The final showdown of the 17th edition of IPL was not like a traditional final match as it was a one-sided game and the bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders made things easy for the batting unit and they registered a comfortable victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Both the batting and bowling unit of Kolkata Knight Riders responded really well and dominated the game. Kolkata Knight Riders kept Sunrisers Hyderabad under pressure from the initial stage. It is the third IPL trophy for Kolkata Knight Riders and without making any further delay let’s get into the article to check out the complete details of the match.
A look back to the final match of IPL 2024; Kolkata Knight Riders versus Sunrisers Hyderabad
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field first and that was the biggest mistake as the batting unit completely collapsed. Abhishek Sharma went back to the pavilion for just 2 while Travis Head was not able to open his account. Rahul Tripathi added only 9 to the total.
Aiden Markram and Nitish Kumar Reddy contributed 20 and 13 while Heinrich Klaasen added 16 to the total. The batting unit of Sunrisers Hyderabad forgot to push the run rate due to heavy pressure and due to losing wickets at regular intervals.
Shahbaz Ahmed contributed 8 while Abdul Samad added 4. The captain of the side Pat Cummins contributed 24 and Jaydev Unadkat added 4. Sunrisers Hyderabad finished their innings at 113 in 18.3 overs.
Kolkata Knight Riders do not have any problem while chasing the target. Rahmanullah Gurbaz added 39 while his partner Sunil Narine contributed 6.
Venkatesh Iyer smashed 52 from 26 and he was not out while the captain of the side added 6 and that was enough for Kolkata Knight Riders to register 8 wickets victory in just 10.3 overs.
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