Indian Premier League
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The Indian Premier League (commonly referred to as the IPL) is a Twenty20 cricket league based in India which started in 2008.
Teams
2008 Season
The IPL tournament began on 18th April with eight teams, bringing together some of the best players from international cricket.IPL was a big hit among the Indian audience and they witnessed the best of the 20-20 matches ever played. IPL introduced new ideas such has the colored caps for the best performer.Sohail Tanvir for his most number of wickets received the purple cap while the orange cap went to Shaun Marsh for his most number of runs.Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals were the favorites among the audience while Deccan Chargers and Royal Challengers did not have much success .The Grand Final was between the Rajasthan Royals team and Chennai Super Kings. The Rajasthan Royals successfully chased the 164 runs set by the Chennai Super Kings and won the match by three wickets . The winning team Rajasthan Royals received a cash prize of 1.2 million while the runners up Chennai Super Kings received 0.6 million.
