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Indian Premier League 2008

Across 59 matches in IPL 2008 (2007/08), Rajasthan Royals lifted their 1st IPL title in Navi Mumbai, beating Chennai Super Kings in the final. Shaun Marsh (PBKS) piled up 616 runs with the bat, while Sohail Tanvir (RR) ripped through lineups for 22 wickets.

IPL 2008 Final

Navi Mumbai·1 Jun
Champion
RR 1st Title
Rajasthan Royals
Runner-up
CSK Chennai Super Kings
RR won by 3 wickets to lift their 1st IPL title

IPL 2008 Orange Cap, Purple Cap & Highest Score

Orange Cap
Shaun Marsh
616 runs · 11 matches
Purple Cap
Sohail Tanvir
22 wkts · econ 6.46
Highest Score
Brendon McCullum
158* · vs KKR
Matches
59
This season
Teams
8
Participating
Cities
9
Venues hosted

IPL 2008 Points Table

IPL 2008 Points Table
Team
P ↕
W ↕
L ↕
NR ↕
Pts ↕
NRR ↕
RR 🏆 14 11 3 0 22 +0.632
PBKS 🥈 14 10 4 0 20 +0.509
CSK ⚡ 14 8 6 0 16 -0.192
DC 14 7 6 1 15 +0.342
MI 14 7 7 0 14 +0.570
KKR 14 6 7 1 13 -0.147
RCB 14 4 10 0 8 -1.160
DCH 14 2 12 0 4 -0.467
League Stage

Rajasthan Royals finished top with 22 points

Final league table after all 59 matches of IPL 2008. Teams are ranked by points — two for a win, one for a no result. Sides level on points are separated first by wins, then by net run rate, following IPL playing conditions. NRR uses the official formula, with the all-out and DLS rules applied.

Top Run Scorers in IPL 2008

Top Run Scorers in IPL 2008
Player ↕
Team
M ↕
Runs ↕
Highest ↕
Avg ↕
SR ↕
Shaun Marsh KXIP 11 616 115 68.4 139.7
Gautam Gambhir DD 14 534 86 41.1 140.9
Sanath Jayasuriya MI 14 514 114* 42.8 166.3
Shane Watson RR 15 472 76* 47.2 151.8
Graeme Smith RR 11 441 91 49 121.8

Ranked by total runs across all matches in IPL 2008, with each player's highest individual score, batting average and strike rate for the season.