# 2008 Indian Premier League

The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League, established by the BCCI in 2007. The season commenced on 18 April 2008 with the final match was held on 1 June 2008. The competition started with a double round robin league 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.
In a match which went down to the last ball, Rajasthan Royals defeated Chennai Super Kings in the final to win the title, with Yusuf Pathan named the player of the match in the Finals and Shane Watson adjudged the player of the tournament. 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 CSK.

## Auctions and personnel signings

The auctions for team ownership was held on January 24, 2008. Mumbai was the most expensive team, costing over US$111.9 million. 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 players. 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. 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. A further second auction was held for few foreign players signed. Teams also signed players on individual basis.

## Venues

| Chennai | Mumbai | Mohali |
| Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians | Kings XI Punjab |
| M. A. Chidambaram Stadium Capacity: 50,000 | Wankhede Stadium Capacity: 45,000 | PCA Stadium Capacity: 30,000 |
| Kolkata | Bangalore | Navi Mumbai |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Mumbai Indians |
| Eden Gardens Capacity: 80,000 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium Capacity: 55,000 | DY Patil Stadium Capacity: 55,000 |
| Hyderabad | Delhi | Jaipur |
| Deccan Chargers | Delhi Daredevils | Rajasthan Royals |
| Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium Capacity: 55,000 | Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium Capacity: 48,000 | Sawai Mansingh Stadium Capacity: 30,000 |
| ChennaiMumbaiMohaliKolkataBangaloreNavi MumbaiHyderabadDelhiJaipur |||

## Rules and regulations

Points in the group stage were awarded as follows:
Points :
| Results | 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.
In the group stage, teams will be ranked on the following criteria:
* Higher number of points
* If equal, higher number of wins
* If still equal, net run rate
* If still equal, lower bowling strike rate
* If still equal, result of head-to-head meeting.

## Teams and standings
### Points table

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

### Match summary

| Visitor team → | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KKR | MI | RR | RCB |
| Home team ↓ | CSK | DC | DD | KXIP | KKR | MI | RR | RCB |
| Chennai Super Kings | | Deccan 8 wickets | Delhi 8 wickets | Chennai 18 runs | Chennai 9 wickets | Chennai 6 runs | Rajasthan 10 runs | Bengaluru 14 runs |
| Deccan Chargers | Chennai 7 wickets | | Delhi 9 wickets | Punjab 7 wickets | Kolkata 23 runs | Mumbai 25 runs | Rajasthan 3 wickets | Bengaluru 5 wickets |
| Delhi Daredevils | Chennai 4 wickets | Delhi 12 runs | | Punjab 6 runs (D/L) | Match abandoned | Delhi 5 wickets | Delhi 9 wickets | Delhi 10 runs |
| Kings XI Punjab | Chennai 33 runs | Punjab 6 wickets | Punjab 4 wickets | | Punjab 9 runs | Punjab 66 runs | Punjab 41 runs | Punjab 9 wickets |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai 3 runs (D/L) | Kolkata 5 wickets | Kolkata 23 runs | Kolkata 3 wickets | | Mumbai 7 wickets | Rajasthan 6 wickets | Kolkata 5 runs |
| Mumbai Indians | Mumbai 9 wickets | Deccan 10 wickets | Mumbai 29 runs | Punjab 1 run | Mumbai 8 wickets | | Mumbai 7 wickets | Bengaluru 5 wickets |
| Rajasthan Royals | Rajasthan 8 wickets | Rajasthan 8 wickets | Rajasthan 3 wickets | Rajasthan 6 wickets | Rajasthan 45 runs | Rajasthan 5 wickets | | Rajasthan 65 runs |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Chennai 13 runs | Bengaluru 3 runs | Delhi 5 wickets | Punjab 6 wickets | Kolkata 140 runs | Mumbai 9 wickets | Rajasthan 7 wickets | |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
* Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
* Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Knockout | Knockout |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | SF | F |
| Chennai Super Kings | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | W | L |
| Deccan Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | |
| Delhi Daredevils | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | L | |
| Kings XI Punjab | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | L | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | | |
| Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | | |
| Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | W | W |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

