KKR vs SRH | Russell’s class blended with Venky-Gurbaz domination silences Sunrisers as KKR crowned IPL 2024 champions

‌Brief Scores: KKR:114/2 [Venkatesh: 52, Gurbaz:39; Shahbaz 2.3-0–22-1] beat SRH: 113  [Cummins: 24, Markram: 20;  Russell: 2.3-0-19-3]  by eight wickets.

A packed Chepauk adorned with a sea of purple and orange, infused even more energy into the IPL final clash between the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Kolkata Knight Riders. Opting to bat first after winning the toss, Pat Cummins' decision proved ill-fated for the Orange Army. Mitchell Starc's dual strikes and Vaibhav Arora's dismissal of Travis Head left the Sunrisers reeling at 40/3 by the end of the powerplay. The woes compounded for Hyderabad as Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aiden Markram, and Shahbaz Ahmed fell within the 12th over, leaving them struggling at 72/6. The Kolkata bowling unit appeared formidable, with Andre Russell making a significant impact by claiming the wicket of Abdul Samad. In the 13th over, Pat Cummins strode to the crease joining forces with Heinrich Klaasen in a bid to salvage a respectable total for the Sunrisers, who found themselves reeling at 90/7 after 14 overs. Unfortunately, things kept favouring the purple army when the Proteas star was dismissed by Harshit Rana in the 15th over. With Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat at the crease, the Sunrisers managed to reach the 100-run mark in the 17th over. However, their batting could not progress much further, as the Sunrisers succumbed to a total of 113 runs, marking the lowest score in an IPL final.