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{{Infobox cricket tournament
| image = 2008 Indian Premier League.jpg
| caption = 
| fromdate = {{start date|2008|04|18|df=y}}
| todate = {{end date|2008|06|01|df=y}}<ref name=Fixtures>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricketwa.com/59/series/ipl-2008-schedule-fixtures.aspx|title=Indian Premier League 2008|access-date=5 August 2015|publisher=cricketwa}}</ref>
| administrator = [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Double round-robin]] and [[Single-elimination tournament|knockout]]
| host = {{flagicon|IND}} [[India]]
| champions = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| count = 1
| runner up = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| participants = 8
| matches = 59
| attendance = 3422347
| player of the series = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]])<br />(472 runs and 17 wickets)
| most runs = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shaun Marsh]] ([[Kings XI Punjab|KXIP]]) (616)
| most wickets = {{flagicon|PAK}} [[Sohail Tanvir]] ([[Rajasthan Royals|RR]]) (22)
| website = {{url|http://www.iplt20.com/}}
| next_year = 2009
| next_tournament = 2009 Indian Premier League
}}
The '''2008 Indian Premier League''' season was the inaugural season of the [[Indian Premier League]], established by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] in 2007. The season commenced on 18 April 2008 with the final match held on 1 June 2008 and The competition started with a [[Round-robin tournament|double round robin]] group stage, in which each of the 8 teams played a home match and an away match against every other team. These matches were followed by two semi-finals and a final.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Premier League 2007/08 Fixtures|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/series/313494.html?template=schedule|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=21 October 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915163037/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/series/313494.html?template=schedule|archive-date=15 September 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>

In a match which went down to the last ball, [[Rajasthan Royals]] defeated [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the final to win the title,<ref>{{cite news |title=Rajasthan Royals are IPL champions |url=http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3091229.cms |work=[[The Times of India]] |date=2 June 2008 |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604031604/http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3091229.cms |archive-date=4 June 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> with [[Yusuf Pathan]] named the player of the match and [[Shane Watson]] adjudged the player of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news |title=Congratulate Rajasthan Royals |url=http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3091309.cms |work=The Times of India|date=2 June 2008 |access-date=2 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080602141522/http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/3091309.cms |archive-date=2 June 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref> [[Sohail Tanvir]] won the purple cap for being the top wicket-taking bowler while [[Shaun Marsh]] won the orange cap for leading run-scorer in the tournament. [[Shreevats Goswami]] was awarded the best under-19 player award and the special award for Fair Play was won by the [[Chennai Super Kings]].
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==Auctions and Personnel signings==
{{Main|List of 2008 Indian Premier League auctions and personnel signings}}
The auctions for team ownership was held on January 24, 2008. [[Mumbai]] was the most expensive team, costing over {{USD}}111.9 million.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/333193.html|title=Big business and Bollywood grab stakes in IPL|work=Cricinfo|date=24 January 2008|access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref> For the inaugural IPL season, each team had a salary cap of US$5 million (Rs. 20 crore approx.). [[Sachin Tendulkar]], [[Sourav Ganguly]], [[Rahul Dravid]], [[Yuvraj Singh]] and [[Virender Sehwag]] were classified as [[icon player]]s. They played for the franchises representing their home towns and hence did not enter the auction. Few players were classified as marquee players and the teams which lost out on icon players were allowed one extra marquee player to be selected in the auction.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/335706.html|title=IPL auctions to be held}}</ref> The first auction was conducted on 20 February 2008 with [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] winning the highest bid of US$1.5 million. [[Andrew Symonds]] was the most costly foreign player.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/feb/20table.htm|title=IPL Auction: Players' worth|work=Rediff Sports|date=20 February 2008|access-date=23 March 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100329115308/http://www.rediff.com/cricket/2008/feb/20table.htm| archive-date= 29 March 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> A further second auction was held for few foreign players signed. Teams also signed players on individual basis.<ref name="interim">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/341883.html|title=Rajasthan best placed for second auction|website=ESPNcricinfo|date=10 March 2008|access-date=24 September 2018}}</ref>