## League stage
### Matches

* 18 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 222/3 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 82 all out (15.1 overs) |
| Brendon McCullum 158* (73) Zaheer Khan 1/38 (4 overs) | | Praveen Kumar 18* (15) Ajit Agarkar 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 140 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Brendon McCullum (Kolkata)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* 19 April 2008 17:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 240/5 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 207/4 (20 overs) |
| Michael Hussey 116* (54) Irfan Pathan 2/47 (4 overs) | | James Hopes 71 (33) Muttiah Muralitharan 1/33 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 33 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Mark Benson and Suresh Shastri Player of the match: Michael Hussey (Chennai)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19 April 2008 20:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 132/1 (15.1 overs) |
| Ravindra Jadeja 29 (23) Farveez Maharoof 2/11 (4 overs) | | Gautam Gambhir 58* (46) Shane Watson 1/31 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 9 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Aleem Dar and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Farveez Maharoof (Delhi)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 April 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 110 all out (18.4 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 112/5 (19 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 32 (39) Murali Kartik 3/17 (3.4 overs) | | David Hussey 38* (43) Chaminda Vaas 2/9 (3 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 5 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Billy Bowden and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: David Hussey (Kolkata)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 20 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 165/6 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Robin Uthappa 48 (38) Zaheer Khan 2/17 (4 overs) | | Mark Boucher 39* (19) Harbhajan Singh 2/36 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 5 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Steve Davis and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Mark Boucher (Bangalore)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
* 21 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 166/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 168/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Yuvraj Singh 57 (34) Shane Warne 3/19 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 76* (49) Irfan Pathan 1/21 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 6 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Aleem Dar and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Shane Watson (Rajasthan)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 142/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 143/1 (13 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 66 (36) Mohammad Asif 2/19 (4 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 94* (41) R. P. Singh 1/27 (3 overs) |
* Delhi won by 9 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Ian Howell and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Delhi)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 23 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 208/5 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 202/7 (20 overs) |
| Matthew Hayden 81 (46) Musavir Khote 2/29 (3 overs) | | Abhishek Nayar 45* (20) Joginder Sharma 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 6 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Matthew Hayden (Chennai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 214/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 217/7 (19.5 overs) |
| Andrew Symonds 117* (53) Yusuf Pathan 2/20 (2 overs) | | Graeme Smith 71 (45) Shahid Afridi 3/28 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 3 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Asad Rauf and Mark Benson Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 182 all out (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 116/9 (20 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 94 (56) Harbhajan Singh 3/32 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 23 (21) Piyush Chawla 2/16 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 66 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Aleem Dar and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (Punjab)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 26 April 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 147/9 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 152/1 (17 overs) |
| Laxmi Ratan Shukla 42 (33) Jacob Oram 3/32 (4 overs) | | Mathew Hayden 70* (49) Ajit Agarkar 1/19 (3 overs) |
* Chennai won by 9 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Billy Bowden and Arani Jayaprakash Player of the match: Jacob Oram (Chennai)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 138/3 (17.1 overs) |
| Ross Taylor 44 (20) Shane Watson 2/20 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 61* (41) Zaheer Khan 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 7 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Ian Howell and Mark Benson Player of the match: Shane Watson (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 27 April 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Delhi Daredevils 158/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 162/6 (19.3 overs) |
| Manoj Tiwary 39 (34) VRV Singh 3/29 (4 overs) | | Simon Katich 75 (52) Mohammad Asif 2/39 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 4 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Ivaturi Sivaram Player of the match: Simon Katich (Punjab)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
* 27 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 155/0 (12.0 overs) |
| Dwayne Bravo 34 (18) R. P. Singh 2/15 (4 overs) | | Adam Gilchrist 109* (47) Dhawal Kulkarni 0/8 (1 over) |
* Deccan won by 10 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Asad Rauf and Suresh Shastri Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
