Deccan suffered five consecutive defeats before opening their tally with one point from the wash out game against Kolkata Knight Riders. But the Hyderabad outfit finally managed to pull off a win in the tournament when they defeated Pune Warriors by 18 runs at the Subrata Roy Sahara Stadium tonight. <img alt="Kumar Sangakkara" src="/imagedata/2012/apr/sangakkara27apr.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 649px; " /> Kumar Sangakkara. Photo: PTI &quot;Finally on the board, a great effort, especially by Cameron White with the bat,&quot; a relieved Sangakkara said at the post-match presentation. &quot;We played Rusty for a purpose and he was outstanding. And young Ashish Reddy played well,&quot; he added praising his players, especially White for his 46-ball 78-run knock. Pune captain Sourav Ganguly said his bowlers gave away 15-20 runs extra that had cost them the match. &quot;As I said at the toss I would have fielded, we gave away 15-20 runs extra. We did not have partnerships, someone needed to carry on,&quot; a dejected Ganguly said after back-to-back loses. White, who was adjudged Man-of-the-Match for his whirlwind half century, hoped the win would mark off a new beginning for Deccan in the tournament. &quot;It&#39;s a good feeling to get a win, been under pressure as a team. Hopefully it&#39;s the start of a few wins in a row,&quot; he said.u00a0

Deccan Chargers captain Kumar Sangakkara is a relieved man after his team registered its first win in the fifth edition of the Indian Premier League here yesterday. 

Sangakkara relieved after Deccan posted first win in IPL V

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