2008 Rajasthan Royals season

Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Jaipur, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Shane Warne. Rajasthan Royals finished winners in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.

Rajasthan Royals
2008 season
CoachShane Warne
CaptainShane Warne
Ground(s)Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
IPLWinners
Most runsShane Watson (472)[1]
Most wicketsSohail Tanvir (22)[2]

Indian Premier League

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Standings

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Rajasthan Royals finished first in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Rajasthan Royals (C) 14 11 3 0 22 0.632
2 Kings XI Punjab 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
3 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.192
4 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 6 1 15 0.342
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.570
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 7 1 13 −0.147
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 4 10 0 8 −1.160
8 Deccan Chargers 14 2 12 0 4 −0.467
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the match Scorecard
1 19 April 2008 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 9 wickets Farveez Maharoof Scorecard
2 21 April 2008 Kings XI Punjab Jaipur Won by 6 wickets Shane Watson 76*(49) Scorecard
3 24 April 2008 Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 2/20 (2 overs) and 61 (28) Scorecard
4 26 April 2008 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 7 wickets Shane Watson 2/20 (4 overs) and 61* (41) Scorecard
5 1 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders Jaipur Won by 45 runs Swapnil Asnodkar 60 (34) Scorecard
6 4 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Sohail Tanvir 6/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 7 May 2008 Mumbai Indians Navi Mumbai Lost by 7 wickets Ashish Nehra Scorecard
8 9 May 2008 Deccan Chargers Jaipur Won by 8 wickets Yusuf Pathan 68(37) Scorecard
9 11 May 2008 Delhi Daredevils Jaipur Won by 3 wickets Shane Watson 2/21(4 overs) and 74(40) Scorecard
10 17 May 2008 Royal Challengers Bangalore Jaipur Won by 65 runs Graeme Smith 75*(49) Scorecard
11 20 May 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 6 wickets Yusuf Pathan 1/14(2 overs) and 48*(18) Scorecard
12 24 May 2008 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 10 runs Albie Morkel 71(40) and 2/35(4 overs Scorecard
13 26 May 2008 Mumbai Indians Jaipur Won by 5 Wickets Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
14 28 May 2008 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 41 Runs Shaun Marsh Scorecard
Semi-Final 30 May 2008 Delhi Daredevils Mumbai Won by 105 runs Shane Watson 52(29) and 3/10(3 overs) Scorecard
Final 1 June 2008 Chennai Super Kings Navi Mumbai Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 56(39) and 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
Champions

References

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  1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.