| GEO Sports | | Deccan set Rajasthan 167 to win | Updated at: 2235 PST, Monday, May 11, 2009
 KIMBERLEY: Dwayne Smith smashed four sixes in his 32-ball 47 to take the Deccan Chargers to 166-7 against the Rajasthan Royals at the De Beers Diamond Oval in Kimberley on Monday.
Opting to bat, the Deccan Chargers top order failed to capitalise on their brisk starts as the Royals spinners checked the scoring. Symond also chipped in with quick 30 runs.
Yusuf Pathan was the pick of the bowlers, picking three crucial wickets followed by R A Jedeja who got two wickets.
Earlier, Deccan Chargers skipper Adam Gilchrist won toss and elected to bat against the Rajasthan Royals at the De Beers Diamond Oval on Monday.
After flopping thrice, opener Herschelle Gibbs was kept out of the Deccan Chargers line-up. Dwayne Smith returned in place of the South African.
Chaminda Vaas got his first game of the second edition of the IPL as he replaced Ryan Harris. The clash saw former Australian team-mates, Gilchrist and Shane Warne, leading their respective sides.
After facing defeats in their last outings, both Rajasthan Royals and Deccan Chargers will be looking to recapture the winning momentum in game 40 of the second edition of the Indian Premier League.
Both teams will be fighting to stay among the top four of the IPL table with the tournament reaching the business end of the tournament.
Teams
Deccan Chargers: Adam Gilchrist, T suman, Rohit Sharma, Andrew Symonds, Venugopal Rao, Dwayne Smith, Shoaib Ahmed, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Ravi Teja, Chaminda Vaas
Rajasthan Royals: Shane Warne, Graeme Smith, Naman Ojha, Swapnil Asnodkar, Ravindra Jadeja, Abhishek Raut, Yusuf Pathan, Lee Carseldine, Morne Morkel, Munaf Patel, Sidharth Trivedi. |  |
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