| Event | 2008 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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| Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets | |||||||
| Date | 1 June 2008 | ||||||
| Venue | DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | ||||||
| Player of the match | Yusuf Pathan (RR) | ||||||
| Umpires | Billy Bowden (New Zealand) Rudi Koertzen (South Africa) | ||||||
| Attendance | 55,345 | ||||||
2009 → | |||||||
The 2008 Indian Premier League final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings on 1 June 2008 at the DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai to determine the winner of the 2008 Indian Premier League, a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India. It ended as the Royals defeated the Super Kings by three wickets.
The Royals, captained by Shane Warne, topped the group stage table, whereas the Super Kings, led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, stood at the third position. They had defeated the Delhi Daredevils and the Kings XI Punjab respectively in the semi-finals.
Winning the toss, Royals' captain Shane Warne opted to field first. The Super Kings scored 163 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 5 wickets. Batting at number three, Suresh Raina top scored for the Super Kings with 43 runs. Royals' bowler Yusuf Pathan took three wickets for 22 runs. The Royals failed to build a good opening partnership. However, due to contributions from the middle order, it reached the winning total in the last ball and earned the 2008 Indian Premier League title.[1] Pathan, who was the best performer for the Royals with both bat and ball, was named the man of the match.