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AB thunder stuns Deccan Chargers

Sports Desk
If the first game of Sunday's IPL was a thriller then the second between Royal Challenges Bangalore and Deccan Chargers at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium was breathtaking.
The man who produced that breathtaking knock was AB de Villiers. The South African middle-order batsman struck an explosive unbeaten 17-ball 47 to take the game away from the firm grip of Deccan Charges, who haplessly watched their commanding 182-2 easily floored by the dashing right-hander.
De Villiers launched a magnificent assault in the 18th over with his side Royal Challengers needing a massive 42 runs from the last 18 balls for a win. He greeted his compatriot Dale Steyn with a flat six over mid-wicket; dug out the next delivery (a perfect yorker) for a couple; pierced the third one for four between mid-on and mid-wicket; smashed the fourth ball (a 147k full length delivery) for a six over cover; played an intelligent scoop shot for four down the fine leg boundary before taking a single off the last ball. After clobbering 23 runs, De Villiers was not finished yet.
He then took the attack to Anand Rajan hitting him for successive boundaries before smashing a massive six over mid-wicket. And the equation suddenly changed. The Challengers were left with only two runs from nine more deliveries. De Villiers picked up a single just to allow Syed Mohammed, who was standing at the other end to enjoy the fireworks, to hit the winning runs. Challengers reached 185-5 with seven balls to spare.
Last year it was Chris Gayle for Challengers, this year it’s de Villiers.
Chargers clearly had the upper hand when Tillakaratne Dilshan fell after a half-century, their relatively inexperienced bowling attack punching above its weight. But de Villiers brought them down to earth in that gamechanging 18 th over.
Earlier, Shikhar Dhawan struck his third half-century this IPL and delivered a strong opening for his team along with Daniel Harris to set up a competitive total, but one Royal Challengers Bangalore captain backed the hosts to chase on a ground with short boundaries. Virat Kohli took over from Daniel Vettori, who left himself out in favour of an attacking spin option in Muttiah Muralitharan. He decided to field on a track that offered some early movement but eased up thereafter. Chargers responded well, however, ensuring their opponents will be tested in their attempt to raise themselves from the bottom-half of the points table.
Dhawan targeted Prasanth Parameswaran, making his debut for Royal Challengers, charging out of the crease to unsettle the seamer and taking him for two successive fours. There was more to come, as he moved across while Parameswaran struggled with his lengths, scooping him over short fine for a four and a six.
SCORES IN BRIEF
DECCAN CHARGERS: 181 for 2 in 20 overs (Dhawan 73, Harris 47, White 45)
ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE: 185 for 5 in 18.5 (Dilshan 71, de Villiers 47 not out) Result: Royal Challengers won by five wickets. Man-of-the-match: de Villiers