KKR wins their third IPL title beating SRH in the final at Chennai
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The Chandrakant Pandit-coached Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cricket team won their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title by beating Sunriser Hyderabad (SRH) in the final of the 17th IPL. The final was played at the M A Chidambaram stadium in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on 26 May 2024. They defeated the Sunrisers by eight wickets to lift the trophy for the third time.
Third IPL trophy for Kolkata Knight Riders
The KKR team, led by Shreyas Iyer and mentored by former Indian cricket player Gautam Gambhir, put up a strong display in the final to comprehensively beat the SRH team by eight wickets. This was KKR's third IPL trophy, having won it in 2012 and 2014.
Pat Cummins, SRH captain, won the toss and decided to bat first. The KKR bowlers, led by Australian Mitchel Starc, never allowed the SRH batsmen to settle and bundled them out for 113 runs. It was the lowest score in the IPL final.
Mitchel Starc, who is the costliest player in IPL history (24.75 crore), started the SRH rout by taking the wicket of the SRH opener Abishek Sharma in the first over. He finished the match with 2 wickets, costing 14 runs in his three overs. Mitchel Starc's impactful bowling in the final won him the player of the final award.
In reply, Venkatesh Iyer scored a quickfire 52 not out in 26 balls to lead the third IPL title for KKR.
Final score
KKR 113 all out in 18.3 overs KKR 114 for 2 wickets in 10.3 overs.
Player of the Match: Mitchel Starc of KKR.
IPL 2024 Awards and the Award Amount
Some important awards and winner amounts of the IPL 2024 are as follows.
- Winner (Rs. 20 crore) - Kolkata Knight Riders
- Runner Up (Rs. 12.5 crore) - Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Orange Cap (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Virat Kohli (RCB) for scoring the most runs in the season; he scored 741 runs in 15 matches.
- Purple Cap (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Harshal Patel (PBKS) for taking the most wickets in the season. In the 14 matches, he took 24 wickets.
- Emerging Player of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) -
- Emerging Player of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Nitish Kumar Reddy of Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Most Valuable Player (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Sunil Narine (KKR)
- Most Sixes Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Abhishek Sharma (SRH)
- Most Fours Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Travis Head (SRH)
- Best Strike Rate Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC)
- Catch of the Season (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Ramandeep Singh (KKR)
- Fair Play Award (Rs. 10 Lakh) - Sunrisers Hyderabad
Indian Premier League and its Winners
The Indian Premier League is India's top domestic club-based professional cricket league. It is played in T-20 format, with each side allowed to play a maximum of 20 overs.
The IPL was started by the cricket governing body in India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in 2008. It currently features 10 teams.
Chennai Super King and Mumbai Indians have been the most successful side in the IPL. Both have won the trophy five times each.
Chennai Super King has reached the final of the IPL ten times, having won it five times and being runners-up five times.
|
Serial number |
Edition |
Winners |
Runners Up |
Final venue |
|
1 |
2008 |
Rajasthan Royals |
Chennai Super King |
Mumbai |
|
2 |
2009 |
Deccan Chargers |
Royal Challenger Bangalore |
Johannesburg (South Africa) |
|
3 |
2010 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Mumbai Indians |
Mumbai |
|
4 |
2011 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Royal Challenger Bangalore |
Chennai |
|
5 |
2012 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Chennai Super Kings |
Chennai |
|
6 |
2013 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
Kolkata |
|
7 |
2014 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Kings XI Punjab |
Bangalore |
|
8 |
2015 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
Kolkata |
|
9 |
2016 |
Sunrisers Hyderabad |
Royal Challenger Bangalore |
Bangalore |
|
10 |
2017 |
Mumbai Indians |
Rising Pune Supergiant |
Hyderabad |
|
11 |
2018 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Sunriser Hyderabad |
Mumbai |
|
12 |
2019 |
Mumbai Indians |
Chennai Super Kings |
Hyderabad |
|
13 |
2020 |
Mumbai Indians |
Delhi Capital |
Dubai (UAE) |
|
14 |
2021 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Dubai (UAE) |
|
15 |
2022 |
Gujarat Titans |
Rajasthan Royals |
Ahmedabad |
|
16 |
2023 |
Chennai Super Kings |
Gujarat Titans |
Ahmedabad |
|
17 |
2024 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
Sunriser Hyderabad |
Chennai |
IPL Team Winners List
Only seven teams have won the IPL Title so far. They are as follows:
|
Serial number |
Team |
IPL Titles |
Title winning Year |
|
1 |
Mumbai Indians |
5 |
2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 |
|
2 |
Chennai Super Kings |
5 |
2010, 2011, 2018, 2021, 2023 |
|
3 |
Kolkata Knight Riders |
3 |
2012, 2014, 2024 |
|
4 |
Gujarat Titans |
1 |
2022 |
|
5 |
Rajasthan Royals |
1 |
2018 |
|
6 |
Deccan Chargers |
1 |
2009 |
|
7 |
Sunriser Hyderabad |
1 |
2016 |
