2008 Indian Premier League
E709472
The 2008 Indian Premier League was the inaugural season of India's professional Twenty20 cricket league, featuring city-based franchises and marking the beginning of one of the sport's most lucrative and popular competitions.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008 Indian Premier League season | 1 |
| Indian Premier League 2008 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Premier League season
ⓘ
professional sports league season ⓘ |
| administrator |
BCCI
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Board of Control for Cricket in India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bestU23Player | Shreevats Goswami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastPartner |
SET Max
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sony Max NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| champion | Rajasthan Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| cricketFormat | Twenty20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2008-06-01 ⓘ |
| fairPlayAwardWinner | Chennai Super Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalCity | Navi Mumbai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDate | 2008-06-01 ⓘ |
| finalVenue | DY Patil Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Indian Premier League Governing Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInauguralSeasonOf | Indian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostRuns | Shaun Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostRunsTotal | 616 ⓘ |
| mostValuablePlayer | Shane Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostWickets | Sohail Tanvir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostWicketsTotal | 22 ⓘ |
| nextSeason | 2009 Indian Premier League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfMatches | 59 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams | 8 ⓘ |
| officialName | DLF Indian Premier League 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchAwayTeam | Kolkata Knight Riders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchCity | Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchDate | 2008-04-18 ⓘ |
| openingMatchHomeTeam | Royal Challengers Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingMatchResult | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 140 runs ⓘ |
| openingMatchVenue | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orangeCapWinner | Shaun Marsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playerOfTheSeries | Shane Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpleCapWinner | Sohail Tanvir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Chennai Super Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| sport | cricket ⓘ |
| startDate | 2008-04-18 ⓘ |
| team |
Chennai Super Kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Deccan Chargers NERFINISHED ⓘ Delhi Daredevils NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings XI Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ Kolkata Knight Riders NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumbai Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajasthan Royals NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Challengers Bangalore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleSponsor | DLF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tournamentFormat | Double round-robin and knockout ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
2008 Indian Premier League season
this entity surface form:
Indian Premier League 2008