Yusuf is a fantastic finisher: Warne

Satisfied with his team's performance, Warne said that he was happy to see his team peaking at the right time and hoped that they would reach the semifinals. "The boundaries were short and we thought anything to chase between 160-165 would be fine. We bowled well and were happy to restrict Deccan Chargers at 141. We started our chase badly but came back strong later. We just tried getting Yusuf down the order. He is such a good finisher of the match and he once again played a crucial role in our victory today," said Warne.

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Deccan Chargers' captain Adam Gilchrist said that it was a great game in which competition was at its highest level. "We should have scored more but then 141 was a defendable total. We had concentration lapses. It was a high level competition as the match went to the second last ball. We should have won the game but you are bound to lose a few when you play 14 games in a tournament," he said.

Yusuf Pathan, who was given the man-of-the-match award for his all-round performance, said that he was enjoying his cricket at the moment and was thankful to Shane Warne for showing the confidence in him. "I am happy that Shane Warne has shown so much of faith in me. I delivered for my captain today and I am happy about it," he said.