Deccan-Chennai tie promises to be a humdinger

East London (South Africa), May 3 (PTI) Pulled back by two successive losses after their fairytale unbeaten run, Deccan Chargers is in for a tough contest against Chennai Super Kings, a side riding high on two consecutive wins, in the Indian Premier League here tomorrow.
Adam Gilchrist's Deccan Chargers, which finished at the bottom of the table last season, surprisingly won four successive matches before hitting a rough patch with defeats in the last two matches.

Losses to Delhi Daredevils and Rajasthan Royals may not have affected the side's number one status in the IPL points table but the twin debacles would have definitely dented the morale.

In contrast, it has been a revival of sorts for Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Chennai, which interestingly beat Rajasthan and Delhi to get its IPL campaign back on track after a rather disappointing first week for a team that was runners-up last year.

The key to Deccan's success has been Gilchrist's rampaging form with the bat, brilliantly complemented by fellow opener Herschelle Gibbs.

The duo has done the bulk of scoring for Deccan with Gilchrist amassing 210 while Gibbs has 191 runs to his credit in the six matches the team has played so far. PTI
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