* 28 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 178/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 165 all out (19.4 overs) |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni 65 (30) Zaheer Khan 3/38 (4 overs) | | Ross Taylor 53 (34) Manpreet Gony 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 13 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Mahendra Singh Dhoni (Chennai)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 29 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 137/8 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 138/3 (18.4 overs) |
| Laxmi Ratan Shukla 40* (22) Sanath Jayasuriya 3/14 (4 overs) | | Dwayne Bravo 64* (53) Ashok Dinda 1/12 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Billy Bowden and Arani Jayaprakash Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 April 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 191/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 181/5 (20 overs) |
| Gautam Gambhir 86 (54) Jacques Kallis 2/39 (4 overs) | | Jacques Kallis 54 (44) Glenn McGrath 4/29 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 10 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Aleem Dar and Ivaturi Sivaram Player of the match: Glenn McGrath (Delhi)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* 1 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 196/7 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 151 all out (19.1 overs) |
| Swapnil Asnodkar 60 (34) Umar Gul 3/31 (4 overs) | | Sourav Ganguly 51 (39) Shane Watson 2/22 (3.1 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 45 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Swapnil Asnodkar (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 1 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 164/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 167/3 (18.5 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 76* (42) Piyush Chawla 3/28 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 84* (62) Nuwan Zoysa 1/32 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Punjab)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 2 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 169/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 172/2 (19 overs) |
| Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan 54 (37) Rajat Bhatia 1/11 (1 over) | | Virender Sehwag 71 (41) Joginder Sharma 1/35 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 8 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Billy Bowden and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: Virender Sehwag (Delhi)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 3 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 156/8 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 153/6 (20 overs) |
| Wasim Jaffer 44 (37) R. P. Singh 3/41 (4 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 57 (42) Praveen Kumar 3/23 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 3 runs M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Suresh Shastri Player of the match: Praveen Kumar (Bangalore)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
* 3 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 178/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 169/6 (20 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 40 (32) Umar Gul 2/27 (4 overs) | | David Hussey 71 (46) Irfan Pathan 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 9 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Daryl Harper and Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Irfan Pathan (Punjab)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 162/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 133 all out (18.5 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 34 (16) Yo Mahesh 3/33 (4 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 40 (20) Ashish Nehra 3/25 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 29 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Rudi Koertzen and Ian Howell Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (Mumbai)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
* 4 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 109 all out (19 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 110/2 (14.2 overs) |
| Albie Morkel 42 (33) Sohail Tanvir 6/14 (4 overs) | | Graeme Smith 35* (44) Muttiah Muralitharan 1/20 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Asad Rauf and Arani Jayaprakash Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
* 5 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 126 all out (19.2 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 127/4 (18.2 overs) |
| Rahul Dravid 66 (51) Piyush Chawla 3/25 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 39 (34) Praveen Kumar 2/22 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 6 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Steve Davis and Billy Doctrove Player of the match: Sreesanth (Punjab)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 6 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 144/7 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 148/3 (18 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 32 (21) R. P. Singh 2/12 (3 overs) | | Adam Gilchrist 54 (36) Manpreet Gony 1/15 (3 overs) |
* Deccan won by 7 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Mark Benson and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: Adam Gilchrist (Deccan)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
* 7 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 103 all out (16.2 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 104/3 (15.1 overs) |
| Swapnil Asnodkar 39 (36) Ashish Nehra 3/13 (3 overs) | | Robin Uthappa 34* (21) Shane Watson 2/26 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 7 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Daryl Harper and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Ashish Nehra (Mumbai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 188/6 (20 overs) |
| Gautam Gambhir 80 (49) Balaji, J Morkel 2/35 (4 overs) each | | Stephen Fleming 44 (28) Pradeep Sangwan 2/29 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 4 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Aleem Dar and Russell Tiffin Player of the match: M.S. Dhoni (Chennai)
* Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* 8 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 129/7 (16 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 124/4 (16 overs) |
| David Hussey 26 (12) Dale Steyn 3/27 (4 overs) | | Mark Boucher 50* (40) Sourav Ganguly 1/7 (3 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 5 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Asad Rauf and Ian Howell Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain reduced play to 16 overs per side.
