KKR vs SRH, IPL Final: Kolkata demolish Hyderabad by 8 wickets to lift 3rd IPL title

Champion

Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 20 Crore)

It was comprehensive. This is what we demanded from the players and they stood up. It’s difficult to express the feelings. So much to cherish right now.

Runners-up

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 12.5 Crore)

I thought they bowled fantastically. Obviously not enough tonight. We were outplayed. They didn’t give us anything. Just like the last game in Ahmedabad. It was a tricky wicket. Didn’t feel like a 200-plus wicket. 160 would have given us a chance. The style of our play, particularly with the bat, scoring 250 three times. So it was a great season. I had not worked with many of the guys before but it was great working with them. A really great squad and the staff was amazing. Had a great time. We play a lot in India but in front of a sea of blue. So it was good to have crowd on our side at times.

Purple Cap

Harshal Patel (24 wickets)

Deeply honoured to be presented with the purple cap. It’s been a rewarding journey. I want to thank my team-mates, coaches and my family. I look forward to the 2025 season.

Orange Cap

Virat Kohli (741 in 15 matches)

Extremely honoured to win the orange cap this season. It was a rollercoaster of a ride, I was really pleased with the way I performed for the team, especially in the latter half where we needed to win every game to qualify. Thank you everyone for your support.

Fairplay award

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Catch of the season

Ramandeep Singh (KKR vs LSG)

MVP of IPL 2024

Sunil Narine, KKR (488 runs & 17 wickets)

I think coming the ground today felt like 2012. The feeling is overwhelming. I am enjoying my cricket at the moment – batting, bowling and fielding. What helps is that your team is winning. I tried to get the team off the flier and GG said just go in and try to win the games for the team. I tried to do exactly that and I think it was a very good advice. Once you have an opening partner with the same intent, it helps. Varun is world-class bowler. His work ethic and in general the whole bowling line-up – we picked up early wickets and that helped. The whole bowling unit picking up wickets helped us win the title.

Striker of the season

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Strike rate 234.04 in 9 matches)

Emerging player of the year

Nitish Reddy (303 runs & 3 wickets)

Player of the match

Mitchell Starc wins Player of the Match for his fiery spell of 2/14 in 3 overs.

The final moments

GG all smiles!

Mother of coincidence!

SRK is happy owner

Yuvraj Singh speaks

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

My mom is watching from the home. She is feeling good now. I asked mom before the match if she wanted anything. She said just the win. When Salt was playing, I wasn’t expecting to get a chance but I knew it’s a long tournament and I needed to be ready. Once I got the chance, I was well prepared.

Bharat Arun, KKR bowling coach

I think it was pretty tough, the last two years. It was touch and go – we didn’t qualify. It needed a lot of introspection and now we can savour this moment. [On Harshit Rana] He has been outstanding. It’s about backing your strengths. [On Starc] I think Mitch coming into the team boosted the confidence of other youngsters in the side. He is probably the best bowler in the world. Once he understood the Indian conditions, he was excellent.

Rinku Singh

My dream of seven years is complete. It was God’s plan that we lift the trophy.

Varun Chakravarathy

All I can think right now is of the person who built this Indian core: Abhishek Nayar. “Please come here,” he asks Abhishek to join.

Andre Russell

No words to describe. It means so much. I am happy that all of us were very disciplined and worked towards one goal. This franchise has done a lot for me. It’s a big gift from all of us to them.

Game, set & match!

Kolkata lift 3rd IPL title as they thrash Hyderabad by 8 wickets. Venkatesh Iyer remains unbeaten on 51 and all the records that Pat Cummins & Co shattered in IPL 2024 have gone out for a toss.

KKR 114/2 after 10.3
SRH 113 all out in 18.3

21 needed

Kolkata need just 21 runs to win now as Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer are completely dominating the proceedings. This could be the most one-sided IPL final ever.

KKR 93/1 after 8

KKR cruising

Hyderabad are looking clueless. Kolkata have already scored than half of the required runs. KKR end powerplay with 72/1 with Venkatesh smashing 12-ball 40.

KKR 72/1 after 6

Venky takes charge

4, 6, 6 and Venkatesh Iyer has turned things around with a hammering against Bhuvneshwar Kumar. KKR are fighting back.

KKR 37/1 after 3

Narine gone!

Hyderabad have begun on a positive note. Pat Cummins has removed Sunil Narine in the second over.

KKR 13/1 after 1.3

IPL Final lowest score

Sunrisers Hyderabad have been bowled out for 113, the lowest total of IPL Final.

