KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders Win Their 3rd Title, Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 Wickets
IPL 2024 Live Score, KKR vs SRH: Kolkata Knight Riders won their third title with an 8-wicket win over Hyderabad.
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Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) by 8 wickets.
Batting first after winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad were bowled out for 113 runs.
Andre Russell picked up three wickets, whilst Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana picked up two wickets apiece.
With the bat, Venkatesh Iyer scored a half-century for KKR, whilst Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 39 runs.
KKR chased the total down in only 10.3 overs, securing their third title.
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KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 2 Outsiders, 1 Trophy, 40 Overs
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final Match Today Latest Updates: In the Indian Premier League's (IPL) last edition, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders were among the worse teams, finishing plum last and seventh respectively. Not many considered them as contenders for the 2024 title, but here they are, having arrived in Chennai after 73 matches, crossing paths in the all-important final.
Under the stewardship of Gautam Gambhir, who led KKR to their two titles in 2012 and 2014, the team has gone through a remarkable resurgence. Kolkata have ticked every single box this season, with the balance in their squad being second to none.
The first and the last of those victories were against the team they will face today – Sunrisers Hyderabad. Led by Pat Cummins, who has now formed a knack for winning trophies, having won the World Test Championship and ODI World Cup last year, Hyderabad have won nine of the 16 matches they have played so far.
In comparison, the 2016 champions might lack the balance and depth of the KKR squad, albeit their differential in this competition has been individual brilliances – often coming from the opening pair of Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, and from T Natarajan with the ball.
Overall, an exciting 40 overs await!
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Players To Watch Out for From KKR
Kolkata's undisputed dominance this season is owing to numerous contributions, with all of the twelve players who will feature today having justified their worth at some stage of the competition.
That being said, we have selected five players who are likely to play most crucial roles in their mission for a third title.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Players To Watch Out for From SRH
Selecting key players from Sunrisers Hyderabad is a comparatively easier task, as they have had a few standout performers in this campaign. Should they fire again, the Orange Army could well lift their second trophy.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Key Player Battles
Now that we have selected the key players from both teams, let us shift our attention to the key player battles, for the result could be decided by the winners of the individual matchups.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Red Soil Pitch To Be Used
Unlike the Qualifier 2, which was played on the black clay pitch which offers purchase to the spinners, this match will be played on a red soil surface.
What does that mean?
There will be hardly anything on offer for the spinners in this match. Instead, the pacers will extract good bounce, and the batters will get full value for their shots. Expect a high-scoring affair today.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Hyderabad Win Toss, Opt to Bat First
Toss update: Sunrisers Hyderabad have won the flip of the coin and they will be batting first.
Notably, Hyderabad are not the best chasing team, and with dew not likely to be a factor today, it could be a decent call.
"There was no dew the other night, doesn't seem there will be today," said Pat Cummins.
Shreyas, meanwhile, is happy to lose the toss, for he would have preferred bowling first in any case.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Team Lineups
Sunrisers Hyderabad have made one change to the team that defeated Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2. Shahbaz Ahmed has replaced Abdul Samad, which gives Pat Cummins to option to use an extra bowler in either Washington Sundar or Mayank Markande in the second innings.
Kolkata Knight Riders are expectedly unchanged.
KKR Playing XI: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
KKR Impact Subs: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, KS Bharat, Sherfaine Rutherford.
SRH Playing XI: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.
SRH Impact Subs: Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Here We Go
Oh! Interesting scenes first up. Unlike Qualifier 1, Abhishek Sharma will face the first ball for SRH, not Travis Head. Mitchell Starc with the ball in hand.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: WICKET
GONE! Mitchell Starc strikes!
An excellent delivery with just a hint of outswing, but that is enough to completely bamboozle an in-form Abhishek Sharma. The ball shapes outside to hit the off-stump, and Sunrisers lose a wicket in the first over.
KKR with an early advantage. The most expensive player in IPL's history delivers on the most important match of the season. Critics, where art thou?
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Head Gone
HUGE WICKET! TRAVIS HEAD OUT ON A DUCK!
