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{{Infobox limited overs final
| title = 2008 Indian Premier League Final
| image =
| event = {{nobr|[[2008 Indian Premier League]]}}
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team1score = 163/5
| team1overs = 20 overs
| team2 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2score = 164/7
| team2overs = 20 overs
| details = Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
| date = 1 June 2008
| stadium = [[DY Patil Stadium]]
| attendance = 55,345
| city = [[Navi Mumbai]]
| man_of_the_match = [[Yusuf Pathan]] (RR)
| umpires = [[Billy Bowden]] (New Zealand)<br />[[Rudi Koertzen]] (South Africa)
| television = [[SET Max]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/330881.html |title=Sony and World Sports Group bag IPL television rights|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=17 August 2012|date=14 January 2008}}</ref>
| previous =
| next = [[2009 Indian Premier League Final|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 Indian Premier League Final''' was a [[Day/night cricket|day/night]] [[Twenty20]] [[cricket]] match played between the [[Rajasthan Royals]] and the [[Chennai Super Kings]] on 1 June 2008 at the [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]] to determine the winner of the [[2008 Indian Premier League]], a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India. It ended as the Royals defeated the Super Kings by three [[Wicket#Winning by number of wickets|wicket]]s.

The Royals, captained by [[Shane Warne]], topped the group stage table, whereas the Super Kings, led by [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]], stood at the third position. They had defeated the [[Delhi Daredevils]] and the [[Kings XI Punjab]] respectively in the semi-finals.

Winning the toss, Royals' captain Shane Warne opted to field first. The Super Kings scored 163 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 5 wickets. Batting at number three, [[Suresh Raina]] top scored for the Super Kings with 43 runs. Royals' bowler [[Yusuf Pathan]] took three wickets for 22 runs. The Royals failed to build a good opening partnership. However, due to contributions from the middle order, it reached the winning total in the last ball and earned the 2008 Indian Premier League title.<ref name="card" /> Pathan, who was the best performer for the Royals with both bat and ball, was named the [[man of the match]].

==Route to the final==
{{main|2008 Indian Premier League}}
[[File:Shane Warne bowling 2009.jpg|thumbnail|right|After his teammate [[Sohail Tanvir]], Warne was the second highest wicket-taker of the tournament.<ref name="purple">{{cite web|title=Most Wickets|url=http://iplt20.com/stats/2008/most-wickets|publisher=iplt20.com|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> He served both as a captain and a coach for the Royals.<ref name="warne">{{cite web|last=Reddy|first=Kannan|title=Shane Warne Retires from IPL: Unforgettable Moments of His IPL Career|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/693308-shane-warne-retires-from-ipl-unforgettable-moments-of-his-ipl-career|publisher=bleacherreport.com|access-date=15 August 2012|date=14 May 2010|quote=In his four years as a captain and coach of Rajasthan Royals, he and his team surprised everybody in becoming champions of the first edition of IPL.}}</ref>|alt=A white coloured man in his bowling action. He is wearing a blue outfit and is alongside the cricket stumps. The boundary ropes can be seen in the background.]]

===Group stage===
The Super Kings started its campaign with four consecutive wins, but lost its next three matches to the Daredevils, the Royals and the [[Deccan Chargers]]. It qualified for the [[semifinals]] after winning four of its last seven league matches.<ref name="group"/> The Royals lost its first match in the group stage to the Daredevils. However, it won all of its next five matches. Then, it suffered a defeat against the [[Mumbai Indians]], but went on to win its next six matches. It lost the last group stage match against the Kings XI.<ref name="group"/>

The two teams faced each other in two matches of the group stage, both of which were won by the Royals.<ref name="group"/> The Royals had played a match in the tournament before at the [[DY Patil Stadium]];<ref name="group"/> it lost the match by seven wickets.<ref>{{cite web|title=27th match: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, May 7, 2008|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336008.html|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 December 2012}}</ref> The Super Kings played at the stadium for the first time in the finals.<ref name="group"/>

