JOHANNESBURG: ... forecast a win for Deccan Chargers in the dead of night. And after the semis, that's Gilchrist's second correct prediction Not just a brilliant skipper, Adam Gilchrist, has now emerged as an inspired soothsayer. His cricketing predictions for Deccan Chargers, has been near-perfect, second time in a row. Gilchrist, who bagged the honours in IPL 2 after beating Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final here last night, had predicted that his left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha would strike vital blows on the opposition in the day-night final.
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We did it! Skipper Adam Gilchrist celebrates the win. pic/ap | "I could not sleep last night. I got up at 2.30 am [SA time]. I was excited and my mind was racing. At 3.16 am, I said [to myself] Pragyan is going to be the man-of-the-match. And with three wickets, he came pretty close," Gilchrist revealed after his team's six-run win over Anil Kumble's men. Kumble bagged the man-of-the-match award for his four-wicket haul. Semis forecastOn Friday, after Deccan got the better of the Delhi Daredevils in the semis, Gilchrist spoke about how he scribbled on a piece of paper, 'six-wicket win today', precisely the margin of his victory.
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