Indian Premier League 2008

The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the debut season of the Indian Premier League, established by the BCCI in 2007. The season commenced on 18 April 2008 with the final match held on 1 June 2008.

The competition started with a double round robin group stage, in which each of the 8 teams played a home match and an away match against every other team. These matches were followed by two semi-finals and a final. In a match which went down to the last ball, Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final to win the title, with Yusuf Pathan named the player of the match and Shane Watson adjudged the player of the tournament.

Sohail Tanvir won the purple cap for being the top wicket-taking bowler while Shaun Marsh won the orange cap for leading run-scorer in the tournament. Shreevats Goswami was awarded the best under-19 player award and the special award for Fair Play was won by the Chennai Super Kings.

Administrator(s)	BCCI
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s)	India
Champions	Rajasthan Royals
Participants	8
Matches played	59
Attendance	3,422,000 (58,000 per match)
Man of the Series	Shane Watson, RR (472 runs and 17 wickets)
Most runs	Shaun Marsh, Punjab (616)
Most wickets	Sohail Tanvir, RR (22)

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IPL Twenty20 Winners List

YEAR	WINNER	RUNNER UP
Indian Premier League 2008	Rajasthan Royals	Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League 2009	Deccan Chargers	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2010	Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai Indians
Indian Premier League 2011	Chennai Super Kings	Royal Challengers Bangalore
Indian Premier League 2012	Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai Super Kings
Indian Premier League 2013	-	-

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