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Loading...Year 2008 saw the inauguration of Indian Premier League with 8 teams participating in the tournament. This season is known for amazing captaincy of Shane Warne and collective performance of all members of Rajasthan Royals. This helped RR in wining the final against Chennai Super Kings and became the champions of inaugural IPL 1.
| IPL 2008 Final Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Winning Team | Rajsthan Royals |
| Highest Scorer (Orange Cap) | Shaun Marsh (616 runs) |
| Highest Wickets Taker | Sohail Tanvir (21) |
| Man of the Series | Shane Watson |
| Winning Team Captain | Shane Warne |
| Maximum Sixes | Sanath Jayasuriya (31) |
| Runner Up Team | Chennai Super Kings |
| Fair Play Team | Chennai Super Kings |
Rajasthan Royals, considered as possibly the weakest team at the start of the IPL 1 ends up with winning the first inaugural IPL trophy. Impressive 11–3 record in 14 group matches makes them to stay top in the tally. Coaching and captaincy of Shane Warne makes them to clear semis defeating Delhi Daredevils and on 1 June 2008, RR defeated defeated the Chennai Super Kings by 3 wickets in the finals to lift the IPL 1 trophy.
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