2008 Rajasthan Royals season explained

Club:Rajasthan Royals
Season:2008
Coach:Shane Warne
Captain:Shane Warne
Ground:Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Comp1:IPL
Comp1 Result:Winners
Most Runs:Shane Watson (472)[1]
Most Wickets:Sohail Tanvir (22)[2]
Nextseason:2009

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

Indian Premier League

Standings

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

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultMan of the matchScorecard
1 Lost by 9 wickets Farveez MaharoofScorecard
2 Won by 6 wickets Shane Watson 76*(49) Scorecard
3 Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 2/20 (2 overs) and 61 (28) Scorecard
4 Won by 7 wickets Shane Watson 2/20 (4 overs) and 61* (41) Scorecard
5 Won by 45 runs Swapnil Asnodkar 60 (34) Scorecard
6 Won by 8 wickets Sohail Tanvir 6/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 Lost by 7 wickets Ashish NehraScorecard
8 Won by 8 wickets Yusuf Pathan 68(37) Scorecard
9 Won by 3 wickets Shane Watson 2/21(4 overs) and 74(40) Scorecard
10 Won by 65 runs Graeme Smith 75*(49) Scorecard
11 Won by 6 wickets Yusuf Pathan 1/14(2 overs) and 48*(18) Scorecard
12 Won by 10 runs Albie Morkel 71(40) and 2/35(4 overs Scorecard
13 Won by 5 Wickets Sohail Tanvir 4/14 (4 overs) Scorecard
14 Lost by 41 Runs Shaun MarshScorecard
Semi-Final Won by 105 runs Shane Watson 52(29) and 3/10(3 overs) Scorecard
Final Won by 3 wickets Yusuf Pathan 56(39) and 3/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
Champions

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.