IPL 5 – Match No 50 – Bangalore win against Deccan Chargers thanks to AB de Villier's brilliant knock
Match No 50 – Royal Challengers Bangalore vs. Deccan Chargers at Bangalore on 06.05.12 – Royal Challengers Bangalore won by five wickets
This game represents the 50th game in IPL fifth edition. Bangalore hosted the 50th match in 2011 also. It was against Kochi on 08.05.11. Bangalore had won this game by nine wickets.
DJ Harris and S Dhawan added 86 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 53rd occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provide the 16th occasion of a first wicket partnership of 50 plus runs by Deccan Chargers batsmen in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman | 155* | 1st | Mumbai | Mumbai | 27.04.08 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 61 | 1st | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 79 | 1st | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 101 | 1st | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 25.05.08 |
| 5 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 63 | 1st | Mumbai | Durban | 25.04.09 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 67 | 1st | Chennai | Durban | 27.04.09 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 68 | 1st | Kolkata | Johannesburg | 16.05.09 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 68 | 1st | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 9 | AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman | 61 | 1st | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist, VVS Laxman | 55 | 1st | Chennai | Chennai | 14.03.10 |
| 11 | S Sohal, S Dhawan | 71 | 1st | Chennai | Chennai | 01.05.11 |
| 12 | S Dhawan, DB Ravi Teja | 51 | 1st | Pune | Hyd-RGS | 10.05.11 |
| 13 | S Sohal, S Dhawan | 67 | 1st | Pune | Mumbai | 16.05.11 |
| 14 | S Dhawan, DB Ravi Teja | 131 | 1st | Punjab | Dharamsala | 21.05.11 |
| 15 | KC Sangakkara, S Dhawan | 94 | 1st | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.04.12 |
| 16 | DJ Harris, S Dhawan | 86 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
DJ Harris and S Dhawan added 86 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the eleventh occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman, RG Sharma | 96 | 3rd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 101 | 1st | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 25.05.08 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist, RG Sharma | 61 | 3rd | Bangalore | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 68 | 1st | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 5 | HH Gibbs, RG Sharma | 52 | 4th | Bangalore | Johannesburg | 24.05.09 |
| 6 | TL Suman, A Symonds | 91* | 4th | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist, TL Suman | 77 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 8 | RG Sharma, MD Mishra | 82 | 4th | Bangalore | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 9 | B Chipli, JP Duminy | 55 | 4th | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 10 | S Sohal, KC Sangakkara | 50 | 2nd | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 11 | DJ Harris, S Dhawan | 86 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
DJ Harris and S Dhawan added 86 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the third occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 runs partnership for the first wicket against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 101 | 1st | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 25.05.08 |
| 2 | DJ Harris, S Dhawan | 86 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 68 | 1st | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
S Dhawan and CL White added 82 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the 54th occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 runs partnership in IPL. This stand also provide the 12th occasion of a second wicket partnership of 50 plus runs by Deccan Chargers batsmen in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | S Sohal, KC Sangakkara | 92 | 2nd | Delhi | Delhi | 19.04.11 |
| 2 | S Dhawan, CL White | 82 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist, TL Suman | 77 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 4 | S Dhawan, KC Sangakkara | 75 | 2nd | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 16.04.11 |
| 5 | S Dhawan, PA Patel | 71 | 2nd | Delhi | Delhi | 19.04.12 |
| 6 | AC Gilchrist, AA Bilakhia | 69 | 2nd | Delhi | Centurion | 22.05.09 |
| 7 | S Dhawan, CL White | 68 | 2nd | Chennai | Chennai | 04.05.12 |
| 8 | HH Gibbs, DR Smith | 61 | 2nd | Mumbai | Durban | 25.04.09 |
| 9 | HH Gibbs, A Symonds | 55 | 2nd | Punjab | Cuttack | 19.03.10 |
| 10 | AC Gilchrist, SB Styris | 54 | 2nd | Chennai | Chennai | 06.05.08 |
| 11 | Shahid Afridi, HH Gibbs | 50 | 2nd | Delhi | Delhi | 15.05.08 |
