Snappy Report KXIP vs DC

Match: Kings XI Punjab vs. Deccan Chargers

When: April 16, 2010, 8 pm

Where: Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala

Who won: Deccan Chargers

How: By 5 wickets

Man-of-the-match: Rohit Sharma

MVP of the match: Rohit Sharma

What’d he do?: His 65* off 38 balls was a master class in fine finishing as Sharma anchored the Chargers’ chase to perfection. A composed performance from the youngster ensured that the away side were never out of the match.

Longest hit: Mitchell Marsh provided that vital final flurry to the Chargers' chase as the Aussie all but ended the Kings' hopes with a massive straight hit (89 m) off Yuvraj Singh.

Dot-ball hero: Ryan Harris was the pick of the DC bowlers restricting the Kings XI batsmen brilliantly with 16 dot balls.

Captain vs. Captain: Kumar Sangakkara led from the front - scoring 52 for the Kings XI. But despite continuing with his disappointing form with the bat, Adam Gilchrist ended up on the winning side.

Off-beat moment: Andrew Symonds got a taste of something he didn’t quite bargain for. With a flurry of bugs and moths fluttering around the ground, one unlucky pest seemed to have made its way into Symonds’ mouth, forcing the Aussie to taken an early snack break.

Moment of the day: Five’s a charm for Mahela Jayawardene. The Sri Lankan took a liking to the left-arm medium pace of RP Singh, smashing the Charger to five consecutive fours in the 17th over (1, 0, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4).

Interesting fact of the match: Brothers in arms - Shaun (KXIP) and Mitchell Marsh (DC) are the second set of brothers to be playing in opposing teams in IPL 2010. Unfortunately, the older Marsh didn’t last long enough to face his kid brother Mitchell. The Pathan brothers were the first to play against each other this season.