==Venues==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;margin:0 auto"
|-
! style="width:33%" |[[Chennai]]
! style="width:34%" |[[Mumbai]]
! style="width:33%" |[[Mohali]]
|-
| [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 50,000
| [[Wankhede Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 45,000
| [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium|PCA Stadium]]<br />Capacity: 30,000
|-
| [[Image:MAC Chepauk stadium.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:Wankhede-1.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:LightsMohali.png|150px]]
|-
! [[Kolkata]]
! [[Bangalore]]
! [[Navi Mumbai]]
|-
| [[Eden Gardens]]<br />Capacity:100,000
| [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]]<br />Capacity:55,000
| [[DY Patil Stadium]] <br />Capacity: 55,000
|-
| [[Image:Eden Gardens.jpg|150px]]
| [[Image:MChinnaswamy-Stadium.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:DY Patil IPL.jpg|150px]]
|-
! [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
! [[Delhi]]
! [[Jaipur]]
|-
| [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]] <br />Capacity:55,000
| [[Feroz Shah Kotla]] <br />Capacity:48,000
| [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]]<br />Capacity:30,000 
|-
| [[image:Uppal stadium.jpg|150px]]
| [[File:Feroz Shah Kotla - WI vs RSA03.jpg|150px]]
|
|-
| colspan=3 |{{location map+ |India |float=center |width=375 |caption= |places=
{{location map~ |India|lat=13.083888 |long=80.27 |label=[[Chennai]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=18.975 |long=72.825833 |label=[[Mumbai]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India|lat=30.78 |long=76.69 |label=[[Mohali]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=22.569722 |long=88.369722 |label=[[Kolkata]] |position=top}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=12.966666 |long=77.566666 |label=[[Bangalore]] |position=left}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=19.03 |long=73.01 |label=[[Navi Mumbai]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=17.008611 |long=78.840833 |label=[[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=28.61 |long=77.23 |label=[[Delhi]] |position=right}}
{{location map~ |India |lat=26.9260 |long=75.8235 |label=[[Jaipur]] |position=left}}
}}
|}

==Rules and regulations==
Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
|+Points
|-
! colspan="1"|Results
! colspan="1"|Points
|-
|Win||2 points
|-
|No result||1 point
|-
|Loss||0 points
|}

In the event of tied scores after both teams have faced their quota of overs, a [[bowl-out]] will determine the winner, even in the group stage.<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html Playing conditions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080720113337/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/playing-conditions.html |date=20 July 2008 }}, from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007</ref>

In the group stage, teams will be ranked on the following criteria:<ref>[http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf Final WorldTwenty20 Playing conditions] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080911035806/http://worldtwenty20.yahoo.com/abouttwenty20/icc_world_twenty20_playing_conditions_final.pdf |date=11 September 2008 }}, from ICC World Twenty20 homepage, retrieved 12 September 2007</ref>

# Higher number of points
# If equal, higher number of wins
# If still equal, [[net run rate]]
# If still equal, lower [[strike rate#Bowling strike rate|bowling strike rate]]
# If still equal, result of head to head meeting.

==Teams and standings==
===Points table===
<onlyinclude>{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=CricketRR
|update=complete
|source=[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/series/313494.html?view=pointstable Full table on cricinfo]
|show_tie=no
|showteam={{{team}}}

|team1=RR |team2=KXIP |team3=CSK |team4=DD |team5=MI |team6=KKR |team7=RCB |team8=DC
|result1=Q |result2=Q |result3=Q |result4=Q

|win_CSK=8 |loss_CSK=6 |nr_CSK=0 |rs_CSK=2241 |or_CSK=264.2 |rc_CSK=2195 |ob_CSK=253.1
|win_DC=2 |loss_DC=12 |nr_DC=0 |rs_DC=2229 |or_DC=270 |rc_DC=2307 |ob_DC=264.3
|win_DD=7 |loss_DD=6 |nr_DD=1 |rs_DD=2001 |or_DD=233.2 |rc_DD=2031 |ob_DD=246.4
|win_KKR=6 |loss_KKR=7 |nr_KKR=1 |rs_KKR=1845 |or_KKR=242.4 |rc_KKR=1718 |ob_KKR=221.4
|win_KXIP=10 |loss_KXIP=4 |nr_KXIP=0 |rs_KXIP=2352 |or_KXIP=259.5 |rc_KXIP=2271 |ob_KXIP=265.5
|win_MI=7 |loss_MI=7 |nr_MI=0 |rs_MI=2080 |or_MI=249.1 |rc_MI=2096 |ob_MI=269.3
|win_RCB=4 |loss_RCB=10 |nr_RCB=0 |rs_RCB=1983 |or_RCB=272.4 |rc_RCB=2205 |ob_RCB=261.3
|win_RR=11 |loss_RR=3 |nr_RR=0 |rs_RR=2245 |or_RR=261.1 |rc_RR=2153 |ob_RR=270.2

|name_CSK=[[Chennai Super Kings in 2008|Chennai Super Kings]] '''(R)'''
|name_DC=[[Deccan Chargers]]
|name_DD=[[Delhi Daredevils in 2008|Delhi Daredevils]]
|name_KKR=[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2008|Kolkata Knight Riders]]
|name_KXIP=[[Kings XI Punjab in 2008|Kings XI Punjab]]
|name_MI=[[Mumbai Indians in 2008|Mumbai Indians]]
|name_RCB=[[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2008|Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
|name_RR=[[Rajasthan Royals in 2008|Rajasthan Royals]] '''(C)'''

|col_Q=#cfc
}}
:<div style="font-size:95%">'''(C)''' = Eventual champion; '''(R)''' = Runner-up.</div></onlyinclude>