Calamity strikes for Sunrisers Hyderabad as Travis Head departs on a golden duck. Another excellent out-swinging delivery, this time from Vaibhav Arora, and Head edges it straight into the gloves of Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
The bowlers are getting some swing early on. Did Pat Cummins play it to KKR's hands when he chose to bat first?
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Two Boundaries in Over 3
Finally, some respite for Hyderabad. The third over produced two boundaries, off Rahul Tripathi and Aiden Markram's bat. The latter could have been dismissed though, for his boundary came off an edge which would have been taken had Shreyas Iyer deployed an additional slip.
SRH 15/2 after 3 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 6 Runs in 4th Over
Vaibhav Arora is generating a great deal of swing. Six runs came from the fourth over, three of which were wides down the leg side.
SRH 21/2 after 4 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Tripathi Departs
WICKET AGAIN!
Sunrisers Hyderabad are at sixes and sevens in Chennai, as the third wicket falls in just the fifth over. Rahul Tripathi tries to free the shackles, but perhaps it was not the right thing to do against Mitchell Starc. Instead, he ended up sending the ball into the night sky, and when it came down, Ramandeep Singh was stationed at the right position for KKR.
SRH 24/3 after 5 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Powerplay Ends With SRH's Best Over So Far
Assigned to bowl a third consecutive over, Vaibhav Arora was not as precise with his line and length this time. Some of the deliveries were slightly short and aptly punished, with Aiden Markram hitting two fours and Nitish Reddy hitting a six.
SRH are 40/3 after 6 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Nitish Out
WICKET! HARSHIT RANA STRIKES!
Fourth wicket falls for Sunrisers Hyderabad and they don't even have reached the 50-run mark! This time it is Harshit Rana who produced the goods, getting the outside edge of Nitish Reddy's bat with a sublime delivery.
Cyclone Remal is expected to hit Kolkata at midnight, but for now, celebrations might have started.
SRH are 47/4 after 7 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Good Start For Narine
Sunil Narine has had a good start with the ball, conceding only four runs in his first over. The ball has now started gripping. Meanwhile, the new batter in for SRH is Heinrich Klaasen, who is regarded as among the more profilic players of spin currently. This should be a good contest.
SRH are 51/4 after 8 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 7 Runs from 9th Over
Seven runs comes from Harshit Rana's second over, including a boundary. Rana, however, will not be too disappointed with it, for the boundary came off an outside edge.
SRH are 58/4 after 9 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 61/4 At Midway Stage
Two South African batters are out in the middle, but there is no tinge of Protea Fire about how they are batting currently. Markram and Klaasen are exercising caution, for SRH certainly cannot afford another wicket here.
SRH are 61/4 after 10 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Another One Bites the Dust
WICKET! SIXTH SRH BATTER BITES THE DUST!
Varun Chakaravarthy is handed the ball in the 12th over, and he says he can do exactly what Russell can by getting a wicket in his first over. Shahbaz Ahmed top-edges the ball into the hands of Sunil Narine at short fine-leg.
SRH are 72/6 after 12 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Samad Gone
WICKET! 7TH BATTER DEPARTS!
Abdul Samad came in as an impact sub in just the last over, but he has has zero impact on the proceedings in Chennai. Throwing his bat unnecessarily to a wide of off-stump delivery from Andre Russell, Samad edged the ball into Rahmanullah Gurbaz's gloves.
At this point, the major question is – are KKR bowling too well or have SRH been horrific with the bat?
Score is 82/7 after 13 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 90/7 After 14 Overs
Pat Cummins is the new batter in for SRH. You've got to feel for him, considering the situation he has found himself in. But, he has managed to hit a boundary off Varun Chakaravarthy's bowling.
SRH are 90/7 after 14 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Klaasen Out-Klaased
WICKET! Stop the press, give the trophy to KKR already!
This is absolute catastrophe for Sunrisers Hyderabad, as the last recognised surviving batter now bites the dust. Harshit Rana is handed the ball and Klaasen's eyes light up. He thinks this is an opportunity to get going and goes for a big shot, but ends up dragging the ball into his stumps.
