IPL played in Chennai’s Chepak Stadium. Kolkata Knight Riders have captured the trophy by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final match. This is Kolkata’s third trophy. Earlier, the team captured the trophy under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir in 2012 and 2014, while this time after 10 years, the team has won the title under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer.
In this match, Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first. However, this decision did not prove correct for Hyderabad and the team could not recover from the continuous setbacks and finally the entire team returned to the pavilion after scoring 113 runs in 18.3 overs.
The highlight of Hyderabad’s batting was that captain Pat Cummins (24), who came to bat at number 8, scored the most runs for the team. This IPL It is the lowest score ever in a final in history.
In pursuit of this goal, the North Kolkata team started playing fast from the very first over. Sunil Narine started his innings by hitting Pat Cummins for a six off his very first ball. After this, Venkatesh Iyer and Rahmanullah Gurbaz batted with a bang and made the team the champion within 11 overs.
Venkatesh Iyer played the biggest role in the victory of the team by playing a brilliant half-century innings. He played an explosive innings of 52 runs in 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and 1 six. Rahmanullah Gurbaz also contributed well in winning the team by playing an innings of 39 runs in 32 balls.