* 9 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 140/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 141/2 (16 overs) |
| Adam Gilchrist 61 (49) Shane Warne 2/20 (4 overs) | | Yusuf Pathan 68 (37) R. P. Singh 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 8 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Mark Benson and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 10 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Chennai Super Kings 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 163/9 (20 overs) |
| Subramaniam Badrinath 64 (47) Sreesanth 2/29 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 58 (38) Lakshmipathy Balaji 5/24 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 18 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash and Brian Jerling Player of the match: Lakshmipathy Balaji (Chennai)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* Lakshmipathy Balaji (Chennai Super Kings) took the first hat-trick in IPL.
* 11 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 204/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 181/7 (20 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 91 (57) Paidikalva Vijaykumar 1/21 (3 overs) | | Venugopal Rao 71* (42) Ashok Dinda 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 23 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Aleem Dar and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Delhi Daredevils 156/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 159/7 (19.1 overs) |
| Farveez Maharoof 39 (16) Shane Watson 2/21 (4 overs) | | Shane Watson 74 (40) Amit Mishra 2/27 (3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 3 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Steve Davis and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Shane Watson (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* 12 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 144/1 (15.4 overs) |
| Mark Boucher 39 (32) Sreesanth 3/29 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 74* (51) Vinay Kumar 1/11 (2 overs) |
* Punjab won by 9 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Daryl Harper and Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Punjab)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
* 13 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 133/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 110 all out (17.5 overs) |
| Salman Butt 48 (44) Farveez Maharoof 2/25 (4 overs) | | Amit Mishra 31 (32) Shoaib Akhtar 4/11 (3 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 23 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Asad Rauf and Ian Howell Player of the match: Shoaib Akhtar (Kolkata)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 156/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 158/1 (13.5 overs) |
| Subramaniam Badrinath 53 (33) Dhawal Kulkarni 3/33 (4 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 114* (48) Joginder Sharma 1/24 (3 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 9 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (Mumbai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 15 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 194/4 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers 182/9 (20 overs) |
| Gautam Gambhir 79 (48) Pragyan Ojha 2/19 (2 overs) | | Rohit Sharma 35 (18) Amit Mishra 5/17 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 12 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Brian Jerling and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
* Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils) took a hat-trick.
* 16 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 67 all out (15.2 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 68/2 (5.3 overs) |
| Ajit Agarkar 15 (14) Shaun Pollock 3/12 (4 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 48* (17) Ishant Sharma 1/29 (2.3 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 8 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Shaun Pollock (Mumbai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 197/1 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 132/9 (20 overs) |
| Graeme Smith 75* (49) Anil Kumble 1/32 (4 overs) | | Rahul Dravid 75* (36) Sohail Tanvir 3/10 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 65 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Billy Bowden and Suresh Shastri Player of the match: Graeme Smith (Rajasthan)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
* 17 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils 118/4 (11 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab 94/3 (8 overs) |
| Virender Sehwag 51* (26) James Hopes 2/2 (1 overs) | | Mahela Jayawardene 36* (17) Pradeep Sangwan 1/12 (1 over) |
* Punjab won by 6 runs (D/L) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Punjab)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
* 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.
* 18 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 149/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 55/0 (8 overs) |
| Salman Butt 73 (54) Makhaya Ntini 4/21 (4 overs) | | Stephen Fleming 32* (20) |
* Chennai won by 3 runs (D/L) Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Asad Rauf and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (Chennai)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rain ended play after 8 overs in Chennai's innings. Their par score was 52 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
* Makhaya Ntini (Chennai Super Kings) took a hat-trick.
* 18 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 178/7 (20 overs) | v | Deccan Chargers (H) 153/7 (20 overs) |
| Abhishek Nayar 38 (24) R. P. Singh 3/35 (4 overs) | | Venugopal Rao 57 (38) Dwayne Bravo 3/24 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 25 runs Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Billy Doctrove and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Dwayne Bravo (Mumbai)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to field.
* Deccan Chargers were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 19 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 154/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 158/5 (18.2 overs) |
| Shreevats Goswami 52 (42) Farveez Maharoof 2/13 (4 overs) | | Virender Sehwag 47 (19) Anil Kumble 2/18 (4 overs) |