===Match summary===
{{2008 Indian Premier League Group Stage|mode=summary}}

==League stage==
===Matches===
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match1}} 18 April 2008
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 222/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Brendon McCullum]] 158[[not out|*]] (73)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 1/38 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] (H)
| score2 = 82 all out (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Praveen Kumar]] 18[[not out|*]] (15)
| wickets2 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 140 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335982.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Brendon McCullum]] (Kolkata)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=17:00
| date = {{anchor|match2}} 19 April 2008
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 240/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Michael Hussey]] 116[[not out|*]] (54)
| wickets1 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 2/47 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]] (H)
| score2 = 207/4 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[James Hopes]] 71 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 1/33 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 33 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335983.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Suresh Shastri]]
| motm = [[Michael Hussey]] (Chennai)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:30
| date = {{anchor|match3}} 19 April 2008
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 129/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ravindra Jadeja]] 29 (23)
| wickets1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 2/11 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]] (H)
| score2 = 132/1 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 58[[not out|*]] (46)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Watson]] 1/31 (4 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335984.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]]
| motm = [[Farveez Maharoof]] (Delhi)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match4}} 20 April 2008
| team1 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 110 all out (18.4 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andrew Symonds]] 32 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Murali Kartik]] 3/17 (3.4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score2 = 112/5 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Hussey]] 38[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets2 = [[Chaminda Vaas]] 2/9 (3 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335986.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[David Hussey]] (Kolkata)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match5}} 20 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 165/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 48 (38)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 2/17 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score2 = 166/5 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Boucher]] 39[[not out|*]] (19)
| wickets2 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 2/36 (4 overs)
| result= Bangalore won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335985.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Mark Boucher]] (Bangalore)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match6}} 21 April 2008
| team1 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 166/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 57 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 3/19 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score2 = 168/4 (18.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 76[[not out|*]] (49)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 1/21 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335987.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match7}} 22 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 142/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 66 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] 2/19 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 143/1 (13 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 94[[not out|*]] (41)
| wickets2 = [[R. P. Singh]] 1/27 (3 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335988.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Ian Howell]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (Delhi)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match8}} 23 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 208/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Matthew Hayden]] 81 (46)
| wickets1 = [[Musavir Khote]] 2/29 (3 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score2 = 202/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Abhishek Nayar]] 45[[not out|*]] (20)
| wickets2 = [[Joginder Sharma]] 2/29 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 6 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335989.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]]
| motm = [[Matthew Hayden]] (Chennai)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match9}} 24 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 214/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andrew Symonds]] 117[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets1 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 2/20 (2 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score2 = 217/7 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graeme Smith]] 71 (45)
| wickets2 = [[Shahid Afridi]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335990.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Mark Benson]]
| motm = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match10}} 25 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 182 all out (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 94 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Harbhajan Singh]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score2 = 116/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 23 (21)
| wickets2 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 2/16 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 66 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335991.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| motm = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] (Punjab)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match11}} 26 April 2008
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 147/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]] 42 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Jacob Oram]] 3/32 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score2 = 152/1 (17 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mathew Hayden]] 70[[not out|*]] (49)
| wickets2 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 1/19 (3 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335993.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Arani Jayaprakash]]
| motm = [[Jacob Oram]] (Chennai)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match12}} 26 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 135/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ross Taylor]] 44 (20)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score2 = 138/3 (17.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 61[[not out|*]] (41)
| wickets2 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 1/24 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335992.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Ian Howell]] and [[Mark Benson]]
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match13}} 27 April 2008
| team1 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 158/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]] 39 (34)
| wickets1 = [[VRV Singh]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]] (H)
| score2 = 162/6 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Simon Katich]] 75 (52)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] 2/39 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335995.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Ivaturi Sivaram]]
| motm = [[Simon Katich]] (Punjab)
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match14}} 27 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 154/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 34 (18)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh]] 2/15 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score2 = 155/0 (12.0 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 109[[not out|*]] (47)
| wickets2 = [[Dhawal Kulkarni]] 0/8 (1 over)
| result= Deccan won by 10 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335994.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Suresh Shastri]]
| motm = [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Deccan)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match15}} 28 April 2008
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 178/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] 65 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Zaheer Khan]] 3/38 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] (H)
| score2 = 165 all out (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ross Taylor]] 53 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Manpreet Gony]] 3/34 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 13 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335996.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] (Chennai)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match16}} 29 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 137/8 (20 overs) 