SRH are 90/8.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Cummins Handed Reprieve
DROPPED!
Just when it seemed Mitchell Starc can do absolutely nothing wrong tonight, he has dropped a sitter at long-on, giving his Australian teammate Pat Cummins a reprieve. Varun Chakaravarthy could have also taken a catch to dismiss Jaydev Unadkat, but this was only a half-chance at best.
SRH are 98/8 after 16 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Into 3 Figures
It has taken then 17 overs, but Sunrisers Hyderabad have finally crossed the 100-run mark. Pat Cummins is the sole fighter surviving for them, as he hit a six off Harshit Rana in this over.
SRH are 108/8 after 17 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 5 Runs From Over 1
And we are back, with Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the ball for Hyderabad. The first over is decent, producing only five runs. Problem for Hyderabad, however, is that the target is too low to defend.
KKR are 5/0 after 1 over.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Narine Departs
WICKET! Captain Cummins delivers for SRH!
Sunil Narine smashes a six in Pat Cummins' first delivery, and then goes for another. But on this occasion, he found Shahbaz Ahmed underneath the ball. Something to cheer for the Hyderabad fans.
KKR are 17/1 after 2 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Venky On Fire
Venkatesh Iyer is in a hurry to get done with this, he does not want to drag the chase. Bhuvneshwar Kumar's second over yields 20 runs as Iyer hits a couple of maximums and a four.
KKR are 37/1 after 3 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: KKR Getting Closer to Title
Another good over for the Knights. 9 runs came from the first over of T Natarajan, as Kolkata are now only 68 runs away from victory. The last final lasted over 48 hours, this can end in just 3!
KKR are 46/1 after 4 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: 50 Up For KKR
Half-century for Kolkata Knight Riders, and this has taken them only five overs. Now, they only need 62 runs for the third title, which could be attained by the midway stage of the innings.
KKR are 52/1 after 5 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Venky In a Hurry
Although their ownership group is seen waying goodbye and leaving the stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad's bowlers have nowhere to hide as Venkatesh Iyer unleashes his fury. T Natarajan's second over produces 20 runs.
KKR are 72/1 after 6 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: No Respite For SRH
Shahbaz Ahmed is introduced into the attack, and he is taken to the cleaners as well, as Rahmanullah Gurbaz hits a four and then follows it up with a six.
KKR are 84/1 after 7 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: KKR Only 21 Runs Away
Jaydev Unadkat is introduced, and the treatment he received was similar to what his predecessors got. 9 runs came from the over.
KKR are 93/1 after 8 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Controversial Wicket
WICKET! But this is a controversial one.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz sweeps a Shahbaz Ahmed delivery but ends up missing the ball, which instead hits either the gloves or the pad. But which one? We will never know as the UltraEdge could not be used. Neither the DRS, so the on-field decision stays.
KKR are 106/2 after 9 overs.
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: Venkatesh's 50
Venkatesh Iyer brings up his half-century in the 10th over. KKR are three runs away from the win. Score: KKR 111/2 (10 Overs).
KKR vs SRH Live Score, IPL 2024 Final: KKR Victorious
VICTORY FOR KKR!
A decade-long wait ends, and how? They have flexed muscles of superiority in every single delivery of the final, chasing a 114-run target in only 10.3 overs, losing only two wickets in the process.
Sunil Narine is seen lifting Gautam Gambhir in unbridled ecstasy, before Gambhir is seen returning the favour. The ownership group, led by Shah Rukh Khan, is joyous. Celebrations all around.
But on the contrary, it is a grim and disgruntling picture in the Hyderabad camp. Kavya Maran is teary-eyed, but she has stayed back. Pat Cummins is stunned, and so are his players.
Around this time last year, we witnessed an epic final which spanned across two days, lasted over 48 hours, and went down the wire to the last ball. This was the exact opposite, lasting less than three hours. A bit of a no-show for the neutrals, but try telling that to those KKR fans who are now celebrating amid a raging cyclone in Kolkata. They will now stop!
And now what? The mega auctions, of course. We will bring you all live action as always, but till then, goodbye and good night.