Cricinfo - Indian Premier League 2007-08

Bangalore Royal Challengers' woeful IPL campaign plunged new depths at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium as they slumped to a 79-run drubbing at the hands of Rajasthan Royals, who are virtually assured a place in the semi-finals with their eighth win in ten games

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Security in Jaipur beefed up | No venue change

Watson seals tense win for Rajasthan

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Rajasthan outplay listless Deccan

Rajasthan v Deccan scorecard | Bulletin | IPL monitor | Points

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IPL Features

The best IPL team, and the most effective hitter

The Numbers Games crunches figures from the tournament

Twenty-four from the Twenty20

Sambit Bal: A couple dozen thoughts on the revolutionary IPL

The lull after the storm

Sriram Veera analyses why totals have come down in the IPL

Twenty20 is cricket too

Peter Roebuck: The IPL has provided its own dramas

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Records
Highest totals	Most runs
Highest strike rates	Most wickets
Best economy rates	Most dismissals
Most catches	Highest partnership by runs

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Taruwar Kohli, Aditya Angle, and Ravindra Jadeja pose during a promotional event, April 16, 2008

Results

39th match: Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers at Jaipur - May 17, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 65 runs. Rajasthan Royals 197/1 (20/20 ov); Bangalore Royal Challengers 132/9 (20/20 ov)

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33rd match: Rajasthan Royals v Delhi Daredevils at Jaipur - May 11, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets (with 5 balls remaining). Delhi Daredevils 156/7 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 159/7 (19.1/20 ov)

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30th match: Rajasthan Royals v Deccan Chargers at Jaipur - May 9, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 24 balls remaining). Deccan Chargers 140/8 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 141/2 (16/20 ov)

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27th match: Mumbai Indians v Rajasthan Royals at Mumbai - May 7, 2008
Mumbai Indians won by 7 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Rajasthan Royals 103 (16.2/20 ov); Mumbai Indians 104/3 (15.1/20 ov)

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24th match: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur - May 4, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 8 wickets (with 34 balls remaining). Chennai Super Kings 109 (19/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 110/2 (14.2/20 ov)

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18th match: Rajasthan Royals v Kolkata Knight Riders at Jaipur - May 1, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 45 runs. Rajasthan Royals 196/7 (20/20 ov); Kolkata Knight Riders 151 (19.1/20 ov)

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12th match: Bangalore Royal Challengers v Rajasthan Royals at Bangalore - Apr 26, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 7 wickets (with 17 balls remaining). Bangalore Royal Challengers 135/8 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 138/3 (17.1/20 ov)

9th match: Deccan Chargers v Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad (Decc) - Apr 24, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining). Deccan Chargers 214/5 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 217/7 (19.5/20 ov)

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6th match: Rajasthan Royals v Kings XI Punjab at Jaipur - Apr 21, 2008
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining). Kings XI Punjab 166/8 (20/20 ov); Rajasthan Royals 168/4 (18.1/20 ov)

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3rd match: Delhi Daredevils v Rajasthan Royals at Delhi - Apr 19, 2008
Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets (with 29 balls remaining). Rajasthan Royals 129/8 (20/20 ov); Delhi Daredevils 132/1 (15.1/20 ov)

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Fixtures
Sat 17 May	39th match	Rajasthan Royals v Bangalore Royal Challengers	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Tue 20 May	44th match	Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Sat 24 May	49th match	Chennai Super Kings v Rajasthan Royals	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai
Mon 26 May	53rd match	Rajasthan Royals v Mumbai Indians	Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Wed 28 May	56th match	Kings XI Punjab v Rajasthan Royals	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, Chandigarh

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Team	Mat	Won	Lost	Pts	Net RR	For	Against
Bangalore	10	2	8	4	-1.577	1410/195.4	1644/187.1
Chennai	10	6	4	12	-0.203	1725/197.0	1659/185.1
Deccan Chargers	10	2	8	4	-0.380	1589/190.0	1632/186.4
Delhi Daredevils	11	5	6	10	+0.295	1664/195.1	1701/206.4
Kings XI Punjab	10	7	3	14	+0.475	1590/180.2	1553/186.1
Kolkata	10	5	5	10	-0.014	1471/195.0	1339/177.1
Mumbai Indians	9	5	4	10	+0.658	1267/153.1	1307/171.4
Rajasthan Royals	10	8	2	16	+0.876	1558/184.4	1439/190.2

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Home Ground

Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur has hosted a solitary Test match, in February 1987, when Pakistan President Gen Zia-ul-Haq hopped across the border to watch the second day's play as part of his "Cricket for Peace" initiative. The game sputtered to a draw after the third day's play was abandoned following heavy rain and a controversy over the alleged deposition of sawdust on the wicket which Pakistan objected to. Jaipur had made its international debut with an india-Pakistan ODI in 1983-84 and it also hosted World Cup matches in 1987 and 1996. But it seemed destined to be a one-Test wonder and a cricketing backwater until Lalith Modi took charge of the Rajasthan Cricket Association. There followed a major renovation programme which transformed a dull concrete bowl and als... More

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