Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 title. In the match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets. With this victory, Kolkata won the shining trophy. KKR, captained by Shreyas Iyer, received a prize money of Rs 20 crore along with the trophy. But not only KKR was showered with crores of rupees, but Hyderabad, which lost in the title match, also got a reward of crores.
It rained crores of rupees on the losing Hyderabad also.
Crores of rupees were also showered on Sunrisers Hyderabad team, which lost in the title match. Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, received Rs 12.5 crore as prize money for becoming the runner-up.
Number 3 and 4 teams also became millionaires
The matter was not limited only to title-winning KKR and runner-up Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the teams that finished the tournament at number three and four also returned home as millionaires. Rajasthan Royals team stood third and Royal Challengers Bangalore stood fourth. Teams at number three and four received Rs 7 crore each.
This is how KKR defeated Hyderabad in the final
In the match played in Chepauk, Chennai, Sunrisers Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, won the toss and decided to bat. Hyderabad team, which came to bat first, was all out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. Captain Pat Cummins played the biggest innings for the team and scored 24 runs in 19 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six. During this period, Andre Russell took maximum 3 wickets for KKR. Apart from this, Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc took 2-2 wickets.
Then Kolkata, chasing the target, won by 2 wickets in 10.3 overs. For the team, Venkatesh Iyer played the biggest innings of 52* runs in 26 balls with the help of 4 fours and 3 sixes.