Lowest totals in IPL finals
113 SRH vs KKR Chennai 2024
125/9 CSK vs MI Kolkata 2013
128/6 RPS vs MI Hyderabad 2017
129/8 MI vs RPS Hyderabad 2017

SRH 113/10 in 18.3 ovs

New star emerges

Harshit Rana has ended his brilliant spell with two wickets for just 24 runs. He also had a wicket-maiden.

Starc drops Cummins

It was an easy catch for Mitchell Starc but he has dropped Pat Cummins. Will that make a difference?

SRH 98/8 in 16 ovs

SRK enjoys from the stands

Three days ago, Shah Rukh Khan was in the hospital with dehydration and heat stroke. But he is at the stands for his beloved KKR in Chennai.

Hyderabad 8 down

And the nightmare continues. Sunrisers Hyderabad lose Heinrich Klaasen to make it 8 wickets. Harshit Rana bowled a slower delivery and Klaasen drags it back to his stumps.

SRH 90/8 after 14.1 overs

Samad sent back

As if they were not already in trouble, now SRH has lost their Abdul Samad. It’s all on Heinrich Klaasen now, who’ll need to take matters into his own hands.

SRH are 82/7 after 13 overs

Shahbaz gone

There were no heroics from Shahbaz Ahmed with the bat. The southpaw is sent back by Varun Chakaravarthy, and Sunrisers Hyderabad are in deep trouble.

SRH are 72/6 after 12 overs

Wickets continue to tumble

SRH have lost half their side as Aiden Markram departs after Starc takes a brilliant catch.

SRH are 62/5.

Nitish Reddy bites the dust

Nitish Reddy walks back to thee pavilion as Harshit Rana strikes. SRH lose their fourth wicket.

SRH are 47/4 in 7 overs.

Powerplay done!

Kolkata have been the dominant side so far with Mitchell Starc breathing fire. Hyderabad have lost 3 crucial wickets for 40 in the powerplay.

Players to Score Golden Ducks in IPL Finals

• R Jadeja v CSK, 2008
• D Vettori v CSK
• 2011 A Tare v CSK, 2013
• Raina v MI, 2013
• Morris v MI, 2013
• Maxwell v KKR, 2014
• Sundar v MI, 2017
• Stoinis v MI, 2020
• Rana v CSK, 2021
• Shakib v CSK, 2021
• Dhoni v GT, 2023
• Head v KKR, 2024*

It’s all purple!

Hyderabad have lost their third wicket as Rahul Tripathi departs for just 9 off 13 balls. Mitchell Starc bags his second wicket as Hyderabad are 3 down for 21.

SRH 21/3 in 4.2

Head’s form slumps

Since his 89 against LSG, Travis Head has hit a slump. In his last five games, Head has scored:

89, 0, 0, 34, 0

Another!

Travis Head departs for a golden duck and it’s his second consecutive duck against Kolkata. Vaibhav Arora bowled a beautiful delivery and there is no escape for Hyderabad.

SRH 6/2 in 2

What a delivery!

Mitchell Starc starts with fire. He cleans up Abhishek Sharma with a ripper of a delivery. The outswinging delivery bamboozles Abhishek and Hyderabad have been dealt an early blow.

SRH 2/1 in 0.5

Here we go!

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma start for Hyderabad and Head will be hoping to end his streak of ducks.

Shreyas Iyer speaks

We would have bowled, we’ll get a fair idea about how the pitch will play. It’s a red soil and we played our last game on a similar surface. We need to stay with the present, stick to the basics and execute all our plans. Every individual is taking responsibility, this is a big game, we’ve plenty of people who’re playing in a final for the first time, nervous, but this is also a good chance. We’re going with the same team

Impact Subs

SRH: Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar

KKR: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, KS Bharat, Sherfaine Rutherford

Kolkata Knight Riders Playing XI

Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer(c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing XI

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

Pat Cummins speaks

Looks like a good wicket, never good at reading wickets. But this looks fine. There was no dew the other night, doesn’t seem there will be today, but who knows. We are playing a particular style, won’t work every time but when it does, it will be damaging. Good to be back here. It is a different soil, but you are asking the wrong bloke. Shahbaz comes in for Samad.

Toss update

Pat Cummins has won the toss and opted to bat first for Hyderabad in the final.

Pitch report

Chennai will use a red soil pitch with 63m and 70m square with 77m straight. Ian Bishop reckons there will be a lot of bounce and it will be a high-scoring game with 180-190 average total.

All clear in Chennai

There is no effect of cyclone for now and the match is all set to go ahead without interruption. To make things interesting, there won’t be any effect of dew as well.

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