IPL 2024: KKR won the title after 10 years, these players were the heroes of the victory

• KKR defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final
  
• KKR lifted the trophy again after 10 years
  
• KKR won the trophy in 2012 and 2014
  

In the final match of the Indian Premier League 2024 on Sunday, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. With this, KKR captured the trophy again after 10 years. Kolkata has won the IPL title for the third time. Earlier, KKR won the trophy in 2012 and 2014 under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. In the final played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and batted first and scored 113 runs. In response, Kolkata achieved the target easily. This player was the hero of KKR's victory.

Andre Russell

Kolkata Knight Riders' star all-rounder Andre Russell bowled brilliantly. He gave away 19 runs in just 2.3 overs at an economy of 7.6. During this, he also took 3 wickets. Russell made Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad and captain Pat Cummins his victims.

mitchell starc

Starc was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 24.75 crore in the mega auction held before IPL 2024. He performed as per his caliber in big matches. Starc bowled very economically in the final. He took 2 wickets for 14 runs in 3 overs at an economy of 4.7. Starc showed the way to the pavilion to Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi.

Harshit Rana

Fast bowler Harshit Rana, who dominated the entire season, also performed brilliantly in the final. He gave away 24 runs in his quota of 4 overs at an economy of just 6 and took 2 wickets. Rana bowled out Heinrich Klaasen. Apart from this, he got Nitish Reddy caught by Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

Rehmanullah Gurbaz

In the final, Kolkata Knight Riders opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz played an important innings. He scored 39 runs in 32 balls at a strike rate of 121.88. In this innings, he hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Gurbaz was out LBW by Shahbaz Ahmed. He did not let Phil Salt lose an important match.