| runs1 = [[Laxmi Ratan Shukla]] 40[[not out|*]] (22)
| wickets1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 3/14 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score2 = 138/3 (18.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 64[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets2 = [[Ashok Dinda]] 1/12 (4 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335997.html Scorecard] 
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Arani Jayaprakash]]
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match17}} 30 April 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 191/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 86 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 2/39 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score2 = 181/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Jacques Kallis]] 54 (44)
| wickets2 = [[Glenn McGrath]] 4/29 (4 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 10 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335998.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Ivaturi Sivaram]]
| motm = [[Glenn McGrath]] (Delhi)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match18}} 1 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 196/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] 60 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 3/31 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score2 = 151 all out (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 51 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Watson]] 2/22 (3.1 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 45 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336000.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]]
| motm = [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match19}} 1 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 164/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 76[[Not out|*]] (42)
| wickets1 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 3/28 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score2 = 167/3 (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 84[[Not out|*]] (62)
| wickets2 = [[Nuwan Zoysa]] 1/32 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335999.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Punjab)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match20}} 2 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 169/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan]] 54 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Rajat Bhatia]] 1/11 (1 over)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 172/2 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 71 (41)
| wickets2 = [[Joginder Sharma]] 1/35 (4 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336001.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Virender Sehwag]] (Delhi)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match21}} 3 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 156/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Wasim Jaffer]] 44 (37)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh]] 3/41 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score2 = 153/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 57 (42)
| wickets2 = [[Praveen Kumar]] 3/23 (4 overs)
| result= Bangalore won by 3 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336034.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore, India|Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Suresh Shastri]]
| motm = [[Praveen Kumar]] (Bangalore)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match22}} 3 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 178/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 40 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score2 = 169/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Hussey]] 71 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 9 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336003.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Ivaturi Shivram]]
| motm = [[Irfan Pathan]] (Punjab)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match23}} 4 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 162/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 34 (16)
| wickets1 = [[Yo Mahesh]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 133 all out (18.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 40 (20)
| wickets2 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 29 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336004.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Rudi Koertzen]] and [[Ian Howell]]
| motm = [[Shaun Pollock]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match24}} 4 May 2008
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 109 all out (19 overs)
| runs1 = [[Albie Morkel]] 42 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 6/14 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score2 = 110/2 (14.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Graeme Smith]] 35[[Not out|*]] (44)
| wickets2 = [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] 1/20 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336005.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Arani Jayaprakash]]
| motm = [[Sohail Tanvir]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match25}} 5 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 126 all out (19.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 66 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 3/25 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score2 = 127/4 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 39 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Praveen Kumar]] 2/22 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336006.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Billy Doctrove]] 
| motm = [[Sreesanth]] (Punjab)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match26}} 6 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 144/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 32 (21)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh]] 2/12 (3 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score2 = 148/3 (18 overs)
| runs2 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 54 (36)
| wickets2 = [[Manpreet Gony]] 1/15 (3 overs)
| result= Deccan won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336007.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Russell Tiffin]] 
| motm = [[Adam Gilchrist]] (Deccan)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match27}} 7 May 2008
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 103 all out (16.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] 39 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Ashish Nehra]] 3/13 (3 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score2 = 104/3 (15.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Robin Uthappa]] 34[[Not out|*]] (21)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Watson]] 2/26 (4 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336008.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Ashish Nehra]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match28}} 8 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 187/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 80 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji|Balaji]], [[Albie Morkel|J Morkel]] 2/35 (4 overs) each
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score2 = 188/6 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 44 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Pradeep Sangwan]] 2/29 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 4 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336009.html Scorecard ]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Russell Tiffin]]
| motm = [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]] (Chennai)
| toss = Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match29}} 8 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 129/7 (16 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Hussey]] 26 (12)
| wickets1 = [[Dale Steyn]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score2 = 124/4 (16 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mark Boucher]] 50[[Not out|*]] (40)
| wickets2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 1/7 (3 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 5 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336010.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Ian Howell]]
| motm = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Kolkata)
| rain = Rain reduced play to 16 overs per side.
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match30}} 9 May 2008
| team1 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 140/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Adam Gilchrist]] 61 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Warne]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score2 = 141/2 (16 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 68 (37)
| wickets2 = [[R. P. Singh]] 1/24 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336011.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Mark Benson]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| motm = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match31}} 10 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 181/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] 64 (47)
| wickets1 = [[Sreesanth]] 2/29 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score2 = 163/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 58 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] 5/24 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 18 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336013.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] and [[Brian Jerling]] 
| motm = [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] (Chennai)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match32}} 11 May 2008
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 204/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 91 (57)
| wickets1 = [[Paidikalva Vijaykumar]] 1/21 (3 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]] (H)
| score2 = 181/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] 71[[Not out|*]] (42)
| wickets2 = [[Ashok Dinda]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 23 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336014.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Aleem Dar]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| motm = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (Kolkata)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match33}} 11 May 2008
| team1 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 156/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 39 (16)
| wickets1 = [[Shane Watson]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score2 = 159/7 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shane Watson]] 74 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Amit Mishra]] 2/27 (3 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336015.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match34}} 12 May 2008
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 143/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Mark Boucher]] 39 (32)
| wickets1 = [[Sreesanth]] 3/29 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]] (H)
| score2 = 144/1 (15.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 74[[Not out|*]] (51)
| wickets2 = [[Vinay Kumar]] 1/11 (2 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336016.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Ivaturi Shivram]] 
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Punjab)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match35}} 13 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 133/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Salman Butt]] 48 (44)
| wickets1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 110 all out (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Amit Mishra]] 31 (32)
| wickets2 = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 4/11 (3 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 23 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336017.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Ian Howell]]
| motm = [[Shoaib Akhtar]] (Kolkata)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match36}} 14 May 2008
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score1 = 156/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] 53 (33)
| wickets1 = [[Dhawal Kulkarni]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score2 = 158/1 (13.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 114[[Not out|*]] (48)
| wickets2 = [[Joginder Sharma]] 1/24 (3 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336018.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]] 
| motm = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match37}} 15 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 194/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Gautam Gambhir]] 79 (48)
| wickets1 = [[Pragyan Ojha]] 2/19 (2 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score2 = 182/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 35 (18)
| wickets2 = [[Amit Mishra]] 5/17 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi won by 12 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336020.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Brian Jerling]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]]
| motm = [[Amit Mishra]] (Delhi)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match38}} 16 May 2008
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 67 all out (15.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ajit Agarkar]] 15 (14)
| wickets1 = [[Shaun Pollock]] 3/12 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score2 = 68/2 (5.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 48[[Not out|*]] (17)
| wickets2 = [[Ishant Sharma]] 1/29 (2.3 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 8 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336021.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Shaun Pollock]] (Delhi)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match39}} 17 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 197/1 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Graeme Smith]] 75[[not out|*]] (49)
| wickets1 = [[Anil Kumble]] 1/32 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score2 = 132/9 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 75[[not out|*]] (36)
| wickets2 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 3/10 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 65 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336023.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Suresh Shastri]]
| motm = [[Graeme Smith]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match40}} 17 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 118/4 (11 overs)
| runs1 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 51[[not out|*]] (26)
| wickets1 = [[James Hopes]] 2/2 (1 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score2 = 94/3 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] 36[[not out|*]] (17)
| wickets2 = [[Pradeep Sangwan]] 1/12 (1 over)
| result= Punjab won by 6 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336022.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Mahela Jayawardene]] (Punjab)
| rain = Rain interrupted play after during Delhi's innings and reduced the match to 11 overs per side. Rain then ended play after 8 overs in Punjab's innings. Their par score was 88 runs according to the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]].
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match41}} 18 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 149/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Salman Butt]] 73 (54)
| wickets1 = [[Makhaya Ntini]] 4/21 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score2 = 55/0 (8 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 32[[not out|*]] (20)
| wickets2 = [[Ashok Dinda]] 0/10 (2 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 3 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]])
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336025.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Makhaya Ntini]] (Chennai)
| rain = Rain ended play after 8 overs in Chennai's innings. Their par score was 52 runs according to the [[Duckworth–Lewis method]].
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match42}} 18 May 2008
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 178/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Abhishek Nayar]] 38 (24)
| wickets1 = [[R. P. Singh]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Deccan Chargers]] (H)
| score2 = 153/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] 57 (38)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 25 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336024.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Billy Doctrove]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Dwayne Bravo]] (Mumbai)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Deccan Chargers were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match43}} 19 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 154/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shreevats Goswami]] 52 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 2/13 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 158/5 (18.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Virender Sehwag]] 47 (19)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 2/18 (4 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336026.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]]
| motm = [[Shreevats Goswami]] (Bangalore)
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match44}} 20 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 147/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 32 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 3/26 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score2 = 150/4 (16.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 48[[Not out|*]] (18)
| wickets2 = [[Umar Gul]] 2/30 (3.3 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336027.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Brian Jerling]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Rajasthan Royals qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match45}} 21 May 2008
| team1 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 189/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 81 (56)
| wickets1 = [[Siddharth Chitnis]] 2/40 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]] (H)
| score2 = 188 all out (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sachin Tendulkar]] 65 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Yuvraj Singh]] 2/12 (2 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 1 run
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336028.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[GA Pratapkumar]] 
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Punjab)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}

* ''Mumbai Indians 5 run outs in their innings is a record in the IPL''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-03-07|title=Best fielding in the IPL|url=https://t20-head-to-head.com/best-fielding-in-the-ipl/|access-date=2021-03-09|website=T20 Head to Head|language=en-GB}}</ref>

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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match46}} 21 May 2008
| team1 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 126/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rahul Dravid]] 47 (39)
| wickets1 = [[Albie Morkel]] 4/32 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score2 = 112/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Stephen Fleming]] 45 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Anil Kumble]] 3/14 (4 overs)
| result= Bangalore won by 14 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336029.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Ivaturi Shivram]]
| motm = [[Anil Kumble]] (Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match47}} 22 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score1 = 
| runs1 = 
| wickets1 = 
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score2 = 
| runs2 = 
| wickets2 = 
| result = Match abandoned without a ball bowled
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336030.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Arani Jayaprakash]] and [[Brian Jerling]]
| rain = Match abandoned due to rain.
| notes = Kings XI Punjab qualified for playoffs, and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match48}} 23 May 2008
| team1 = [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 175/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Rohit Sharma]] 50 (27)
| wickets1 = [[Ramesh Powar]] 1/20 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kings XI Punjab]] (H)
| score2 = 178/4 (19.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 60 (46)
| wickets2 = [[Pragyan Ojha]] 2/30 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 6 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336031.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]]
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Punjab)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match49}} 24 May 2008
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 211/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Graeme Smith]] 91 (51)
| wickets1 = [[Albie Morkel]] 2/35 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] (H)
| score2 = 201/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Albie Morkel]] 71 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 10 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336033.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium]], [[Chennai]]
| umpires = [[Daryl Harper]] and [[Suresh Shastri]]
| motm = [[Albie Morkel]] (Chennai)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match50}} 24 May 2008
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 176/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 66 (42)
| wickets1 = [[Yo Mahesh]] 4/36 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]] (H)
| score2 = 179/5 (19.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Dinesh Karthik]] 56[[Not out|*]] (32)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Smith]] 2/22 (3 overs)
| result= Delhi won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336032.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], [[Delhi]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Dinesh Karthik]] (Delhi)
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match51}} 25 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 165 all out (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Herschelle Gibbs]] 47 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Vinay Kumar]] 3/27 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score2 = 171/5 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[Misbah-ul-Haq]] 34 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Dwaraka Ravi Teja]] 1/19 (2 overs)
| result= Bangalore won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336002.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Vinay Kumar]] (Bangalore)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match52}} 25 May 2008
| team1 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 174/6 (20 overs) 
| runs1 = [[Kumar Sangakkara]] 64 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Umar Gul]] 4/23 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (H)
| score2 = 175/7 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sourav Ganguly]] 86[[not out|*]] (53)
| wickets2 = [[VRV Singh]] 2/28 (4 overs)
| result= Kolkata won by 3 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/336035.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Ivaturi Shivram]]
| motm = [[Umar Gul]] (Kolkata)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match53}} 26 May 2008
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 145/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 38 (37)
| wickets1 = [[Sohail Tanvir]] 4/14 (4 overs) 
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]] (H)
| score2 = 146/5 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Niraj Patel]] 40[[Not out|*]] (29)
| wickets2 = [[Dilhara Fernando]] 2/27 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 5 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336036.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium]], [[Jaipur]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Sohail Tanvir]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| notes = Delhi Daredevils qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match54}} 27 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Deccan Chargers]]
| score1 = 147/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Yalaka Venugopal Rao|Venugopal Rao]] 46 (46)
| wickets1 = [[L Balaji]] 2/34 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score2 = 148/3 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Suresh Raina]] 54[[not out|*]] (43)
| wickets2 = [[PM Sarveesh Kumar]] 1/38 (2 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 7 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336037.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium]], [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]]
| umpires = [[Brian Jerling]] and [[Amiesh Saheba]]
| motm = [[Suresh Raina]] (Chennai)
| toss = Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
| notes = Chennai Super Kings qualified for playoffs, and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
}}
----
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=16:00
| date = {{anchor|match55}} 28 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 122/9 (18 overs)
| runs1 = [[Cameron White]] 26 (20)
| wickets1 = [[Dilhara Fernando]] 4/18 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score2 = 126/1 (16 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] 54 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Dale Steyn]] 1/14 (4 overs)
| result= Mumbai won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/336012.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Arani Jayaprakash]]
| motm = [[Dilhara Fernando]] (Mumbai)
| rain = Rain reduced play to 18 overs per side.
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match56}} 28 May 2008
| team1 = (H) [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 221/3 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shaun Marsh]] 115 (69)
| wickets1 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 1/24 (2 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score2 = 180/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Niraj Patel]] 57 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Piyush Chawla]] 3/35 (4 overs)
| result= Punjab won by 41 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336019.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| umpires = [[Steve Davis (umpire)|Steve Davis]] and [[Krishna Hariharan]]
| motm = [[Shaun Marsh]] (Punjab)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}

==Playoff==
{{IPL Knockout
 | SF1Date = 30 May
 | SF1Venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
 | SF1Seed1 = '''1'''
 | SF1Team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
 | SF1Score1 = '''192/9 (20 overs)'''
 | SF1Seed2 = 4
 | SF1Team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
 | SF1Score2 = 87 (16.1 overs)
 | SF1Winner = Rajasthan
 | SF1Margin = 105 runs
 | SF1Matchno= 57
 | SF2Date = 31 May
 | SF2Venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
 | SF2Seed1 = 2
 | SF2Team1 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
 | SF2Score1 = 112/8 (20 overs)
 | SF2Seed2 = '''3'''
 | SF2Team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
 | SF2Score2 = '''116/1 (14.5 overs)'''
 | SF2Winner = Chennai
 | SF2Margin = 9 wickets
 | SF2Matchno= 58
 | FinalDate = 1 June
 | FinalVenue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
 | FinalSeed1 = '''1'''
 | FinalTeam1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
 | FinalScore1 = '''164/7 (20 overs)'''
 | FinalSeed2 = 3
 | FinalTeam2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
 | FinalScore2 = 163/5 (20 overs)
 | FinalWinner = Rajasthan
 | FinalMargin = 3 wickets
 | FinalMatchno= 59
}}

