Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals Final (DY Patil Sports Academy, Mumbai)
Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals final match in IPL 2008 was also an exciting match as the result did not come till the last delivery of the match. Chennai Super Kings batted first and scored 163-5. Suresh Raina hit 43 runs while opener Pathil Patel scored 38 runs. MS Dhoni also played a quickfire knock of 29 off 17 balls.
While chasing, Rajasthan Royals’ Swapnil Asnodkar and Shane Watson scored 28 runs each. Yusuf Pathan made a crucial contribution with his 56 runs. On the final ball, Rajasthan Royals needed 1 run and Sohail Tanvir managed to hit the winning runs for his team. Rajasthan Royals won the trophy after winning the match by 3 wickets. Yusuf Pathan won the player of the match award while Rajasthan Royals’ Shane Watson was awarded player of the series.