2008 Delhi Daredevils season

{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Infobox cricket club season

| club =Delhi Daredevils

| season =2008

| coach = Greg Shipperd

| captain = Virender Sehwag

| ground = Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi

| comp1 = IPL

| comp1 result = fourth

| most runs = Gautam Gambhir (534){{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111223/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=19 September 2015}}

| most wickets =Yo Mahesh (16){{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=20 June 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919111211/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519%3Btype%3Dtournament|archivedate=19 September 2015}}

| prevseason =

| nextseason = 2009

}}

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.

Indian Premier League

=Standings=

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

{{:2008 Indian Premier League|team=DD}}

=Match log=

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!Date

!Opponent

!Venue

!Result

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| 1

19 AprilRajasthan RoyalsDelhiWon by 9 wickets, MoMFarveez Maharoof 2/11 (4 overs)
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| 2

22 AprilDeccan ChargersHyderabadWon by 9 wickets, MoMVirender Sehwag 94* (41)
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| 3

27 AprilKings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 4 wickets
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| 4

30 AprilRoyal Challengers BangaloreDelhiWon by 10 runs, MoMGlenn McGrath 4/29 (4 overs)
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| 5

2 MayChennai Super KingsChennaiWon by 8 wickets, MoMVirender Sehwag 1/21 (2 overs) and 71 (41)
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| 6

4 MayMumbai IndiansNavi MumbaiLost by 29 runs
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| 7

8 MayChennai Super KingsDelhiLost by 4 wickets
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| 8

11 MayRajasthan RoyalsJaipurLost by 3 wickets
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| 9

13 MayKolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 23 runs
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| 10

15 MayDeccan ChargersDelhiWon by 12 runs, MoMAmit Mishra 5/17 (4 overs)
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| 11

17 MayKings XI PunjabDelhiLost by 6 runs (D/L Method)
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| 12

19 MayRoyal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreWon by 5 wickets
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| 13

22 MayKolkata Knight RidersDelhiMatch abandoned due to rain
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| 14

24 MayMumbai IndiansDelhiWon by 5 wickets, MoMDinesh Karthik 56* (32)
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| 15

30 MayRajasthan Royals (semi-final #1)MumbaiLost by 105 runs

Statistics

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|+Most runs

!Player

!Runs

Gautam Gambhir

|534

Virender Sehwag

|406

Shikhar Dhawan

|340

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|+Most wickets

!Player

!Wickets

Yo Mahesh

|16

Farveez Maharoof

|15

Glenn McGrath

|12

References