, slashing and slogging batsmen. However, it is no longer so heavily loaded in batsmen's favour as slow cutters, innovative bouncers and inventive bowling skills are coming to the fore in the fifth edition of the Twenty20 tournament.

A five-wicket win with 11 deliveries to spare might suggest a comfortable verdict on home patch for Mumbai Indians, but nothing could be farther from the truth.

The South Africans seem to be making the most of it on the Indian soil as both their batsmen and bowlers have proved their worth in the IPL so far and even look set to dominate the fifth edition of the tournament.

Deccan Chargers coach Darren Lehmann blasted the poor fielding effort from his boys which led to them not being able to defend a as big a target as 197 against Rajasthan Royals, here on Tuesday.

Veteran West Indies left-hander Shivnarine Chanderpaul is steadily making his way back to the top of world cricket, moving three spots to fifth in the latest International Cricket Council Test player rankings.