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The Deccan Chargers (Telugu: డెక్కన్ ఛార్జర్స్ ) known in short as DC was a cricket franchise based in the city of Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League. The team was one of the eight founding members of the IPL in 2008 and was owned by Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd. After finishing last in the first season of the IPL they won the second season held in South Africa in 2009 under the captaincy of former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist.