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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club =[[Delhi Daredevils]]
| season =2008
| coach = [[Greg Shipperd]]
| captain = [[Virender Sehwag]]
| ground = [[Feroz Shah Kotla]], Delhi
| comp1 = [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = fourth
| most runs = [[Gautam Gambhir]] (534)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111223/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=19 September 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets =[[Yo Mahesh]] (16)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111211/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=19 September 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[Delhi Daredevils in 2009|2009]]
}}
[[Delhi Daredevils]] are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, 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 [[Virender Sehwag]]. Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

==Squad==
[[Virender Sehwag]] was the [[icon player]] and captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Icon status for Sehwag but not Laxman |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/icon-status-for-sehwag-but-not-laxman-337920 |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=19 February 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Daredevils Indian Premier League 2007/08 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/delhi-daredevils-squad-338089/series-squads |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
|-
! width=5%|No.
! width=15%|Name
! width=5%|Age
! width=15%|Nationality
! width=15%|Batting style
! width=20%|Bowling style
! width=15%|Signing price
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Batsman|Batsmen]]
|-
||0||[[Shikhar Dhawan]]<ref name=Dhawan>{{cite web|url=http://cricket.indiatimes.com/Daredevils_bag_Manhas_Dhawan/articleshow/2808593.cms|title=Daredevils bag Manhas, Dhawan|publisher=Indiatimes|date=2008-02-23|accessdate=2008-02-23}}</ref> || 22 ||{{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed || [[Off spin|Right-arm off-break]] ||
|-
||5||[[Gautam Gambhir]]|| 26 ||{{flagicon|India}} India|| Left-handed ||[[Leg spin|Right-arm leg-break]] ||[[US$]] 725,000
|-
||9||[[Manoj Tiwary (cricketer)|Manoj Tiwary]]|| 22 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Right-arm leg-break ||US$ 675,000
|-
||44||[[Virender Sehwag]] || 29 ||{{flagicon|India}} India||Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break || US$ 833,750
|-
||55||[[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] ||31 ||{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||US$ 250,000
|-
||||[[Mithun Manhas]]<ref name=Dhawan/> || 28 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||
|-
||||[[Mayank Tehlan]]<ref name=Sought>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.cricinfo.com/iplbuzz/2008/03/signed_signalled_and_sought.php|title=Signed, signalled and sought|publisher=Cricinfo|date=2008-03-01|accessdate=2008-03-03}}</ref>|| 21 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||
|-
||||[[Tejashwi Yadav]] || 18 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[All-rounder]]s
|-
||6||[[Shoaib Malik]] ||26 ||{{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Pakistan]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||US$ 500,000
|-
||15||[[Daniel Vettori]] ||29 ||{{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]]|| Left-handed ||[[Left arm orthodox spin]] ||US$ 625,000
|-
||23||[[Rajat Bhatia]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=68470|title=IPL the new mantra for domestic cricketers|publisher=Indiatimes|date=2008-02-24|accessdate=2008-02-24}}</ref> || 28 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||[[Fast bowling|Right-arm medium]] ||
|-
||28||[[Farveez Maharoof]] ||23 ||{{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} Sri Lanka || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||US$ 225,000
|-
||||[[Yogesh Nagar]] || 18 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Wicket-keeper]]s
|-
||17||[[AB de Villiers]] ||24 ||{{flagicon|South Africa}} [[South Africa]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium ||US$ 300,000
|-
||46||[[Dinesh Karthik]] ||22 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || ||US$ 525,000
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowlers]]
|-
||11||[[Glenn McGrath]] ||38 ||{{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium-fast ||US$ 350,000
|-
||21||[[Yo Mahesh]]<ref name=Sought/> || 20 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm medium-fast ||
|-
||26||[[Mohammad Asif (cricketer)|Mohammad Asif]] ||25 || {{flagicon|Pakistan}} Pakistan || Left-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||US$ 650,000
|-
||63||[[Brett Geeves]]|| 25 ||{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||US$ 50,000
|-
||99||[[Amit Mishra]] || 25 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed || Right-arm leg-break ||
|-
|| ||[[Pradeep Sangwan]]|| 17 ||{{flagicon|India}} India || Right-handed ||Left-arm fast-medium ||
|-
|}

==Standings==
Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the league stage of IPL 2008.
{{:2008 Indian Premier League|team=DD}}

==Match log==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!No
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || 19 April|| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] || Won by 9 wickets, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Farveez Maharoof]] 2/11 (4 overs)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 2 || 22 April|| [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] || Won by 9 wickets, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Virender Sehwag]] 94[[Not out|*]] (41)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 3 || 27 April|| [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium|Mohali]] || Lost by 4 wickets
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 4 || 30 April|| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || Delhi || Won by 10 runs, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Glenn McGrath]] 4/29 (4 overs)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 5 || 2 May|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Won by 8 wickets, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Virender Sehwag]] 1/21 (2 overs) and 71 (41)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 6 || 4 May|| [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[DY Patil Stadium|Navi Mumbai]] || Lost by 29 runs
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 7 || 8 May|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || Delhi || Lost by 4 wickets
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 8 || 11 May|| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Lost by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 9 || 13 May|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 23 runs
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 10 || 15 May|| [[Deccan Chargers]] || Delhi || Won by 12 runs, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Amit Mishra]] 5/17 (4 overs)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 11 || 17 May|| [[Kings XI Punjab]] || Delhi || Lost by 6 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L Method]])
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 12 || 19 May|| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 5 wickets
|- style="background:white;"
| 13 || 22 May|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || Delhi || Match abandoned due to rain
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || 24 May|| [[Mumbai Indians]] || Delhi || Won by 5 wickets, [[Man of the match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Dinesh Karthik]] 56* (32)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 15 || 30 May|| [[Rajasthan Royals]] (semi-final #1) || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 105 runs
|}

== Statistics ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most runs
!'''Player'''
!Runs
|-
|[[Gautam Gambhir]]
|534
|-
|[[Virender Sehwag]]
|406
|-
|[[Shikhar Dhawan]]
|340
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Most wickets
!'''Player'''
!Wickets
|-
|[[Yo Mahesh]]
|16
|-
|[[Farveez Maharoof]]
|15
|-
|[[Glenn McGrath]]
|12
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Delhi Daredevils}}

[[Category:Delhi Capitals seasons]]
[[Category:2008 Indian Premier League]]

2008 Delhi Daredevils season - Revision history

Babakigadi123 at 09:33, 12 April 2026