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The Final match of IPL 2024 was between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings:
Two devastating openers – Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma came to open for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Abhishek Sharma was bowled out by Mitchell Starc in the first over of the innings. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their second wicket in the second over. Travis Head was dismissed by Vaibhav Arora and caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost another wicket in the powerplay. Rahul Tripathi got out for 9 off Mitchell Starc in the fifth over, caught by Ramandeep Singh. In the sixth over of the powerplay, Sunrisers Hyderabad tried to counterattack, with Aiden Markram and Nitish Reddy taking 17 runs off Vaibhav Arora in this over. At the end of the first 6 overs of the powerplay, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 40 runs for 3 wickets.
After that, Nitish Reddy got out in the last ball of the seventh over in Harshit Rana’s outswinger and was caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz. He scored 13 runs. Heinrich Klaasen came to bat after that. He scored a brilliant fifty in the previous match. Aiden Markram was playing well during this time. At the end of 10 overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 61 runs for 4 wickets.
Aiden Markram was dismissed by Andre Russell in the 11th over. Aiden Markram went to pull and the ball hit the top of his bat and Mitchell Starc took the catch. He scored 20 runs. In the 12th over, Shahbaz Ahmed was dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy and caught by Sunil Narine. Sunrisers Hyderabad lost another wicket in the 13th over. This time, Abdul Samad got out by Andre Russell. Rahmanullah Gurbaz took the catch. Heinrich Klaasen got out in the 15th over scoring 16 runs. Harshit Rana bowled him out. At the end of 15 overs, Sunrisers Hyderabad scored 90 runs for 8 wickets.
Sunrisers Hyderabad lost their ninth wicket in the 18th over. Jaydev Unadkat got lbw out to Sunil Narine. Captain Pat Cummins played well in the end for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He scored 24 runs off 19 balls with 2 fours and 1 six. He was dismissed by Andre Russell on the third ball of the 19th over and caught by Mitchell Starc. Sunrisers Hyderabad’s innings ended at 113 runs in 18.3 overs. This is the lowest score in the history of IPL finals.
Among Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers, Andre Russell took 3 wickets, Mitchell Starc and Harshit Rana took 2 wickets each, and Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine, and Varun Chakaravarthy took 1 wicket each.
Kolkata Knight Riders Innings:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine came to open for Kolkata Knight Riders. Sunil Narine was dismissed in the second over by Pat Cummins. After that, Venkatesh Iyer came to bat. He played an amazing innings in this match. From the moment he came into bat, he played aggressive shots. On the other side, Rahmanullah Gurbaz was giving him worthy company. At the end of 6 overs of powerplay, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 72 runs for 1 wicket. This is the highest score in IPL Finals in Powerplay.
Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh Iyer put on a 45-ball partnership of 91 runs. They were batting in the same aggressive way even after the powerplay was ended. Their partnership took Kolkata Knight Riders very close to victory. Shahbaz Ahmed broke this partnership in the ninth over. He dismissed Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 39 runs off 32 balls with 5 fours and 2 sixes. In the last ball of the 10th over, Venkatesh Iyer made a fifty off just 24 balls. At the end of 10 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders scored 111 runs for 2 wickets.
Venkatesh Iyer scored an unbeaten 52 off 26 balls and hit 4 fours and 3 sixes. Kolkata Knight Riders reached victory after scoring 114 for 2wickets in just 10.3 overs.
Among the bowlers of Sunrisers Hyderabad, Pat Cummins and Shahbaz Ahmed took 1 wicket each.
The summary of the scorecard of this match is given below.
Scorecard Summary:
| Sunrisers Hyderabad Innings (113/10 in 18.3 overs) | Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling |
| Pat Cummins 24 (19) | Andre Russell 19/3 (2.3 overs) |
| Aiden Markram 20 (23) | Mitchell Starc 14/2 (3 overs) |
| Heinrich Klaasen 16 (17) | Harshit Rana 24/2 (4 overs) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders Innings (114/2 in 10.3 overs) | Sunrisers Hyderabad Bowling |
| Venkatesh Iyer 52* (26) | Shahbaz Ahmed 22/1 (2.3 overs) |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz 39 (32) | Pat Cummins 18/1 (2 overs) |
Result:
Kolkata Knight Riders won the final match by 8 wickets with 57 balls left in the innings. This is the biggest victory in the history of IPL Playoffs. After 2012 and 2014, Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 3 times in 2024.
Player Of The Match:
Mitchell Starc was selected as the Player Of The Match. Earlier, he was selected as the Player Of The Match in Qualifier 1.
Player Of The Series:
And Sunil Narine was selected Player Of The Series or Most Valuable Player. He was also Most Valuable Player in 2012 and 2018. Now he is the most valuable player in IPL for 3 times.
I have uploaded a review of this match on YouTube keeping in mind the Bengali audience and listeners. If you want, you can watch that video. The link is given below.