Kolkata Knight Riders Secure Third IPL Trophy With Victory Over Sunrisers Hyderabad

In a thrilling conclusion to the IPL 2024 season, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerged victorious against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Match 74, held on May 26 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This win marks KKR's third IPL championship title.

Shreyas Iyer's KKR restricted SRH, led by Australia's Pat Cummins, to a modest total of 113 runs in the first innings. KKR then chased down the target in just 10.3 overs, losing only two wickets and securing an eight-wicket victory.

Sunrisers Hyderabad - 113/10 in 18.3 overs vs Kolkata Knight Riders - 114/2 in 10.3 overs. Result - KKR won by eight wickets at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Toss: SRH won the toss and opted to bat first

Captains: Shreyas Iyer (KKR), Pat Cummins (SRH)

Who scored the most runs for SRH?

Pat Cummins - 24 runs off 19 balls

Who scored the most runs for KKR?

Venkatesh Iyer - 52 runs off 26 balls

Who took the most wickets for KKR?

Andre Russell - 3/19

Who took the most wickets for SRH?

Pat Cummins - 1/18

Man of the Match

Mitchell Starc (KKR) - 2/19

KKR vs SRH Playing XI

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

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

Impact Subs

Kolkata Knight Riders Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, KS Bharat, Sherfaine Rutherford

Sunrisers Hyderabad Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar

Support Staff

Kolkata Knight Riders Support Staff: Chandrakant Pandit, Gautam Gambhir, Abhishek Nayar, Bharat Arun, Ryan ten Doeschate

Sunrisers Hyderabad Support Staff: Daniel Vettori, Hemang Badani, Simon Helmot, Muttiah Muralitharan, Ryan Cook, James Franklin

The match saw notable performances from both sides. Venkatesh Iyer's quickfire half-century and Andre Russell's three-wicket haul were instrumental in KKR's win. Mitchell Starc's economical bowling earned him the Man of the Match award.

The victory adds another title to KKR's achievements in IPL history. The team showcased a strong performance throughout the season under Shreyas Iyer's leadership.

This season of IPL has been filled with intense matches and exceptional performances. Fans are already looking forward to what the next season will bring.