{{stack begin|float=left}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+Group stage procession<ref name="group">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/series/313494.html?view=pointstable|title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 / Points table
|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2" | Team
! colspan="14" | <span title="Played in round-robin format">Group matches</span>
|-
!width=25| 1 !!width=25| 2 !!width=25| 3 !!width=25| 4 !!width=25| 5 !!width=25| 6 !!width=25| 7 !!width=25| 8 !!width=25| 9 !!width=25| 10 !!width=25| 11 !!width=25| 12 !!width=25| 13 !!width=25| 14
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match2|2]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match8|4]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match11|6]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match15|8]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match20|8]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match24|8]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match26|8]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match28|10]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match31|12]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match36|12]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match41|14]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match46|14]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match49|14]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match54|16]]}}
|-
! style="text-align:left" | [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match3|0]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match6|2]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match9|4]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match12|6]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match18|8]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match24|10]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match27|10]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match30|12]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match33|14]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match39|16]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match44|18]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match49|20]]}}
| {{won|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match53|22]]}}
| {{nom|[[2008 Indian Premier League#match56|22]]}}
|}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:90px;float:right;margin-top:0"
| colspan="2" {{won|Won}}
| colspan="2" {{nom|Lost}}
|}
:'''Note''': The points at the end of each group match are listed.
:'''Note''': Click on the points to see the summary for the match.
{{stack end}}{{clear}}

===Semifinals===
[[File:Chennai Super Kings.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The Super Kings players celebrating after winning the semi-final.|alt=View of a cricket stadium. It has some players in yellow outfit and they are folding yellow flags.]]
The Royals played the Daredevils in the first semi-final. The Daredevils won the toss and decided to field first. The Royals got an opening partnership of 65 runs. Its middle-order batsmen [[Shane Watson]] and [[Yusuf Pathan]] scored 52 and 45 runs respectively to help it amass 192 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. Batting second, the Daredevils lost its first five batsmen for just 55 runs. [[Tillakaratne Dilshan]] top-scored for the Daredevils with 33 runs. The Daredevils was bowled out in the 17th over for just 87 runs, and gave its counterpart a 105-run victory. Watson, who took 3/10, had the best bowling figures for the Royals, and was awarded the [[man of the match]] for his all-round performance.<ref name="sf1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336038.html|title=1st Semi-Final: Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, May 30, 2008|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

In the second semi-final, Super Kings played the Kings XI. The Kings XI won the toss and elected to bat first, but its top six batsman failed and only one of them reached double figures. However, due to significant contributions from the lower-order, Punjab managed to reach a total of 112/8. Super Kings fast bowler [[Manpreet Gony]] took 3 wickets by conceding just 14 runs. In reply, Super Kings lost its first wicket when [[Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan]] were dismissed for 6 runs. However, both [[Parthiv Patel]] and [[Suresh Raina]] scored a half century each and took the Super Kings to the target with 31 balls to spare. The Super Kings won the match by nine wickets, and [[Yusuf Pathan]] was given the man of the match award.<ref name="sf2">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336039.html|title=2nd Semi-Final: Chennai Super Kings v Kings XI Punjab at Mumbai, May 31, 2008|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

[[File:DY Patil Stadium.jpg|thumbnail|left|The venue of the final was shifted from [[Wankhede Stadium]] to DY Patil Stadium because of larger capacity.<ref name=dy-patil>{{cite web|title=DY Patil Stadium to host IPL final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/351030.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=17 August 2012|date=14 May 2008}}</ref>|alt=Back view of the entrance and a stand of a cricket stadium. Some people can be seen near the seats.]]

==Buildup==
The match was hosted by [[Mumbai]] because the franchise owner of the [[Mumbai Indians]] placed the highest bid for acquisition, which was {{dollarsign|USD}}111.9 million.<ref name="commentary">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html?innings=1;view=commentary|title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 / Commentary|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Before the match, [[ESPNCricinfo]] assistant editor Nagraj Gollapudi identified the Royals as the most likely winner.<ref name="preview1">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353169.html|title=Stage set for blockbuster finale|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> Despite being seen as the [[Underdog (competition)|underdogs]],<ref name="warne"/> the Royals finished at the top of the league table, and won 11 matches out of 14 with 22 points.<ref name="group" /> The Super Kings stood third, behind Kings XI, getting 16 points from eight wins.<ref name="group" /> There were two changes in the Royals' playing eleven for the final; [[Graeme Smith]] and [[Mahesh Rawat]] were replaced by [[Kamran Akmal]] and [[Niraj Patel]].<ref name="card" /><ref name="sf1" /><ref name="commentary" /> Smith was ruled out of the match as he was suffering from a [[hamstring injury]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Injured Smith ruled out of IPL final|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/current/story/353091.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=15 August 2012|date=31 May 2008}}</ref> The Super Kings fielded the same side as in its semi-final win over the Kings XI.<ref name="card" /><ref name="sf2" /><ref name="commentary" />

