IPL 2017: 5 greatest IPL matches

#4 Royal Challengers Bangalore v Deccan Chargers, Final IPL 2009

Deccan Chargers’ players celebrate the fall of a wicket

It was a match worthy of a final. Ultimately, Deccan Chargers would go on to win against Royal Challengers Bangalore in a match that twisted and turned at every possible juncture. There was nail-biting tension and drama – everything that a final warranted.

DC were asked to bat first by RCB captain Anil Kumble and the decision turned out to be a good one. Adam Gilchrist was quick to depart and T. Suman soon followed. Herschelle Gibbs, though, held one end and kept the scoreboard ticking.

Andrew Symonds and Rohit Sharma chipped in with small cameos. But it was the former South African batsman who remained unbeaten on 53 and helped his side reach a respectable score of 143. Chasing 144, in a final, under the lights, was never going to be easy and it was made all the more difficult by RP Singh, who was bowling with fire.

RCB batsmen failed to build any substantial partnerships as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Despite Roelof van der Merwe and Ross Taylor’s fight at the end, they fell short by six runs.