=== Knockout stage ===
===Semi-finals===
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match57}} 30 May 2008
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score1 = 192/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Shane Watson]] 52 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Farveez Maharoof]] 3/34 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Delhi Daredevils]]
| score2 = 87/10 (16.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] 33 (22)
| wickets2 = [[Shane Watson]] 3/10 (3 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 105 runs
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336038.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Shane Watson]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
}}
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{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:00
| date = {{anchor|match58}} 31 May 2008
| team1 = [[Kings XI Punjab]]
| score1 = 112/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Ramesh Powar]] 28[[Not out|*]] (21)
| wickets1 = [[Manpreet Gony]] 2/14 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| score2 = 116/1 (14.5 overs) 
| runs2 = [[Suresh Raina]] 55[[Not out|*]] (34)
| wickets2 = [[Irfan Pathan]] 1/24 (4 overs)
| result= Chennai won by 9 wickets
| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336039.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Asad Rauf]] and [[Daryl Harper]]
| motm = [[Makhaya Ntini]] (Chennai)
| toss = Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
}}

===Final===
{{main|2008 Indian Premier League Final}}
{{Limited overs matches | daynight=yes | time=20:15
| date = {{anchor|match59}} 1 June 2008
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]] 
| score1 = 163/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suresh Raina]] 43 (30)
| wickets1 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| score2 = 164/7 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Yusuf Pathan]] 56 (39)
| wickets2 = [[Albie Morkel]] 2/25 (4 overs)
| result= Rajasthan won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/retrolive-2021-1219692/chennai-super-kings-vs-rajasthan-royals-final-1263397/full-scorecard Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] and [[Rudi Koertzen]]
| motm = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (Rajasthan)
| toss = Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
}}

==Statistics==

===Batting===

====Most runs====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
! Player !! Team !! {{Tooltip | Mat | Matches}}!! {{Tooltip | Inns | Innings}} !! Runs !! Balls !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | HS | High score }} !! {{Tooltip | 100 | Hundreds scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 50 | Fifties scored}} !! {{Tooltip | 4s | Boundary fours}} !! {{Tooltip | 6s | Boundary sixes}}
|- style="background-color:sandybrown"
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shaun Marsh]] || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || 11 || 11 || '''616''' || 441 || 139.68 || 51.44 || 115 || 1 || 5 || 59 || 26
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|India}} [[Gautam Gambhir]] || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || 14 || 14 || '''534''' || 379 || 140.89 || 41.07 || 86 || 0 || 5 || 68 || 
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sanath Jayasuriya]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] || 14 || 14 || '''514''' || 309 || 166.34 || 42.83 || 114[[not out|*]] || 1 || 2 || 57 || 31
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Watson]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 15 || 15 || '''472''' || 311 || 151.76 || 47.20 || 76[[not out|*]] || 0 || 4 || 46 || 19
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|South Africa}} [[Graeme Smith]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 11 || 11 || '''441''' || 362 || 121.82 || 49.00 || 91 || 0 || 3 || 54 || 8
|}

{{Color box|sandybrown|border=darkgray}} Tournament's leading scorer wore an orange cap when fielding.<ref>{{cite news |title= Orange Cap to separate best from the rest |url=http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Orange_Cap_to_separate_best_from_the_rest/articleshow/2980277.cms |work= The Times of India|date= 24 April 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080521025326/http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Orange_Cap_to_separate_best_from_the_rest/articleshow/2980277.cms| archive-date= 21 May 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>

:<div style="font-size:75%">[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament Full Table on Cricinfo]</div>

===Bowling===

====Most wickets====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
! Player !! Team !! {{Tooltip | Mat | Matches}} !! {{Tooltip | Ov | overs }} !! {{Tooltip | Wkts | Wickets}} !! {{Tooltip | Econ | Economy}} !! {{Tooltip | Ave | Average}} !! {{Tooltip | SR | Strike rate}} !! {{Tooltip | BBI | Best innings bowling }}
|- style="background-color:plum"
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Sohail Tanvir]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 11 || 41.1 || '''22''' || 6.46 || 12.09 || 11.2 || 6/14 
|-
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|India}} [[Sreesanth]] || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || 15 || 52.0 || '''19''' || 7.76 || 21.26 || 16.4 || 3/19
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Warne]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 15 || 51.1 || '''18''' || 8.63 || 23.26 || 16.1 
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Shane Watson]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || 15 || 54.1 || '''17''' || 7.07 || 22.52 || 19.1 || 3/10
|-
| style="text-align:left" |{{flagicon|India}} [[Manpreet Gony]] || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || 16 || 60.0 || '''17''' || 7.38 || 26.05 || 21.1 || 3/25
|}

