DECCAN CHARGERS VS MUMBAI INDIANS

A great win for the DECCAN CHARGERS

Gilchrist hitting the winning shot


Gilchrist acknowledging the cheers of the crowds on his century



`It was a great day for the Deccan Chargers. They beat the Mumbai Indians convincingly
....Hila diya mumbai indians ko......

The match was played in what is possibly the best stadium in the country with one of the best facilities which was echoed by the commentrators and also
by Gilchrist during the prize distribution ceremony.

The highlight of the match was a wonderful century in just 42 balls by Gilchrist.
Gilchrist flicking the ball to leg

The Aussie went on to smash 10 sixes in what might be termed as one of the best innings of IPL
The shot below epitomises the batting of Gilly.


A mighty blow from Gilchrist all the way into thestands
For The wonderful crowd at NERUL DY PATIL STADIUM and the citizens of navi mumbai it was a treat to watch the international stars blazing away.
Shaun pollock showed some streaks of his brilliance as did Sanath Jayasurya.
The Deccan chargers bowling squad of RP Singh, Chaminda Vaas and Nuwan Zoysa completely demolished the Mumbai INdians

Hil gaya Mumbai Indians.


Laxman steering one to the legside boundary

Shaun Pollock in action

icc champions trophy 2006

Sunday 5th november 2006 was a great day for me. A good colleague of mine, who is also the joint secretary of a State Cricket Association provided me pavilion passes to watch this great game of cricket,,,,,,,which is hated by some .....followed passionately by many.



My son and myself reached the stadium well in time and had to nearly wait for 20 min to get into the excitement at the stadium. A few of my colleagues also joined me.
It was a great day in another sense in that I could carry my Nikon camera with a 500 mm lense into the stadium and was eagerly waiting for the match to start so that I can start clicking. This was a first attempt to click photographs at an international match.

It was also exciting to see Lara the living legend in international cricket bat . However it was quite a disappointment to see him snick and get out. See pic above.

The match started with a bang ...Chanderpaul and Gayle striking the Aussies bowling at will.
Chanderpaul seen in the pic on the right smashes one into the midwicket boundary.





The excitement started building up in the stadium as the windies pounded the aussies and raced away to 50 in 5 overs. Great batting from the windies.









However the collapse started soon after.
Chanderpaul, Gayle, Sarwan, Lara getting%2