==Match==

===Summary===
[[File:2008 IPL Final Manhattan.svg|thumb|250px|Overview of the runs scored in the 20 overs of both the innings of the match. The yellow lines refer to the Super Kings, whereas the blue lines refer to the Royals. A red dot represents that a wicket felt in the given over.|alt=A bar graph showing the runs scored in the 20 overs of both the innings of the match, alongside the overview of the wickets felt.]]
Despite the fact that the home team Mumbai Indians was not playing, the match attracted a huge number of spectators.<ref name="support">{{cite web|title=Local support for visiting teams|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353241.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=15 August 2012|date=1 June 2008}}</ref> They were exposed to performances by [[Amrita Arora]], [[Shamita Shetty]], [[Dia Mirza]], [[Salman Khan]] and [[Cirque du Soleil]].<ref name="commentary" /> Then a laser show was organised.<ref name="commentary"/><ref name="support"/> The match was a day/night match,{{#tag:ref||name="card"}} and started at 20:18 [[Indian Standard Time]] (IST) ([[UTC+05:30]]).<ref name="commentary" /> The toss took place at 20:00 IST in the presence of [[Lalit Modi]] and [[match referee]] [[Javagal Srinath]].<ref name="commentary" /> Modi [[Coin flipping|flipped]] the coin, and Royals' captain Warne called heads; the coin turned out to be heads, and Warne won the toss.<ref name="commentary" />

[[Sunil Gavaskar]] had said in his match report that the batsmen will be required to play more on the front foot because of the inconstant bounce.<ref name="commentary" /> The [[Cricket pitch|pitch]] was patchy,<ref name="bulletin">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353226.html|title=Rajasthan champions after cliffhanger|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |access-date=13 August 2012|date=1 June 2008}}</ref> and Warne chose to field first.<ref name="card" /> The Super Kings lost its first batsman as Sivaramakrishnan went out for 16 runs. He was caught by [[Ravindra Jadeja]] when Pathan was up.<ref name="card" /> Sivaramakrishnan pulled a fast ball to deep mid-wicket, and Jadeja took a "well-judged catch".<ref name="wickets">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html?view=wickets|title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 / Wicket commentary|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> Sivaramakrishnan made 16 runs in 14 balls at a [[strike rate]] of 114.28,<ref name="card" /> and played an opening partnership of 39 runs with P. Patel.<ref name="card" /> After that, Raina joined P. Patel, and both of them made 25 runs for the second wicket partnership with a [[run rate]] of 6.81.<ref name="partnerships" /> P. Patel was caught in the last ball of the ninth over. Similar to the previous wicket, Pathan bowled a flat and fast ball, P. Patel tried to play it towards the third man. However, the ball [[Edge (cricket)|edged]] towards the wicket-keeper Akmal, who initially dropped the ball, but caught it afterwards.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> P. Patel made 38 runs in 33 balls and hit five [[Boundary (cricket)|boundaries]].<ref name="card" /> The next wicket was of [[Albie Morkel]], who made 16 runs out of 13 balls. Pathan again bowled a flat fast ball, which was top edged by Morkel. The ball went into the air, and was eventually caught by Akmal. However this resulted in the collision of Akmal and [[Mohammad Kaif]] as both were trying to take the catch, and both of them got injured.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> Four overs later, Jadeja caught Raina on Watson, breaking a 33 runs fourth wicket partnership between him and captain [[Mahendra Singh Dhoni]]. Watson bowled a full-length ball outside [[Stump (cricket)|off stump]]. Raina played it towards long off, but failed to get enough distance and Jadeja caught the ball at the [[Boundary (cricket)|boundary]].<ref name="wickets" /><ref name="partnerships" /> [[Chamara Kapugedera]] joined Dhoni after the dismissal of Raina, a decision which "punctured" the momentum in the slog overs.<ref name="tat">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/content/story/353251.html|title=The twists and turns|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]]|access-date=13 August 2012|date=1 June 2008}}</ref> Kapugedera made eight runs by acing 12 balls, before being caught by [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] on [[Sohail Tanvir]].<ref name="card" /> Tanvir bowled an angling slower ball, which was lofted on the front foot by Kapugedera. The ball was caught by long-on fielder Asnodkar.<ref name="wickets" /> With the last five balls remaining in the innings, Dhoni and [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] together made 15 runs,<ref name="partnerships" /> and Badrinath made six runs off two balls.<ref name="wickets" /> Dhoni made 29 runs [[Not out (cricket)|not out]], facing 17 balls, in which he hit two fours and one [[Six (cricket)|six]].<ref name="card" /> Pathan had the best figures with the ball for the Royals, as he took three wickets for 22 runs in four overs.<ref name="card" /> Tanvir and Watson got one wicket each and gave 40 and 29 runs respectively.<ref name="card" /> Warne gave 34 runs in his four overs, but failed to get any wicket. [[Munaf Patel]] and [[Siddharth Trivedi]] gave 14 and 21 runs respectively in their two overs each.<ref name="card" />

