DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final: The 1st semi-final match of the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League was played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 30th May 2008, between the Delhi Capitals and the Rajasthan Royals. Rajasthan Royals won the match by 105 runs and advanced to win their inaugural trophy by defeating Chennai Super Kings in the final match. To know more details about the match, take a look at the Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard, which provides a full detailed information of the stats of the match.
In the semi-final match, Delhi Capitals won the toss and opted to bowl first. Batting first, the Rajasthan Royals scored the target of 192 runs with crucial knocks from Swapnil Asnodkar(39 runs), Shane Watson(52 runs), and Yusuf Pathan(45 runs). In the run chase, the Delhi Capitals team was bundled up to a mere total of 87 runs, with the crucial wicket takers for RR being Shane Watson(3 wickets), Munaf Patel(3 wickets), and Shane Warne(2 wickets).
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final
 | Rajasthan Royals | (20 overs) 192/9 |
 | Delhi Capitals | (16.1 overs) 87 |
Result: Rajasthan Royals won by 105 runs.
Rajasthan Royals Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Graeme Smith | c Dhawan b Maharoof | 25 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 119.04 |
| Swapnil Asnodkar | c Tiwary b Maharoof | 39 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 185.71 |
| Sohail Tanvir | c †Karthik b Maharoof | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Shane Watson | st †Karthik b Mishra | 52 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 179.31 |
| Mohammad Kaif | b Mishra | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 109.09 |
| Yusuf Pathan | run out (Dilshan/†Karthik) | 45 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 214.28 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | c Maharoof b Mahesh | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 140.00 |
| Shane Warne (c) | c Sehwag b Mahesh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Mahesh Rawat † | c & b Mohammad Asif | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Munaf Patel | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Siddharth Trivedi | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Extras | (lb 1, w 3) | 4 | ||||
| TOTAL | 20 Ov (RR: 9.60) | 192/9 | ||||
Delhi Capitals Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Glenn McGrath | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 9.50 |
| Mohammad Asif | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Yo Mahesh | 4 | 0 | 50 | 2 | 12.50 |
| Farveez Maharoof | 4 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 8.50 |
| Amit Mishra | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 | 9.25 |
Delhi Capitals Batting
| BATTING | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
| Gautam Gambhir | c sub (T Kohli) b Watson | 11 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 73.33 |
| Virender Sehwag (c) | c Sohail Tanvir b Watson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | c Jadeja b Watson | 5 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 41.66 |
| Manoj Tiwary | c Asnodkar b Patel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | c Sohail Tanvir b Warne | 33 | 22 | 5 | 1 | 150.00 |
| Dinesh Karthik † | c Kaif b Trivedi | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Farveez Maharoof | c Pathan b Warne | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Amit Mishra | b Patel | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40.00 |
| Yo Mahesh | c †Rawat b Patel | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30.00 |
| Mohammad Asif | run out (Pathan/†Rawat) | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60.00 |
| Glenn McGrath | not out | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Extras | (lb 3, w 4) | 7 | ||||
| TOTAL | 16.1 Ov (RR: 5.38) | 87 | ||||
Rajasthan Royals Bowling
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Sohail Tanvir | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
| Shane Watson | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Munaf Patel | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4.25 |
| Siddharth Trivedi | 3 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 6.66 |
| Shane Warne | 4 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 5.25 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final; Player of the Match
In the 1st semi-final match played at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on 30th May 2008, the Player of the Match award was given to Shane Watson for his commendable all-round performance of 52 runs off 29 balls and 3 wickets, conceding 10 runs off 3 overs.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BATTING & BOWLING FIGURES |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 52 (29) & 3/10 (3.0) |
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Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final; Highest Run Scorer
In the match played on 30th May 2008 between the Delhi Capitals and Rajasthan Royals, the title of the highest run scorer was awarded to Shane Watson, who scored a total of 52 runs off 29 balls, with the help of 7 boundaries.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BATTING FIGURES |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 52 (29) |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final; Highest Wicket Taker
The title of the highest wicket taker was tied between 3 players, each taking 3 wickets in the 1st semi-final match of the 2008 season of the Indian Premier League. Two of the highest wicket takers were Shane Watson and Munaf Patel from the Rajasthan Royals, and one from the Delhi Capitals, Farveez Maharoof.
| PLAYER | TEAM | BOWLING FIGURES |
| Farveez Maharoof | Delhi Capitals | 3/34 (4.0) |
| Shane Watson | Rajasthan Royals | 3/10 (3.0) |
| Munaf Patel | Rajasthan Royals | 3/17 (4.0) |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final; Maximum Number of Sixes
In the final match played at the Wankhede Stadium, the maximum number of sixes was hit by the Rajasthan Royals ‘ Yusuf Pathan. The right-handed batter hit a total of 4 sixes in the 1st semi-final match.
| PLAYER | TEAM | NUMBER OF SIXES |
| Yusuf Pathan | Rajasthan Royals | 4 |
Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Match Scorecard: DC vs RR, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final; Playing XIs
Delhi Capitals Playing XI
Virender Sehwag (Captain), Dinesh Karthik (Wicketkeeper), Yo Mahesh, Glenn McGrath, Farveez Maharoof, Mohammad Asif, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan, Amit Mishra, Manoj Tiwary, Tillakaratne Dilshan.
Rajasthan Royals Playing XI
Shane Warne (Captain), Mahesh Rawat (Wicketkeeper), Shane Watson, Sohail Tanvir, Graeme Smith, Swapnil Asnodkar, Yusuf Pathan, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammad Kaif, Munaf Patel, Siddharth Trivedi.
Match Details: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, Season 2008, 1st Semi-Final
| Venue | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai |
| Toss | Delhi Capitals, opted to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League |
| Season | 2008 |
| Match Conditions | 20 Overs, Night Match |
| Player of the Match | Shane Watson |
| Umpires | Billy Bowden Rudi Koertzen |
| TV Umpire | Billy Doctrove |
| Match Referee | Javagal Srinath |
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