KKR vs SRH: Even big captains including Dhoni and Rohit could not do this!
- Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first.
- The team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out for 159 runs.
- With this victory, KKR team reached the finals of IPL 2024.
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. In this match, the bowlers and batsmen performed brilliantly for KKR. In the match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. The team could not even play the full 20 overs and were all out for 159 runs. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer played brilliant innings for KKR. It is because of these players that KKR team has been successful in winning the match. With this victory, KKR team has reached the final of IPL 2024.
Shreyas Iyer scored half the run
The team of Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Sunil Narine gave a good start to the KKR team. But Gurbaz was out after scoring 23 runs. T Natarajan showed him the way to the pavilion. After this Sunil Narayan also got out after scoring 21 runs. But then Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer batted strongly. These two players did not allow the team to suffer any further setbacks and led them to victory. Venkatesh Iyer scored 51 runs. While Shreyas Iyer contributed 58 runs.
Shreyas Iyer made this record
Shreyas Iyer has achieved a big feat by scoring a half-century in the IPL playoffs. As a captain, he has scored fifty plus twice in the IPL playoffs. Before him, Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Rohit Sharma, David Warner have also scored fifty plus twice as captain in the IPL playoffs. Now Shreyas Iyer has equaled these legendary players. Shreyas Iyer is the first captain in the history of IPL to take different teams to the IPL finals twice. Under his captaincy, Delhi Capitals reached the final of IPL 2020. Now he has taken KKR to the final. Mahendra Singh Dhoni has taken Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma has taken Mumbai Indians to the IPL finals.
Made it to the finals for the fourth time
KKR team has made it to the finals of IPL 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad. KKR has made it to the IPL final for the fourth time. The team has done this in the years 2012, 2014, 2021 and 2024. Under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, KKR also won the title in 2012 and 2014. When KKR lost to Chennai Super Kings in the final of IPL 2021.