* Delhi won by 5 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Steve Davis and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Shreevats Goswami (Bangalore)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
* Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 20 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kolkata Knight Riders 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 150/4 (16.3 overs) |
| Sourav Ganguly 32 (34) Sohail Tanvir 3/26 (4 overs) | | Yusuf Pathan 48* (18) Umar Gul 2/30 (3.3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Brian Jerling and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Rajasthan Royals qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
* 21 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 189/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians (H) 188 all out (20 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 81 (56) Siddharth Chitnis 2/40 (4 overs) | | Sachin Tendulkar 65 (46) Yuvraj Singh 2/12 (2 overs) |
* Punjab won by 1 run Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden and GA Pratapkumar Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Punjab)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Mumbai Indians 5 run outs in their innings is a record in the IPL
* 21 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 126/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 112/8 (20 overs) |
| Rahul Dravid 47 (39) Albie Morkel 4/32 (4 overs) | | Stephen Fleming 45 (40) Anil Kumble 3/14 (4 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 14 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Anil Kumble (Bangalore)
* Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Daredevils | v | Kolkata Knight Riders |
* Match abandoned without a ball bowled Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Arani Jayaprakash and Brian Jerling
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* Kings XI Punjab qualified for playoffs, and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 23 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Deccan Chargers 175/4 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 178/4 (19.3 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 50 (27) Ramesh Powar 1/20 (4 overs) | | Shaun Marsh 60 (46) Pragyan Ojha 2/30 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 6 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Asad Rauf and Steve Davis Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Punjab)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
* 24 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 211/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings (H) 201/7 (20 overs) |
| Graeme Smith 91 (51) Albie Morkel 2/35 (4 overs) | | Albie Morkel 71 (40) Sohail Tanvir 3/33 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 10 runs M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Daryl Harper and Suresh Shastri Player of the match: Albie Morkel (Chennai)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
* 24 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 176/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 179/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 66 (42) Yo Mahesh 4/36 (4 overs) | | Dinesh Karthik 56* (32) Dwayne Smith 2/22 (3 overs) |
* Delhi won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Billy Bowden and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Delhi)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
* 25 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 165 all out (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (19 overs) |
| Herschelle Gibbs 47 (34) Vinay Kumar 3/27 (4 overs) | | Misbah-ul-Haq 34 (28) Dwaraka Ravi Teja 1/19 (2 overs) |
* Bangalore won by 5 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Vinay Kumar (Bangalore)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* 25 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 174/6 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 175/7 (19.4 overs) |
| Kumar Sangakkara 64 (45) Umar Gul 4/23 (4 overs) | | Sourav Ganguly 86* (53) VRV Singh 2/28 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata won by 3 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Steve Davis and Ivaturi Shivram Player of the match: Umar Gul (Kolkata)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Mumbai Indians 145/7 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals (H) 146/5 (20 overs) |
| Sanath Jayasuriya 38 (37) Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs) | | Niraj Patel 40* (29) Dilhara Fernando 2/27 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 5 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Billy Bowden and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: Sohail Tanvir (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Delhi Daredevils qualified for playoffs as a result of this match.
* 27 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Deccan Chargers 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 148/3 (19.2 overs) |
| Venugopal Rao 46 (46) L Balaji 2/34 (4 overs) | | Suresh Raina 54* (43) Sarvesh Kumar 1/38 (2 overs) |
* Chennai won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Brian Jerling and Amiesh Saheba Player of the match: Suresh Raina (Chennai)
* Deccan Chargers won the toss and elected to bat.
* Chennai Super Kings qualified for playoffs, and Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
* 28 May 2008 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore 122/9 (18 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 126/1 (16 overs) |
| Cameron White 26 (20) Dilhara Fernando 4/18 (4 overs) | | Sanath Jayasuriya 54 (37) Dale Steyn 1/14 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai won by 9 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Billy Bowden and Arani Jayaprakash Player of the match: Dilhara Fernando (Mumbai)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Rain reduced play to 18 overs per side.
* 28 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Kings XI Punjab 221/3 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 180/7 (20 overs) |
| Shaun Marsh 115 (69) Yusuf Pathan 1/24 (2 overs) | | Niraj Patel 57 (39) Piyush Chawla 3/35 (4 overs) |
* Punjab won by 41 runs Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Steve Davis and Krishna Hariharan Player of the match: Shaun Marsh (Punjab)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

