After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) secured their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title and first in a decade thanks to an all-round performance that included fierce spells from Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell and Venkatesh Iyer’s half-century.
After winning the IPL 2024 season, KKR set a record for the fewest losses suffered by a team in a single tournament.
With an 8-wicket win over SRH in the tournament final, Shreyas Iyer-led KKR won their third championship.
Knight Riders have only suffered three defeats in IPL 2024, which is a record in itself. No other team in IPL history has lost the title in just three matches.
The only matches that Shreyas Iyer’s team lost were against Rajasthan Royals, Punjab Kings and Chennai Super Kings.
Earlier, SRH skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat first against KKR.
KKR destroyed Sunrisers wicket after wicket and Mitchell Starc showed his bowling skills.
SRH were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs, with only captain Pat Cummins (24 in 19 balls, two fours and a six) and Aiden Markram (20 in 23 balls, three fours) scoring over 20 runs.
KKR’s best bowler was Andre Russell (19/03). Harshit Rana (2/24) and Starc (2/14) also made valuable contributions with the ball. Varun Chakravarthy, Vaibhav Arora and Sunil Narine took the wicket.
KKR wins by 8 wickets
With eight wickets remaining, KKR were chasing a 114-run target in just 10.3 overs. In the last match of the tournament, Rahmanullah Gurbanz (39 in 32 balls, five fours and two sixes) and Venkatesh Iyer (52* in 26 balls, four boundaries and three sixes) shone for KKR.
(With ANI inputs)
Posted: May 27, 2024, 2:39 pm EST
