2008 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virender Sehwag. Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Delhi Daredevils

2008 season
Coach	Greg Shipperd
Captain	Virender Sehwag
Ground(s)	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPL	fourth
Most runs	Gautam Gambhir (534)[1]
Most wickets	Yo Mahesh (16)[2]
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Indian Premier League

Standings

Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Rajasthan Royals (C)	14	11	3	0	22	0.632
2	Kings XI Punjab	14	10	4	0	20	0.509
3	Chennai Super Kings (R)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.192
4	Delhi Daredevils	14	7	6	1	15	0.342
5	Mumbai Indians	14	7	7	0	14	0.570
6	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	6	7	1	13	−0.147
7	Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	4	10	0	8	−1.160
8	Deccan Chargers	14	2	12	0	4	−0.467

Source: ESPNcricinfo

(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	19 April	Rajasthan Royals	Delhi	Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Farveez Maharoof 2/11 (4 overs)
2	22 April	Deccan Chargers	Hyderabad	Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Virender Sehwag 94* (41)
3	27 April	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	Lost by 4 wickets
4	30 April	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Delhi	Won by 10 runs, MoM – Glenn McGrath 4/29 (4 overs)
5	2 May	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Virender Sehwag 1/21 (2 overs) and 71 (41)
6	4 May	Mumbai Indians	Navi Mumbai	Lost by 29 runs
7	8 May	Chennai Super Kings	Delhi	Lost by 4 wickets
8	11 May	Rajasthan Royals	Jaipur	Lost by 3 wickets
9	13 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Kolkata	Lost by 23 runs
10	15 May	Deccan Chargers	Delhi	Won by 12 runs, MoM – Amit Mishra 5/17 (4 overs)
11	17 May	Kings XI Punjab	Delhi	Lost by 6 runs (D/L Method)
12	19 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Won by 5 wickets
13	22 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi	Match abandoned due to rain
14	24 May	Mumbai Indians	Delhi	Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Dinesh Karthik 56* (32)
15	30 May	Rajasthan Royals (semi-final #1)	Mumbai	Lost by 105 runs

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Runs
Gautam Gambhir	534
Virender Sehwag	406
Shikhar Dhawan	340

Most wickets

Player	Wickets
Yo Mahesh	16
Farveez Maharoof	15
Glenn McGrath	12