This player has been a part of the league for 13 years and will play the final for the first time in IPL history

• The final match of IPL 2024 will be played today
  
• This match will be played between Kolkata and Hyderabad
  
• Andre Russell will play the final match for the first time
  

The final match of IPL 2024 will be played today at the Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. In this match, the teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will face each other. KKR's goal will be to win the IPL trophy for the third time. Along with this, Sunrisers Hyderabad will try to become the champion for the second time. At the same time, this match is very important for a star player. This player has been playing in the IPL since 2012, but this will be the first time he will play in the final.

This player will play the final match for the first time

The final match of IPL 2024 is going to be very special for Kolkata Knight Riders star all-rounder Andre Russell. He will play the final match of IPL for the first time. Let us tell you that he was a part of the champion team of Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014. But he could not play the final match. But this time his playing is almost certain. This will be the first time in 13 years that Andre Russell will be seen playing in the IPL final.

Andre Russell's IPL career

Andre Russell has played 126 matches in IPL so far. Russell has scored 2,484 runs in 105 innings of 126 matches at an average of 29.22 and a strike rate of 174.93. Meanwhile, he has also scored 11 half-centuries. His best performance has been 88* runs. He has also hit 170 fours and 209 sixes. As a bowler, Andre Russell has taken 112 wickets in these matches at an average of 23.46. He has also taken 5 wickets once in IPL.