KKR vs SRH. (Source -IPL/BCCI)
Following nine weeks and two days filled with intense drama and a packed schedule, featuring a plethora of matches held at different venues across India, coupled with ample entertainment, the day has arrived for the climax of the IPL 2024. The 74th and final match will witness Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) lock horns with Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), at the iconic MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Notably, the summit clash will be played on (Sunday) May 26.
Finishing at the top with their highest win percentage (75%) and a record-breaking net run rate (+1.428) in IPL history, KKR will head into the final buoyed by excellent form and an additional day of rest, earned through their dominant eight-wicket win against SRH in Qualifier 1.
SRH, finishing second on the points table with eight wins out of 13 games with one game washed out as compared to a couple for KKR, initially suffered a setback against the table-toppers. However, they bounced back impressively by restricting Rajasthan Royals (RR) to a meagre 139 in pursuit of a 176-run target. Despite having a day less to recuperate, their recent victory could work in SRH’s favour.
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Besides, KKR seemingly have an upper hand over SRH with an 18-9 head-to-head record in their 27 encounters. In Chennai, Kolkata have won four out of 10 games, whereas Hyderabad have only managed to win two out of 11. Nonetheless, given SRH’s equally impressive run in IPL 2024, the final promises to be an exhilarating and captivating showdown.
Probable Playing XIs
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy.
Impact Substitute: Vaibhav Arora.
Sunrisers Hyderabad:
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T. Natarajan.
Impact Substitute: Shahbaz Ahmed.
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