Kolkata Knight Riders ended their 10-year wait for the Indian Premier League title after a dominant eight-wicket victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. (As it Happened | Cricket News)
Mitchell Starc stifled SRH from the start, taking Abhishek Sharma for two runs off five balls before Rahmanullah Gurbaz caught Travis Head for a d⛦uck.
In a stellar bowling display, Starc eventually finished with 2-14, while Andre Russell chippꦑed in with a 3-1ꦇ9 late on.
The Sunrisers failed to gain any momentum on a low-scoring day, with Pat Cummins the top scorer with 24 off 19꧒, as SRH finished with 🔜a measly 113 all out in the 19th over.
Despite Sunil Narine's early exit, SRH failed to give themselves any hope as Venkatesh Iyer came on to plunder 52 not out𒅌 from 26 balls, including three boundaries, 🐼adding to Gurbaz's 39.
Shreyas Iyer then came on to help KKR over the line with six runs, seeing the win out for h🐻is team with 57 balls rem🌳aining.
Data Debrief: KKR bowlers come out on top
Russell has taken 18 wickets in the IPL🙈 this year, the most he has taken in any edition, going pa𝔉st 17 from 2022.
The Sunrisers registered the lowest-ever run total in an IPL final (batting first or second), beating the previous r𓃲ecord of 125.
SRH 🍌los🌟t 29 wickets during the powerplay overs in the IPL in 2024, the most by any team in this phase this season; it is also the second most wickets they have lost during the powerplay in a single IPL season (31 in 2013).
