The Shah Rukh Khan-owned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final match played at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. This is the third time when KKR clinched the IPL title. Earlier, they won the title in 2012 and 2014.
Key highlights
- The final was almost a one-sided game in which KKR dominated SRH in every field.
- Pat Cummins-led SRH scored only 113 and Shreyas Iyer-led KKR successfully chased it by losing just 2 wickets, winning the match by 8 wickets.
- The IPL 2024 final became the shortest match played in the tournament, giving final results only in 29 overs.
- Shreyas Iyer became the fifth Indian captain after MS Dhoni, Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya who led a team to victory in an IPL final.
- With three titles in their bag, KKR is behind only of CSK and Mumbai Indians who have five titles each.
IPL Final-Key players
- Mitchell Starc gave an impressive performance in the match and won the Player of the Match award. He also won the Fantasy Player of the Match award. Other award winners include-
- Venkatesh Iyer –Most sixes in the match
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz- Most fours in the match
- Harshit Rana- Most dot balls in the match
IPL 2024 trophy and awards
- Winner – Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs. 20 crore)
- Runner Up – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs. 12.5 crore)
- Emerging Player of the Season – Nitish Reddy (SRH) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Ultimate Fantasy Player of the Season – Sunil Narine (KKR) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Most Valuable Player – Sunil Narine (KKR) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Orange Cap – Virat Kohli (RCB) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Purple Cap – Harshal Patel (PBKS) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Most Sixes Award – Abhishek Sharma (SRH) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Most Fours Award – Travis Head (SRH) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Best Strike Rate Award – Jake Fraser-McGurk (DC) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Catch of the Season – Ramandeep Singh (KKR) (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Fair Play Award – Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs. 10 Lakh)
- Pitch & Ground Award – Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad (Rs. 50 Lakh)
