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Chennai Super Kings vs. Rajasthan Royals, 2008 IPL Final
The first edition of the Indian Premier League had a fitting finale when underdogs Rajasthan Royals, led by Shane Warne, met heavyweights Chennai Super Kings, led by MS Dhoni, in the final.
The match went right down to the wire after Chennai put up a moderate total of 163 runs, with Suresh Raina top-scoring with 43 runs. Yusuf Pathan had a dream tournament and he continued his purple patch in the match, picking up 3 wickets to restrict Chennai and scored a half-century with the bat.
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However, he did not finish it off, leaving Shane Warne and Sohail Tanvir to get eight runs off the last over. Warne was instrumental throughout the tournament as a leader, but it was Tanvir who managed to get bat on ball for the required final run off the last ball to take the team to a deserved title victory.
To be continued in Part 2
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