In reply, the Royals lost its first batsman as N. Patel went out after scoring two runs in 11 balls.<ref name="card" /> [[Manpreet Gony]] bowled a full-length ball outside the off stump, which hit the leg stump after getting an inside edge as N. Patel opted to pull it.<ref name="wickets" /> He went out in the first ball of the fourth over, leaving his team at 19 runs with loss of one wicket.<ref name="card" /> The Royals lost its second opener when Raina caught Asnodkar as he hit a full and wide ball by Morkel to point.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> He made 28 runs facing 20 balls.<ref name="card" /> In the same over, [[Makhaya Ntini]] ran out Akmal with a direct hit. Akmal played the ball to mid-on, but Ntini glided downwards and threw the ball at the stumps.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> After the fall of Akmal's wicket, Watson and Pathan started playing more aggressively, and scored 65 runs for a fourth wicket partnership at a run rate of 8.66; this was also the highest partnership of the match.<ref name="partnerships">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html?innings=1;view=fow|title=Indian Premier League, 2007/08 / Fall of wickets and partnerships|publisher=[[ESPNCricinfo]] |access-date=13 August 2012}}</ref> In the eleventh over, Raina dropped Pathan on Murlitharan at deep midwicket.<ref name="commentary" /> At the end of the thirteenth over, the Royals reached a score of 100 runs.<ref name="card" /> In the fifteenth over, Muralitharan broke the partnership as he bowled Watson; the ball hit the leg stump.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> The next wicket was of Kaif, who was caught by Dhoni on Muralitharan. Kaif pushed a flat [[doosra]], and Dhoni took a simple catch at cover.<ref name="card" /><ref name="wickets" /> In the next ball, Jadeja went out for a [[Duck (cricket)|golden duck]].<ref name="card" /> Morkel bowled a short ball, and Jadeja tried to pull it. However the ball went to mid-on, and Kapugedera caught the ball after running towards his left.<ref name="wickets" /> In the same over, Raina ran out Pathan with a direct hit at the stumps. Morkel bowled a full ball which was pushed by Warne to point. He ran for a single, but Raina hit the stumps, running out off-striker Pathan.<ref name="wickets" /> Pathan went out scoring a half-century; he made 56 runs out off 39 balls with a strike rate of 143.58 and hit three fours and four sixes.<ref name="card" /> The Royals needed 18 runs at the end of the eighteenth over.<ref name="commentary" /> The second last over was bowled by Ntini, in which he gave up ten runs.<ref name="commentary" /> In the last ball of the over, Ntini bowled a good length ball, and Warne hit a four by Warne at cover.<ref name="commentary" /> In the last over, the Royals required eight runs, and Dhoni gave the ball to [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]].<ref name="commentary" /> Six runs were required from the last three balls, but Balaji bowled a [[Wide (cricket)|wide]] outside off stump, which was missed by the wicket-keeper P. Patel. This resulted in two extra runs.<ref name="commentary" /> In the next ball, Warne hit a full ball for a run.<ref name="commentary" /> The Royals needed three runs from the last two balls.<ref name="commentary" /> Tanvir played the fifth legal delivery of the over, which was an angling full toss. Tanvir hit the ball at the long leg, and ran two runs.<ref name="commentary" /> The Royals needed one more run off the last ball, with Tanvir on strike; Balaji bowled him a short ball. Warne had already covered the half distance of the pitch when Tanvir hit the ball. The two batsmen ran for a single and the Royals won the match.<ref name="commentary" /> Both of them remained not out with nine runs each.<ref name="card" /> Morkel and Muralitharan got two wickets each, giving 25 and 39 runs respectively.<ref name="card" /> Gony got one wicket, whereas Ntini and Balaji had none.<ref name="card">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336040.html |title=Final: Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai, Jun 1, 2008|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |access-date=7 April 2012}}</ref>

