IPL Final 2024, KKR vs SRH Highlights: Kolkata cruise to third IPL title, beat Sunrisers by eight wickets

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: We have seen quite a lot of great performances from the captains this season. We have also seen a lot of drama around captains this season as well. Have your say.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: This is the fourth time KKR are playing in the IPL final. The first time they made it there was in 2012 where they beat Chennai Super Kings by five wickets at the Chepauk Stadium to win their first title. Then they reached the final in 2014 and beat the Kings XI Punjab at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Both of these title wins came with Gautam Gambhir as captain. Then they reached the final of the 2021 season, the one that had been paused for a few months due to Covid-19. When the season restarted, KKR were a different side altogether and they went from being dead and buried, all the way to the IPL final. However, they lost this time to CSK by 27 runs.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: The wicket at Chepauk will assist spinners and in Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, KKR have two of the very best from the competition. While Narine is the most restrictive spinner this season with an economy rate of just 6.9 – which is outstanding in a tournament where bat has dominated ball, Chakravarthy has elevated his game in the last five matches and is currently the leading wicket-taker amongst spinners in this edition.

What makes this contest even more riveting is Klaasen’s domination against both Narine and Chakravarthy. The South African superstar has smashed the leg spinner for 31 runs in 15 deliveries at a strike rate of 206.7 while getting dismissed once in three innings. He has taken Narine for 30 off 18 deliveries without giving away his wicket even once in four innings to the off spinner.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: Heinrich Klaasen is rated as the best finisher in contemporary white-ball cricket. He is destructive against spin and has a strike rate of 189.5 against the slower bowlers in the tournament. Klaasen has also smashed 38 sixes which are the joint second-most this season.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: Anybody who has lived in Chennai would know the sheer majesty of the clear sky in the city when the sun sets. We are having that right now at the Chepauk Stadium. It is all simmering up nicely.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: While there are fables written about his batting prowess, Andre Russell is amongst the most underrated bowlers in T20 cricket. He has an outstanding record in the IPL where he has bagged 112 wickets at a strike rate of 15 – the best in the history of the tournament for all bowlers with a minimum of 100 wickets!

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: Abhishek hasn't had too much joy against Russell. The veteran all-rounder has dismissed the young opener twice in nine deliveries (in 4 innings) while also keeping the run-scoring in check. Sharma has managed to score just 11 runs at a strike rate of 122.2 against Russell.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: Cummins had become the most expensive player in IPL auction history for a brief while before KKR smashed that record to pieces by signing his Australia mate Mitchell Starc. While Cummins' impact on SRH has been felt throughout the season, Starc has taken some time to bring out the goods for KKR. But his class has come out at last in the final matches of the season. Starc took four wickets against Mumbai Indians and in the qualifier, he was a game changer against SRH. Starc took three wickets in the powerplay and SRH never really recovered from it.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: Regardless of whether it is present or not, dew always has an impact at the Chepauk. SRH squeezed the life out of the RR innings after the latter chose to bat first expecting some assistance from dew later this evening. They can't be blamed, dew is normally a big factor at the Chepauk and so it still can't be said for sure if it will make its presence felt today or not.

IPL 2024, KKR vs SRH IPL Final Live Score: SRH had success at the Chepauk in the second qualifier, beating Rajasthan Royals and booking a spot in the final. They clearly were the side with more support on the night and Abhishek Sharma is hoping that there will be more of the same today.