| 12 | S Sohal, KC Sangakkara | 50 | 2nd | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
S Dhawan and CL White added 82 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the twelfth occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman, RG Sharma | 96 | 3rd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 101 | 1st | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 25.05.08 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist, RG Sharma | 61 | 3rd | Bangalore | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist, HH Gibbs | 68 | 1st | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 5 | HH Gibbs, RG Sharma | 52 | 4th | Bangalore | Johannesburg | 24.05.09 |
| 6 | TL Suman, A Symonds | 91* | 4th | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist, TL Suman | 77 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 8 | RG Sharma, MD Mishra | 82 | 4th | Bangalore | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 9 | B Chipli, JP Duminy | 55 | 4th | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 10 | S Sohal, KC Sangakkara | 50 | 2nd | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 11 | DJ Harris, S Dhawan | 86 | 1st | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 12 | S Dhawan, CL White | 82 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
S Dhawan and CL White added 82 runs for the second wicket in this game providing the third occasion of Deccan Chargers batsman posting a 50 plus runs partnership for the second wicket against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below. This partnership represents the record partnership for the second wicket by Deccan Chargers batsmen against Bangalore in IPL. The previous best was the 77 runs partnership between AC Gilchrist and TL Suman at Bangalore on 08.04.10
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan, CL White | 82 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 2 | AC Gilchrist, TL Suman | 77 | 2nd | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 3 | S Sohal, KC Sangakkara | 50 | 2nd | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
S Dhawan’s 73 not out in this game provide the 48th occasion of a Deccan Chargers batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. His knock represents the eleventh occasion of a Deccan Chargers batsman scoring a fifty against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | RG Sharma | 57 | 42 | 5 | 3 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 52 | 44 | 7 | 0 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 3 | AC Gilchrist | 71 | 45 | 6 | 5 | Bangalore | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 52 | 30 | 1 | 5 | Bangalore | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 5 | HH Gibbs | 60 | 43 | 3 | 4 | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 6 | HH Gibbs | 53* | 48 | 3 | 2 | Bangalore | Johannesburg | 24.05.09 |
| 7 | A Symonds | 53* | 24 | 5 | 3 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 8 | TL Suman | 78* | 57 | 6 | 3 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 9 | RG Sharma | 51 | 46 | 7 | 0 | Bangalore | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 10 | B Chipli | 61* | 35 | 5 | 3 | Bangalore | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 11 | S Dhawan | 73* | 52 | 10 | 1 | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
S Dhawan’s 73 not out in this game represent his tenth fifty in IPL. He became the twelfth batsman to score ten or more fifties in IPL. The following list shows all the batsmen who have scored ten or more fifties.
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | C | HC | 50+ |
| 1 | V Sehwag | 60 | 60 | 4 | 1829 | 119 | 32.66 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2 | G Gambhir | 65 | 64 | 9 | 1896 | 93 | 34.47 | 0 | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | SE Marsh | 39 | 38 | 6 | 1557 | 115 | 48.65 | 1 | 13 | 14 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 67 | 66 | 9 | 1740 | 89* | 30.52 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 72 | 69 | 10 | 1835 | 87 | 31.10 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| 6 | SK Raina | 74 | 71 | 10 | 2078 | 98 | 34.06 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | 38* | 37 | 5 | 1483 | 107 | 46.34 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 8 | SR Tendulkar | 58 | 58 | 9 | 1925 | 100* | 39.28 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| 9 | S Dhawan | 53* | 52 | 8 | 1346 | 95* | 30.59 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 10 | S Badrinath | 74 | 58 | 19 | 1270 | 71* | 32.56 | 0 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | AC Gilchrist | 65 | 65 | 2 | 1702 | 109* | 27.01 | 2 | 09 | 11 |
| 12 | KC Sangakkara | 58* | 55 | 3 | 1543 | 94 | 29.67 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