## Playoffs

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 30 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 30 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 30 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | | | |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 192/9 (20 overs) | | | |
| 1 | Rajasthan Royals | 192/9 (20 overs) | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| 4 | Delhi Daredevils | 87 (16.1 overs) | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai | 1 June — DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai |
| 4 | Delhi Daredevils | 87 (16.1 overs) | SF1W | Rajasthan Royals | 164/7 (20 overs) |
| 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | SF1W | Rajasthan Royals | 164/7 (20 overs) |
| 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | 31 May — Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | SF2W | Chennai Super Kings | 163/5 (20 overs) |
| 2 | Kings XI Punjab | 112/8 (20 overs) | SF2W | Chennai Super Kings | 163/5 (20 overs) |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 116/1 (14.5 overs) | | | |

### Semi-final 1

* 30 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Rajasthan Royals 192/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 87 (16.1 overs) |
| Shane Watson 52 (29) Farveez Maharoof 3/34 (4 overs) | | Tillakaratne Dilshan 33 (22) Shane Watson 3/10 (3 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 105 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Shane Watson (Rajasthan)
* Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.

### Semi-final 2

* 31 May 2008 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| Kings XI Punjab 112/8 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 116/1 (14.5 overs) |
| Ramesh Powar 28* (21) Manpreet Gony 2/14 (4 overs) | | Suresh Raina 55* (34) Irfan Pathan 1/24 (4 overs) |
* Chennai won by 9 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Asad Rauf and Daryl Harper Player of the match: Makhaya Ntini (Chennai)
* Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 1 June 2008 20:15 (D/N) Scorecard
| Chennai Super Kings 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 164/7 (20 overs) |
| Suresh Raina 43 (30) Yusuf Pathan 3/22 (4 overs) | | Yusuf Pathan 56 (39) Albie Morkel 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Rajasthan won by 3 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Billy Bowden and Rudi Koertzen Player of the match: Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Player | Team | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS |
| Shaun Marsh | Kings XI Punjab | 11 | 11 | 616 | 115 |
| Gautam Gambhir | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 14 | 534 | 86 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 14 | 514 | 114* |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 15 | 472 | 76* |
| Graeme Smith | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 11 | 441 | 91 |
The tournament's leading scorer wore an orange cap when fielding.
    Full Table on ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Player | Team | Mat | Wkts | BBI |
| Sohail Tanvir | Rajasthan Royals | 11 | 22 | 6/14 |
| Shane Warne | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 19 | 3/19 |
| Sreesanth | Kings XI Punjab | 15 | 19 | 3/29 |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 15 | 17 | 3/10 |
| Piyush Chawla | Kings XI Punjab | 15 | 17 | 3/25 |
The tournament's leading wicket taker wore a purple cap when fielding.
    Full Table on ESPNcricinfo
    Note: Economy rate acts as a tie-breaker if players are level for most wickets.

## Controversies
### Cheerleaders

The IPL received criticism from a few politicians and feminists for bringing in foreign cheerleaders, which was seen by many to not be in the traditional spirit of the game, as well as being against some Indian sensibilities. Two cheerleaders from London were asked to leave the ground at Mohali "because of the colour of their skin" by Wizcraft International Entertainment, which handled 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". Both girls alleged that an employee referred to them with the racial slur "nigger".
The BCCI said a probe would be initiated by the IPL only if the two women officially complain to IPL commissioner Lalit Modi.
The BCCI and IPL officials later expressed 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.

### Sreesanth – Harbhajan Singh altercation

On 25 April 2008, following the Kings XI Punjab's victory over the Mumbai Indians at Mohali, Kings XI Punjab player Sreesanth was slapped under his eye by Harbhajan Singh, the stand-in captain of Mumbai Indians. 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 Singh who was "like an elder brother" to him. Singh's team had lost their third consecutive match, and 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 BCCI launched an investigation into the incident and decided to ban Singh for the remaining 11 matches of his season.