IPL 2008 Winners

 

Indian Premier League Cricket Tournament 2008, a.k.a. the first season of IPL, ended on 1st June 2008, with Rajasthan Royals being the winners.

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 30th May 2008. The second semi-final was played by Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings, on 31st 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 1st 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