IPL 2008

Rajasthan Royals won IPL 2008, beating Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets at Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai on 1 June 2008. YK Pathan was Player of the Match.

Final scorecard summary

Champion: Rajasthan Royals
Runner-up: Chennai Super Kings
Margin: 3 wickets
Player of the Match: YK Pathan
Venue: Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai
Matches in season: 58

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The cheapest team in the room: Rajasthan Royals win the first IPL

On the final ball at the DY Patil Stadium, Shane Warne's Rajasthan Royals — the cheapest squad in the auction — scrambled the run that beat Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets and made the IPL's inaugural champions its unlikeliest.

Source: Computed by the CricketLogic engine from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data. Last updated 2008 season.