Rajasthan Royals are the Kings of 2008 IPL DLF Cup

The fairy tail run of Rajasthan Royals end in a sweet result as they won the inaugural DLF Indian Premier League, beat Chennai Super Kings in the nail biting Final of IPL, on Sunday, 1st June 2008 at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai. Rajasthan Royals needed 1 run on the last ball of the match, Tanvir stays in his crease and pulls a short of a length delivery through wide mid-on, What a finish of the match and the 2008 IPL tournament.

Rajasthan Royals required 164 runs in 20 overs and was struggling on 42/3 after 7 overs, but 65 runs 4th wicket partnership between Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan set the stage for the win. Yusuf Pathan made 56 runs off 39 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes. Morkel and Murlitharan took 2 wickets each for Chennai.

Earlier Chennai Super Kings set a target of 163 runs by the contribution of Raina and Parthive Patel. Yusuf Pathan tok 3 wickets for 22 runs. What a tornament for Yusuf Pathan!

Rajasthan Royals got Rs. 4.8 Crore as Prize money fo winner, while Chennai Super Kings satisfied with Rs. 2.4 Crore for runner up.

Match Summary:

Chennai Super Kings - 163/5 in 20 Overs.

Rajasthan Royals - 197/7 in 20 Overs.

Toss - Rajasthan Royals, who chose to field first.

Man of the Match - Yusuf Pathan (Rajasthan Royals)

Result - Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets (with 0 balls remaining)

Series - Rajasthan Royals won the 2007/08 DLF Indian Premier League.