{{Color box|plum|border=darkgray}} Tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding.<ref>{{cite news |title= After Orange, IPL now introduces Purple Cap |url=http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Purple_Cap_introduced_in_IPL_/articleshow/3033819.cms |work= The Times of India|date= 12 May 2008 |access-date=13 May 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080521025557/http://ipl.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Purple_Cap_introduced_in_IPL_/articleshow/3033819.cms| archive-date= 21 May 2008 | url-status= dead}}</ref>
:<div style="font-size:75%">[http://stats.cricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament Full Table on cricinfo]</div>
:<div style="font-size:75%">'''Note''': Economy rate acts as a tie-breaker if players are level for most wickets.</div>

== Controversies ==

=== Cheerleaders ===
[[File:IPL Match -- Dr. D Y Patil Stadium.jpg|thumb|Cheerleaders during a match between Mumbai Indians and Deccan Chargers at the D Y Patil stadium.]]
The IPL has been criticised by a few politicians and feminists for bringing in foreign [[cheerleaders]], which is seen by many to not be in the traditional spirit of the game, as well as being against some Indian sensibilities.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080424/r_t_ians_nl_general/tnl-ipl-cheergirls-face-ban-in-maharasht-b9e311f_1.html |title=IPL cheergirls face ban in Maharashtra |access-date=27 April 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080429111216/http://in.news.yahoo.com/indiaabroad/20080424/r_t_ians_nl_general/tnl-ipl-cheergirls-face-ban-in-maharasht-b9e311f_1.html |archive-date=29 April 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> Two cheerleaders from London were asked to leave the ground at Mohali "because of the colour of their skin" by Wizcraft International Entertainment, which handles the team Kings XI Punjab. Ellesha Newton and Sherinne Anderson, both from London and of African ancestry were allegedly barred from entering the stadium by employees of Wizcraft International Entertainment on the pretext that "people don’t like dark girls here".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080520/jsp/frontpage/story_9295090.jsp|title='Colour of skin' comes into play 'Dark' girls told to leave|work=The Telegraph|date=20 May 2008| access-date=20 May 2008|location=Calcutta, India|first=Poulomi|last=Banerjee| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080608033014/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080520/jsp/frontpage/story_9295090.jsp| archive-date= 8 June 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> Both the girls also allege that an employee referred to them with the racial slur ″[[nigger]]″.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080523/jsp/frontpage/story_9309638.jsp|title=Cheerleaders called 'niggers' – Details of racial abuse at Mohali match out in the open|work=The Telegraph|date=21 May 2008|access-date=21 May 2008|location=Calcutta, India|first=Poulomi|last=Banerjee| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080526014941/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080523/jsp/frontpage/story_9309638.jsp| archive-date= 26 May 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said a probe would be initiated by the IPL only if the two women officially complain to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.

BCCI and IPL officials are surprised that the two cheerleaders did not complain about the alleged racist behaviour while they were in India and spoke about it only after they returned to London.

"We have not received any complaint from any cheerleaders that they were asked to leave by the Mohali-based Kings XI Punjab franchise recently because of the colour of their skin," BCCI joint secretary M.P. Pandove said in Mohali.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Cricket/10215758.html |title=Cheerleader claims racist slur at IPL match |access-date=25 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603132848/http://www.gulfnews.com/sport/Cricket/10215758.html |archive-date=3 June 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

=== Sreesanth – Harbhajan Singh altercation ===
On 25 April 2008, following the [[Kings XI Punjab]]'s victory over the [[Mumbai Indians]] at [[Mohali]], Punjab player [[Sreesanth]] was slapped under his eye by [[Harbhajan Singh]], the in-stand captain of Mumbai. The incident came to light as Sreesanth was caught by TV cameras sobbing inconsolably on the field before the presentation ceremony. Sreesanth had since downplayed the incident saying he had no complaints against Harbhajan who was "like an elder brother" to him. Harbhajan's team had lost their third consecutive match when he apparently reacted violently to Sreesanth's approaching him and reportedly saying "hard luck". The footage of the slap has not yet been released for public viewing. The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]] launched an investigation into the incident and decided to ban Harbhajan for the remainder 11 matches of the Twenty20 tournament.<ref>{{cite news| title = Kings XI Punjab v Mumbai Indians| url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335991.html| publisher = [[Cricinfo]]| date = 24 April 2008| access-date = 25 April 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080428215751/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/current/match/335991.html| archive-date= 28 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Bhajji slaps, Sree sobs | url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080426/jsp/frontpage/story_9191426.jsp|work = [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]| date = 24 April 2008| access-date = 25 April 2008| location=Calcutta, India| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080429221046/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080426/jsp/frontpage/story_9191426.jsp| archive-date= 29 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Bhajji 'slaps' Sreesanth, makes him cry | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-26/india/27772459_1_s-sreesanth-punjab-team-indian-premier-league-encounter| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121021131923/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-04-26/india/27772459_1_s-sreesanth-punjab-team-indian-premier-league-encounter| url-status = dead| archive-date = 21 October 2012| date = 24 April 2008| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 25 April 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Match results – Indian Premier League, 2007/08 | url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/series/313494.html| publisher = [[Cricinfo]]| date = 24 April 2008| access-date = 25 April 2008| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080430105502/http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/series/313494.html| archive-date= 30 April 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>

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