KKR Secures 3rd IPL Title With Dominant Victory Over SRH In 2024 Final

Kolkata Knight Riders secured their third IPL title with a dominant victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 Final on Sunday, May 26.

After opting to bowl first, KKR bowled out SRH for a mere 113 runs. They then chased down the target within 11 overs at Chepauk Stadium, marking their first IPL title win since 2014.

As KKR celebrated their successful campaign, several records were set and broken during the final. Here are the highlights:

Sunrisers Hyderabad's score of 113 is the lowest ever in an IPL Final. This also marks their joint second-lowest total in IPL history.

For the first time in IPL Final history, no SRH player scored 30 runs. Captain Pat Cummins was the top scorer with 24 runs.

KKR Continue IPL Final Dominance in India

Kolkata Knight Riders have now won three IPL Finals on Indian soil, maintaining a perfect record in these matches.

Six Bowlers with Wickets

Six KKR bowlers took wickets in the final. Andre Russell led with three wickets (3/19), followed by Mitchell Starc (2/14) and Harshit Rana (2/24). Sunil Narine (1/16), Vaibhav Arora (1/24), and Varun Chakravarthy (1/9) each took one wicket.

KKR and South India Love Story

Kolkata Knight Riders have played all three of their IPL Finals on Indian soil in the southern part of the country. They won titles in Chennai (2012), Bengaluru (2014), and now Chennai again (2024).

56 Dot Balls in SRH Innings

A total of 56 dot balls were bowled during Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings, the most in an IPL Final over the past 17 years.

Fastest IPL Final

This final was the quickest in IPL history, with only 29 overs bowled. It also marked KKR's largest victory over SRH in IPL history.