
Adam Gilchrist smashed the fastest century in a Twenty20 game in just 42 balls as Deccan Chargers routed the Mumbai Indians by 10 wickets.
The Mumbai openers and middle-order collapsed quickly without contributing much. It was then th all-rounders like Shaun Pollock 31, Abhishek Nayar 34 and Dwayne Bravo who pushed the scores for mumbai. But just scoring 154-7 in the 20 overs.
Deccan bowlers speacialy RP Singh 2/15 and Shahid Afridi 2/32 had the Mumbaikars to their knees.
Set a target of 155 to win by the Mumbai Indians, the crowd were treated to a scintillating display of power hitting by Gilchrist, with Deccan Chargers reaching their target in just 12 overs. Gilchrist was unbeaten on 109 in just 47 balls with nine boundaries and 10 sixes, while V V S Laxman was unbeaten on 36 off 29 balls.
This was the first win for the Chargers in the IPL while Mumbai Indians are still waiting to open up their winning account.
Man Of the Match was Adam Gilchrist.
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