Captain Kumar Sangakkara and big-hitting Cameron White led Deccan Chargers to just their second win of the Indian Premier League following a 13-run triumph over Pune Warriors. Sangakkara and White put on 137 runs for the third wicket to help the Chargers to 186 for four after they won the toss, with Sangakkara making 82, including 10 fours and two sixes in his 52-ball knock.
Australian White was no shrinking violet, however, and bludgeoned four boundaries and as many maximums on his way to 74 off just 45 deliveries.
Wayne Parnell and Bhuvneshwar Kumar were the pick of the bowlers with one for 25 and one for 22 respectively although the rest of the attack were given short shrift as the Chargers scored 95 runs off the last six overs of their innings.
The Warriors were always behind the asking rate and lost wickets at crucial intervals.
Skipper Sourav Ganguly made 45, while Michael Clarke, making his IPL debut after returning from captaining Australia in their Test series against West Indies, struck 41.
But they could not go on to make a match-winning score and although all-rounder Steve Smith smashed an unbeaten 47 off 27 balls, it was too little, too late and Pune ended their innings on 173 for five. (PA Sport)