Pathan received the award for maximum sixes in a match; he hit four sixes in the match. He was also named the man of the Match.<ref name="commentary" />

===Scorecard===
* '''On-field [[umpire (cricket)|umpires]]''': [[Billy Bowden]] ({{cr|NZ}}), [[Rudi Koertzen]] ({{cr|RSA}})
* '''[[Third umpire]]''': [[Daryl Harper]] ({{cr|AUS}})
* '''[[Match referee]]''': [[Javagal Srinath]] ({{cr|IND}})
* '''[[Fourth umpire|Reserve umpire]]''': MR Singh ({{cr|IND}})
* '''[[Toss (cricket)|Toss]]''': Royals elected to field first
* '''Result''': Royals won by three wickets
* '''League impact''': Royals won the 2008 Indian Premier League

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Chennai Super Kings]] batting innings
|-
! [[Batsman]]
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]
! [[Strike rate#Batting strike rate|Strike rate]]
|-
| [[Parthiv Patel]] {{dagger}} || c {{dagger}} [[Kamran Akmal|Akmal]] b [[Yusuf Pathan|Pathan]] || 38 || 33 || 115.15
|-
| [[Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan]] || c [[Ravindra Jadeja|Jadeja]] b [[Yusuf Pathan|Pathan]] || 16 || 14 || 114.28
|-
| [[Suresh Raina]] || c [[Ravindra Jadeja|Jadeja]] b [[Shane Watson|Watson]] || 43 || 30 || 143.33
|-
| [[Albie Morkel]] || c {{dagger}} [[Kamran Akmal|Akmal]] b [[Yusuf Pathan|Pathan]] || 16 || 13 || 123.07
|-
| [[MS Dhoni]] * || not out || 29 || 17 || 170.58
|-
| [[Chamara Kapugedera]] || c [[Swapnil Asnodkar|Asnodkar]] b [[Sohail Tanvir|Tanvir]] || 8 || 12 || 66.66
|-
| [[Subramaniam Badrinath]] || not out || 6 || 2 || 300.00
|-
| [[Manpreet Gony]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Makhaya Ntini]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| Extras || (1 [[bye (cricket)|bye]]s, 2 [[leg bye]]s, 3 [[Wide (cricket)|wides]], 1 [[no-ball]]s) || 7 || colspan="2" |
|-
| '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''163/5''' || colspan="2" |
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Rajasthan Royals]] bowling
|-
! width="25%" | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Wicket]]s
! Economy
|-
|| [[Sohail Tanvir]] || 4 || 0 || 40 || 1 || 10.00
|-
|| [[Shane Watson]] || 4 || 0 || 29 || 1 || 7.25
|-
|| [[Munaf Patel]] || 2 || 0 || 14 || 0 || 7.00
|-
|| [[Yusuf Pathan]] || 4 || 0 || 22 || 3 || 5.50
|-
|| [[Siddharth Trivedi]] || 2 || 0 || 21 || 0 || 10.50
|-
|| [[Shane Warne]] || 4 || 0 || 34 || 0 || 8.50
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Rajasthan Royals]] batting innings
|-
! [[Batsman]]
! [[Dismissal (cricket)|Method of dismissal]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Delivery (cricket)|Balls]]
! [[Strike rate#Batting strike rate|Strike rate]]
|-
| [[Niraj Patel]] || b [[Manpreet Gony|Gony]] || 2 || 11 || 18.18
|-
| [[Swapnil Asnodkar]] || c [[Suresh Raina|Raina]] b [[Albie Morkel|Morkel]]|| 28 || 20 || 140.00
|-
| [[Kamran Akmal]] {{dagger}} || run out ([[Makhaya Ntini|Ntini]]) || 6 || 7 || 85.71
|-
| [[Shane Watson]] || b [[Muttiah Muralitharan|Muralitharan]] || 28 || 19 || 147.36
|-
| [[Yusuf Pathan]] || run out ([[Suresh Raina|Raina]]) || 56 || 39 || 143.58
|-
| [[Mohammad Kaif]] || c [[MS Dhoni|Dhoni]] b [[Muttiah Muralitharan|Muralitharan]] || 12 || 9 || 133.33
|-
| [[Ravindra Jadeja]] || c [[Chamara Kapugedera|Kapugedera]] b [[Albie Morkel|Morkel]] || 0 || 1 || 0.00
|-
| [[Shane Warne]] * || not out || 9 || 9 || 100.00
|-
| [[Sohail Tanvir]] || not out || 9 || 7 || 128.57
|-
| [[Siddharth Trivedi]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| [[Munaf Patel]] || did not bat || – || – || –
|-
| Extras || (1 [[bye (cricket)|bye]]s, 6 [[leg bye]]s, 5 [[Wide (cricket)|wides]], 2 [[no-ball]]s) || 14 || colspan="2" |
|-
| '''Totals''' || (20 overs) || '''164/7''' || colspan="2" |
|}

