Deccan Chargers

DEC Former franchise

Deccan Chargers have won 1 IPL title (2009), with a 38.7% win rate from 75 matches (29 wins, 46 losses) across 5 seasons (2008–2012).

Titles

Runner-up

Matches

Win %

38.7%

Title-winning seasons

Season	Beat	Margin	POTM
2009	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	6 runs	A Kumble

Deccan Chargers — from The IPL Story

IPL 200925 May 2009

Wooden spoon to crown: Deccan Chargers rule a season in exile

One year after finishing dead last, Adam Gilchrist's Deccan Chargers won the 2009 IPL — a tournament played entirely in South Africa — beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 6 runs at the Wanderers despite Anil Kumble's 4 for 16.

Source: Computed by the CricketLogic engine from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data. Last updated 2026 season.