TM Dilshan and CH Gayle added 91 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the 59th occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership in IPL. This stand also represents the 13th occasion of a first wicket partnership by Bangalore batsmen in IPL
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan, CH Gayle | 123 | 1st | Kolkata | Kolkata | 22.04.11 |
| 2 | MA Agarwal, CH Gayle | 113 | 1st | Mumbai | Chennai | 27.05.11 |
| 3 | MK Pandey, JH Kallis | 93* | 1st | Rajasthan | Bangalore | 18.03.10 |
| 4 | MK Pandey, JH Kallis | 85 | 1st | Mumbai | Mumbai (BS) | 20.03.10 |
| 5 | MK Pandey, JH Kallis | 74 | 1st | Punjab | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 6 | MK Pandey, JH Kallis | 71 | 1st | Delhi | Bangalore | 25.03.10 |
| 7 | JH Kallis, SP Goswami | 69 | 1st | Kolkata | Durban | 29.04.09 |
| 8 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 68 | 1st | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 11.05.11 |
| 9 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 67 | 1st | Kochi | Bangalore | 08.05.11 |
| 10 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 91 | 1st | Deccan | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 11 | JD Ryder, JH Kallis | 58 | 1st | Kolkata | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 12 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 57 | 1st | Pune | Bangalore | 29.04.11 |
| 13 | MA Agarwal, CH Gayle | 53 | 1st | Chennai | Chennai | 12.04.12 |
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TM Dilshan and CH Gayle added 91 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the ninth occasion of Bangalore batsmen posting a 50 plus runs partnership against Deccan Chargers in IPL which are listed below
| No | Partners | Runs | Wkt | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | W Jaffer, V Kohli | 72 | 2nd | Deccan | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | R Dravid, V Kohli | 53 | 5th | Deccan | Cape Town | 22.04.09 |
| 3 | MK Pandey, RE van der Merwe | 55 | 2nd | Deccan | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 4 | JH Kallis, V Kohli | 95 | 5th | Deccan | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 5 | JH Kallis, R Dravid | 74 | 2nd | Deccan | Nagpur | 12.04.10 |
| 6 | R Dravid, KP Pietersen | 50* | 2nd | Deccan | Mumbai | 24.04.10 |
| 7 | R Dravid, KP Pietersen | 50* | 2nd | Deccan | Mumbai | 24.04.10 |
| 8 | V Kohli, CA Pujara | 62 | 6th | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 9 | CH Gayle, TM Dilshan | 91 | 1st | Deccan | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
TM Dilshan and CH Gayle added 91 runs for the first wicket in this game providing the record first wicket partnership by Bangalore batsmen against Deccan Chargers in IPL. This partnership is the first occasion of a 50 plus runs partnership for the first wicket by Bangalore batsmen against Deccan Chargers in IPL
CH Gayle became the first batsman to score 100 sixes in IPL when he smote A Mishra for a six. He had scored one more six of the bowling of Anand Rajan to take his tally to 101 boundary sixes.
CH Gayle’s IPL run aggregate at the end of this game read 1504. He became the 12th batsman in IPL to total 1500 runs. The following table lists out the performance of all the twelve batsmen
| No | Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| 1 | SK Raina | 74 | 71 | 10 | 2078 | 98 | 34.06 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 176 | 87 |
| 2 | SR Tendulkar | 58 | 58 | 9 | 1925 | 100* | 39.28 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 242 | 23 |
| 3 | G Gambhir | 65 | 64 | 9 | 1896 | 93 | 34.47 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 223 | 25 |
| 4 | RG Sharma | 72 | 69 | 10 | 1835 | 87 | 31.10 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 153 | 77 |
| 5 | V Sehwag | 60 | 60 | 4 | 1829 | 119 | 32.66 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 219 | 77 |
| 6 | JH Kallis | 67 | 66 | 9 | 1740 | 89* | 30.52 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 186 | 33 |
| 7 | AC Gilchrist | 65 | 65 | 2 | 1702 | 109* | 27.01 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 187 | 84 |
| 8 | MS Dhoni | 71 | 62 | 18 | 1650 | 70* | 37.50 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 123 | 59 |
| 9 | R Dravid | 66 | 60 | 4 | 1620 | 75* | 28.92 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 191 | 23 |
| 10 | SE Marsh | 39 | 38 | 6 | 1557 | 115 | 48.65 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 156 | 59 |
| 11 | KCSangakkara | 58* | 55 | 3 | 1543 | 94 | 29.67 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 180 | 27 |
| 12 | CH Gayle | 38* | 37 | 4 | 1504 | 107 | 45.57 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 129 | 101 |
CH Gayle was playing his 100th innings in T20 games in this game. He became the 29th batsman to appear in 100 innings in T20 games
TM Dilshan’s 71 in this game provide the 52nd occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty in IPL. It also represents the sixth occasion of a Bangalore batsman scoring a fifty against Deccan Chargers in IPL which are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | MK Pandey | 114* | 73 | 10 | 4 | Deccan | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 2 | V Kohli | 71 | 51 | 5 | 3 | Deccan | Hyd-RGS | 14.04.11 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan | 71 | 54 | 8 | 2 | Deccan | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 4 | JH Kallis | 68 | 44 | 9 | 1 | Deccan | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 5 | V Kohli | 58 | 35 | 4 | 4 | Deccan | Bangalore | 08.04.10 |
| 6 | V Kohli | 50 | 32 | 7 | 0 | Deccan | CapeTown | 22.04.09 |
S Dhawan’s 73 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 146th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain in IPL. His knock represents the 24th occasion of a Deccan Charger’s batsman’s fifty in a losing cause which are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 57 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 66 | Deccan | Delhi | Hyd-RGS | 22.04.08 |
| 4 | A Symonds | 117* | Deccan | Rajasthan | Hyd-RGS | 24.04.08 |
| 5 | RG Sharma | 76* | Deccan | Punjab | Hyd-RGS | 01.05.08 |
| 6 | YVG Rao | 71* | Deccan | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 11.05.08 |
| 7 | YVG Rao | 57 | Deccan | Mumbai | Hyd-RGS | 18.05.08 |
| 8 | AC Gilchrist | 61 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 09.05.08 |
| 9 | AC Gilchrist | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 10 | RG Sharma | 50 | Deccan | Punjab | Mohali | 23.05.08 |
| 11 | A Symonds | 60* | Deccan | Punjab | Kimberley | 09.05.09 |
| 12 | AC Gilchrist | 64 | Deccan | Delhi | Durban | 13.05.09 |
| 13 | HH Gibbs | 60 | Deccan | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 14 | AC Gilchrist | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Mumbai | 12.03.10 |
| 15 | HH Gibbs | 50 | Deccan | Kolkata | Kolkata | 01.04.10 |
| 16 | RG Sharma | 73 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Nagpur | 05.04.10 |
| 17 | R McLaren | 51* | Deccan | Pune | Mum-DYP | 10.04.11 |
| 18 | S Sohal | 56 | Deccan | Chennai | Chennai | 01.05.11 |
| 19 | S Dhawan | 54 | Deccan | Kolkata | Hyd-RGS | 03.05.11 |
| 20 | JP Duminy | 55 | Deccan | Delhi | Delhi | 05.05.11 |
| 21 | S Dhewan | 52 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.04.12 |
| 22 | JP Duminy | 58 | Deccan | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 17.04.12 |
| 23 | S Dhawan | 50 | Deccan | Kolkata | Cuttack | 22.04.12 |
| 24 | S Dhawan | 73 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
S Dhawan’s 73 in this game was in a losing cause providing the 16th occasion of a batsman’s fifty going in vain against Bangalore in IPL which are listed below
| No | Batsman | Runs | Team | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 1 | VVS Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 2 | RG Sharma | 57 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 3 | Yuvraj Singh | 50 | Punjab | Bangalore | Durban | 01.05.09 |
| 4 | ST Jayasuriya | 52 | Mumbai | Bangalore | Jo’burg | 03.05.09 |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | 50* | Mumbai | Bangalore | Jo’burg | 03.05.09 |
| 6 | BB McCullum | 84* | Kolkata | Bangalore | Centurion | 12.05.09 |
| 7 | ML Hayden | 60 | Chennai | Bangalore | Durban | 14.05.09 |
| 8 | HH Gibbs | 60 | Deccan | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 9 | RS Bopara | 77 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 10 | MS Bisla | 75 | Punjab | Bangalore | Bangalore | 16.03.10 |
| 11 | JR Hopes | 54 | Delhi | Bangalore | Delhi | 26.04.11 |
| 12 | JD Ryder | 51 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 29.04.11 |
| 13 | MS Dhoni | 70* | Chennai | Bangalore | Bangalore | 22.05.11 |
| 14 | RV Uthappa | 70 | Pune | Bangalore | Bangalore | 17.04.12 |
| 15 | R Dravid | 58 | Rajasthan | Bangalore | Jaipur | 23.04.12 |
| 16 | S Dhawan | 73 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
S Dhwan’s 73 which went in vain in this game represents the fourth occasion of a Deccan Chargers batsman’s fifty going in vain against Bangalore in IPL. It also represents the highest individual score by a Deccan Chargers batsman in a losing cause against Bangalore
| No | Player | Runs | Team | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | S Dhawan | 73 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 06.05.12 |
| 2 | HH Gibbs | 60 | Deccan | Bangalore | Centurion | 21.05.09 |
| 3 | RG Sharma | 57 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |
| 4 | VVS Laxman | 52 | Deccan | Bangalore | Bangalore | 03.05.08 |