DC vs MI

Don't do this to me Deccan...

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As the Chennai vs Kolkata match is in high danger of being washed out, I shall rejoice first about the wonderful Deccan victory earlier. :)

Well I couldn't be happier at this point of time, because we've played 3 and won 3. RP has been bowling wonderfully, getting a couple of wickets every time and continues to hold the purple cap (if they don't give him a national team recall after this, I really don't know what to say). Pragyan Ojha is the find of the tournie so far, he's been spinning the ball like a dream. Gilly is still in brilliant nick, despite having been out of the international scene for a year. Gibbs is scoring well, Rohit is good and our fielding has picked up tremendously from last year's (despite a couple of forgettable instances from Harmeet Singh in today's match). Not to forgot Fidel Edwards (or Castro, as Gilly calls him) who's been brilliant at the death.

As for today's match, I thought it was gone the moment we scored 168. It was just too little to win the match, on a good batting pitch! And the way the Mumbai Indians started, getting 84 runs in the first 10 overs, I thought we were goners. And then Pragyan Ojha turned up and claimed three wickets and he was rightfully given the man of the match award for it :D Because that turned the game in our favour. I really do hope they continue like this. It's a dream start for them, but you can argue that they haven't really played the strongest teams yet. Like Chennai and Delhi and Punjab and Rajasthan. Winning the next four matches will be the challenge. And if we can win even three out of the next four, I think we can safely consider ourselves pretty much the best damn team around.

I want the Deccan fan jersey! It's awesome, with a huge, charging bull in front.