IPL 2024 Final LIVE UPDATES - KKR beats SRH by 8 wickets; clinches title for the third time
SRH 6/2
Vaibhav Arora bowls the second over.
OUT! Head goes for a DUCK once again
SRH 3/1
Mitchell Starc starts with the new ball for KKR. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head opens for SRH. The first two balls saw early movement for Starc. Confusions already for the opening duo as Abhishek called for a second run in the fourth ball but crossed the line safely.
OUT! Starc does it once again in the big stage. Knocks the stumps of Abhishek in the fifth ball.
Former Australia cricketer Matthew Hayden
"I'm very confident that KKR are going to win here, as having a few days off, having the ability to watch this match, and understanding what the strengths and weaknesses of Sunrisers Hyderabad are will be helpful. KKR, having defeated SRH, is going to have great momentum. I also just feel that the quality spin of Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy on the red clay is going to make a difference."
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen
"The toss is 50-50. I actually think that you have to consider the possibility of dew and also be prepared if it doesn't come. It's all about the mindset and confidence coming into this fixture. That’s where I think KKR have an advantage, given the way they’ve played, their convincing win in qualifier one, and their preparation over the last three or four days. Also, look at their key players: the form of Sunil Narine at the top of the order, the batting form of Venkatesh Iyer, the skipper Shreyas Iyer’s unbeaten 50 in the last game, and their impressive bowlers, especially the spinners Varun Chakaravarthy and Narine."
Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2024
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK),Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (C), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy
Sunrisers Hyderabad squad for IPL 2024 Final
Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (C), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan
MILESTONE ALERT!
Shreyas Iyer has become the first captain in IPL history to lead two different teams into the final. He led the Delhi Capitals side to the final back in 2020 and now led Kolkata Knight Riders to the summit clash.
Can Pat Cummins equal the record of MS Dhoni?
The Australian has a chance to equal the record of MS Dhoni of winning the World Cup and IPL in a single cricket season as a captain. Dhoni won the 2011 World Cup and followed up with a IPL title the same year. With Pat Cummins lifting the ODI World Cup last year in Ahmedabad, he has a chance to equal the record if SRH manages to win tonight.