2008 Stanford Super Series
The 2008 Stanford Super Series was a cricket tournament sponsored by Texan billionaire Allen Stanford. The tournament was played between 25 October – 1 November consisting of 5 warm-up matches and a US$20 million for the grand finale. This final match was played between the Stanford Superstars and England. Before it began, the tournament was threatened with cancellation due to a row between Digicel, the West Indies Cricket Board's (WICB) main sponsor, and Stanford. Digicel argued that it should get sponsorship rights because it is WICB's sponsorship rights holder and that the tournament was officially sanctioned by the WICB.
| Administrator(s) | West Indies Cricket Board and Allen Stanford |
|---|---|
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | One-off match with warm-up matches |
| Host(s) | Antigua and Barbuda |
| Champions | Stanford Superstars |
| Participants | 4 |
| Matches | 6 |
| Most runs | Andre Fletcher (147) |
| Most wickets | Sherwin Ganga (6) |
All 2008 Super Series matches took place at the Stanford Cricket Ground in Antigua, and started at 5:30 pm local time (9:30 pm in the United Kingdom). All games were aired on Sky Sports in the UK.