Kolkata Knight Riders Claim The Indian Premier League Title After A Long 10-Year Victory Drought - In Pics

Kolkata Knight Riders beat SunRisers Hyderabad in the final of Indian Premier League 2024 at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday with 114/2 in 10.3 overs. KKR won their third IPL title by 8 wickets. Mitchell Starc spearheaded the demolition of the second-best team in the tournament, leading KKR to fashion the most one-sided IPL final, securing their third title. Starc began with arguably the ball of the tournament, and the tournament's most complete attack proved too formidable for Sunrisers Hyderabad. SRH were bowled out for the lowest total in an IPL final, managing just 113 runs. KKR chased down the target with 57 balls to spare, propelled by Venkatesh Iyer's iconic knock of 52 off 26 balls. Venkatesh Iyer smashed Bhuvneshwar for two consecutive sixes in a 20-run third over. Then, along with Rahmanullah Gurbaz, he took another 20 runs off T Natarajan in the sixth over, propelling KKR to the highest powerplay total in an IPL final (72). Despite Gurbaz's boundary-hitting post-powerplay. It paved the way for captain Shreyas Iyer to be on the field for the winning moment after a strong yet challenging year, during which he lost his place in and retainer with the Indian national team.

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Updated on: 27 May 2024 7:49 am

IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League cricket final match in Chennai.

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KKR players celebrate with the trophy | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders players celebrate with the trophy after defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League cricket final match in Chennai.

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Shah Rukh Khan | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Bollywood actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Shah Rukh Khan celebrates after his team defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League cricket final match in Chennai.

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Jay Shah, left, with Gautam Gambir | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah, left, with Gautam Gambir, mentor Kolkata Knight Riders pose for a photograph, also seen Bollywood actor and co-owner of Kolkata Knight Riders Juhi Chawla, second left, celebrating after the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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KKR captain celebrates with his teammates | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates with his teammates after winning against Sunrisers Hyderabad during the Indian Premier League cricket final match in Chennai.

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Venkatesh Iyer celebrates scoring fifty runs | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer celebrates scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays a shot against SRH | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during IPL 2024 final | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Andre Russell celebrates Pat Cummins wicket | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Pat Cummins with his captain Shreyas Iyer during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Harshit Rana celebrates Heinrich Klaasen's wicket | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Harshit Rana celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's wicketkeeper Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Andre Russell celebrates Aiden Markram's wicket | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Aiden Markram during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Vaibhav Arora celebrates Travis Head's wicket | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' Vaibhav Arora celebrates the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head during the Indian Premier League cricket final match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

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Shreyas Iyer with Pat Cummins | Photo: AP/Mahesh Kumar A.

Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer, left, shakes hand with Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Pat Cummins at the start of the Indian Premier League cricket final match, in Chennai.