2008 Indian Premier League
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 2008 Indian Premier League canonical | 2 |
| 2008 Indian Premier League season | 1 |
| Indian Premier League 2008 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8065837 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2008 Indian Premier League Context triple: [DY Patil Stadium, hostedTournament, 2008 Indian Premier League]
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A.
2009 Indian Premier League final
The 2009 Indian Premier League final was the championship cricket match of the IPL's second season, played in South Africa and determining the tournament's title winner.
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B.
2018 Indian Premier League
The 2018 Indian Premier League was the eleventh season of India's professional Twenty20 cricket tournament, notable for the Chennai Super Kings' title-winning comeback after a two-year suspension.
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C.
2010 Indian Premier League
The 2010 Indian Premier League was the third season of India’s professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in the Chennai Super Kings winning their first IPL title under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.
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D.
2011 Indian Premier League
The 2011 Indian Premier League was the fourth season of India's professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in a championship win for the Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni's captaincy.
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E.
2023 Indian Premier League
The 2023 Indian Premier League was the 16th season of India’s professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in Chennai Super Kings winning the championship under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2008 Indian Premier League Target entity description: 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.
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A.
2009 Indian Premier League final
The 2009 Indian Premier League final was the championship cricket match of the IPL's second season, played in South Africa and determining the tournament's title winner.
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B.
2018 Indian Premier League
The 2018 Indian Premier League was the eleventh season of India's professional Twenty20 cricket tournament, notable for the Chennai Super Kings' title-winning comeback after a two-year suspension.
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C.
2010 Indian Premier League
The 2010 Indian Premier League was the third season of India’s professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in the Chennai Super Kings winning their first IPL title under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.
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D.
2011 Indian Premier League
The 2011 Indian Premier League was the fourth season of India's professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in a championship win for the Chennai Super Kings under MS Dhoni's captaincy.
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E.
2023 Indian Premier League
The 2023 Indian Premier League was the 16th season of India’s professional Twenty20 cricket league, culminating in Chennai Super Kings winning the championship under MS Dhoni’s captaincy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Premier League season
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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 ⓘ |
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Subject: 2008 Indian Premier League Description of subject: 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.
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