Indian Premier League 2008

DLF Indian Premier League made its debut in the year 2008, with the opening of its first season. The tournament started on 18th April 2008, with the first match having Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers (Bangalore) as the opponents. Over the next 43 days, matches continued to take place between the eight IPL teams. A double round robin group stage paved the way for the competition. Each of the eight teams in the tournament played a home match and an away match, against all the other seven teams. After the double-round matches, four teams went to the semifinals.

The semi-finalists were Rajasthan Royals, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings. The first semi-final took place between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils, on 30^th May 2008. The second semi-final was played by Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings, on 31^st May 2008. Both the matches were played in Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals, winners of first semi-final, and Chennai Super Kings, winners of second semi-final, played the final on 1^st June 2008, the venue being DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals emerged as the winners of IPL Cricket Tournament 2008.

Results

Winners of IPL 2008 - Rajasthan Royals
Player of the Final Match - Yusuf Pathan
Player of the Tournament - Shane Watson
Purple Cap - Sohail Tanvir, for being the Top Wicket-taking Bowler
Orange Cap - Shaun Marsh, for being the Leading Run-scorer in the Tournament
Best under-19 Player Award - Shreevats Goswami
Special Award for Fair Play - Chennai Super Kings, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Team	Mat	Won	Lost	N/R	Pts	RR
Rajasthan Royals	14	11	3	0	22	+0.632
Kings XI Punjab	14	10	4	0	20	+0.509
Chennai Super Kings	14	8	6	0	16	-0.192
Delhi Daredevils	14	7	6	1	15	+0.342
Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	14	+0.570
Kolkata Knight Riders	14	6	7	1	13	-0.147
Royal Challengers	14	4	10	0	8	-1.160
Deccan Chargers	14	2	12	0	4	-0.467