KKR became champion for the third time in IPL, defeating Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final

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Tezzbuzz|27-05-2024

Lucknow: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) had to face defeat by 8 wickets in the match played against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Chennai's Chepauk Stadium. With the victory in this match, Kolkata has won the IPL trophy for the third time. Let us tell you that in this match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first but his bet backfired because Kolkata's bowlers bowled brilliantly. Batting first in this match, the entire Hyderabad team was all out for 113 runs.

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Hyderabad's dangerous batting collapsed in this match and they could not score big and this was the reason why SRH had to face defeat in this match. In this match, fast bowler Mitchell Starc bowled brilliantly for Kolkata and took 2 wickets. While chasing the target of 114 runs, Kolkata's team achieved it in 10.2 overs by losing 2 wickets and with this they won their third trophy. While chasing, star batsman Venkatesh Iyer batted brilliantly in this match and scored an unbeaten 52 runs off 26 balls to give his team victory.

Hyderabad's batting proved to be a flop in this match and captain Pat Cummins was the best scorer for them. He played an innings of 24 runs with the help of 2 fours and a six while facing 19 balls. Apart from him, the second highest score was made by star batsman Aiden Markram who played an innings of 20 runs. The batsmen of SRH team performed disappointingly in this match. On the other hand, Kolkata's bowlers bowled brilliantly and Starc took 2 wickets while spending 14 runs in 3 overs. Apart from him, veteran all-rounder Andre Russell also bowled well and sent 3 batsmen to the pavilion while giving 19 runs in 2.3 overs.

Young star pacer Harshit Rana also played brilliantly and took 2 wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. While Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty took one wicket each. The result of the brilliant performance of KKR bowlers was that the team captained by Cummins was all out for 113 runs. While chasing the target, Kolkata's first wicket fell at 11 runs, but after this there was a partnership of 91 runs in 45 balls between Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Venkatesh. Iyer scored an unbeaten 52, while Gurbaz also played an important innings of 39 runs.

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