Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lifted their third trophy in the Indian Premier League (IPL) with a crushing eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a completely one-sided final yesterday(26 May 2024).
Having lost the toss, KKR produced a clinical effort with the ball to dismiss SRH for 113, the lowest-ever total in an IPL title clash. KKR chased down the target of 114 with as many as 57 balls to spare.
Venkatesh Iyer was the top scorer with an unbeaten 52 runs followed by Rahmanullah Gurbaz who scored 39 runs for KKR.
Earlier, SRH were all out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. Skipper Pat Cummins was the highest scorer with 24 runs for SRH.
Important Highlights
- Harshal Patel of Punjab Kings (PBKS) won the Purple Cap, taking 24 wickets.
- Mitchell Starc was declared Player of the Match.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore’s (RCB) Virat Kohli claimed the Orange Cap with 741 runs.
- Sunil Narine was awarded both the Most Valuable Player and Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season.
- Nitish Kumar Reddy, with 303 runs, was named Emerging Player of the Season.