{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0" style="border: gray solid 1px; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; width: 60%;" class=wikitable
|+ [[Chennai Super Kings]] bowling
|-
! width="25%" | [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Overs]]
! [[Over (cricket)|Maidens]]
! [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! [[Wicket]]s
! Economy
|-
|| [[Makhaya Ntini]] || 4 || 1 || 21 || 0 || 5.25
|-
|| [[Manpreet Gony]] || 4 || 0 || 30 || 1 || 7.50
|-
|| [[Albie Morkel]] || 4 || 0 || 25 || 2 || 6.25
|-
|| [[Lakshmipathy Balaji]] || 4 || 0 || 42 || 0 || 10.50
|-
|| [[Muttiah Muralitharan]] || 4 || 0 || 39 || 2 || 9.75
|}

'''Key'''
* <nowiki>*</nowiki> – [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
* {{dagger}} – [[Wicket-keeper]]
* c ''Fielder'' – the batsman was dismissed by a catch by the named [[Fielding (cricket)|fielder]]
* b ''Bowler'' – the [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]] who gains credit for the dismissal
* lbw – the batsman was dismissed [[leg before wicket]]
* Total runs are in the format: ''score/wickets''

==Aftermath==
The Royals received {{INRConvert|48|m}} and a trophy for being the champions.<ref name="commentary" /> Royals' players received their medals from [[Sharad Pawar]] in the post-match ceremony.<ref name="commentary" /> Warne said:
<blockquote>It's been a fantastic journey. We're gelled together really quickly. It makes me proud to see so many young guys learning and executing their skills in the middle. I think the crowds all over India have made the atmosphere amazing. Congratulations to Chennai. It's been a wonderful ride for us.<ref name="commentary" /></blockquote> Royals' Tanvir was given the purple cap for getting the highest number of wickets in the league.<ref name="commentary" /> Watson was declared as the man of the series; he scored 474 runs and took 17 wickets in the season.<ref name="commentary" /> The Super Kings received {{INRConvert|24|m}} for being the runners-up.<ref name="commentary" /> Dhoni said:
<blockquote>I think the standard of our cricket was really good. We were up to the mark in the finals. We lost as a team. There were a few errors in batting and bowling. We're not really unhappy or bogged down by it. We'll go back to our hotel and enjoy it. That's what sport is all about. The response from our team was great. Even the guys who didn't get a chance were completely behind the team. So the spirit was great."<ref name="commentary" /></blockquote>

Both teams qualified for the [[2008 Champions League Twenty20]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cricket Champions League unveiled|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/cricket/7441994.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=15 August 2012|date=7 June 2008|quote=They will line up against India's Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, Western Australia and Victoria, and the Titans and KwaZulu Natal Dolphins from South Africa.}}</ref> However, the tournament was cancelled due to the [[2008 Mumbai attacks]] and both teams were given {{INRConvert|220|m}} each as compensation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Sialkot Stallions' participation will help resumption of ties|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/article3477128.ece|agency=Press Trust of India|work=The Hindu|access-date=15 August 2012|location=New Delhi|date=1 June 2012|quote=Sialkot was included in the inaugural season of CLT20 in 2008, but the tournament got cancelled due to the Mumbai terrorist attacks.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=BCCI sanctions $5 million for IPL teams in 2008 Champions League|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/419945.html|publisher=ESPNCricinfo|access-date=15 August 2012|author=Ajay S Shankar|date=17 August 2009}}</ref>

Yusuf Pathan's all-round performance, three wickets for 22 runs off 4 overs and his 56 runs from 39 balls, was later declared by ''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' as the "greatest IPL performance of all time".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-greatest-ipl-performances-no-1-yusuf-pathan-3-for-22-and-56-off-39-vs-the-chennai-super-kings-1259917 |title=The greatest IPL performances, No. 1: Yusuf Pathan's 3 for 22 and 56 off 39 vs the Chennai Super Kings |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.iplt20.com/ Official website of Indian Premier League]

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