IPL 2024: Final, KKR vs SRH Live Updates, Commentary, News, and More

"They bowled fantastically. Not enough tonight, totally outplayed. You hope you get some boundaries away but they bowled fantastically well, didn't give us anything. Similar to how they bowled in Ahmedabad. It was a tricky wicket. If we got 160, we felt we would have been in the game. So many (positives), the style with which the guys played especially with the bat. Lot of skills to get to 250 three times. I loved how brave the guys were. It was a lot of fun, great season. (Experience) It was fantastic, really amazing to work with experienced players like Bhuvi. Bhuvi, NAttu and JD (Unadkat) were great and then lots of young talent. The staff were amazing," Cummins said.

"Coming into the ground today, it felt like 2012. The feeling is overwhelming and I couldn;t have asked for a better birthday gift. I am enjoying my cricket at the moment - batting, bowling and fielding. What helps is when the team is winning. (Batting) Getting the role to just go out there and express myself, getting team off to a flyer, the support from GG - that was very good. Salty played an incredible season. We missed him but Gurbaz came in and filled the role. Once you have an opening partner with the same intent, it's good for the team. We always pick early wickets, when we come to bowl, we bowl with less pressure. As a total bowling unit, picking up wickets is key and it helped us win the title," Narine said.

"Great night for KKR. What a game, what a season. Probably the two most exciting teams in the final, it was a great final. We have had a fantastic squad of bowlers and batters, our staff have been fantastic to get everyone peaking. We've been such a consistent side, contributions from everyone. We lost the toss and got to use the ball first. Having watched the match a few nights ago here, not really what the wicket was going to do. It was about adapting. Shreyas was fantastic with the way he used the bowlers and fields. Credits to him. The bowling unit showed all the skills. There's been jokes about the money. It's been a long time since I have played the IPL. I am experienced, that's helped with all the expectations. Glad that I am experienced and older. It's been a lot of fun. Full credit to the whole players and staff," Starc said.

KKR co-owner Shahrukh Khan met mentor Gautam Gambhir after their extraordinary win. The Bollywood actor hugged and also kissed on Gambhir's forehead after their splendid win against Hyderabad on the night of the final.

#ShahRukhKhan kissed Gautam Gambhir's forehead. ❤️#KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/RvgERjtIBd

— SHAH RUKH KHAN FC INDIA (@SRK_FC_INDIA) May 26, 2024

Shah Rukh Khan kissed Gautam Gambhir's forehead. 💜 pic.twitter.com/GGEpuijOUw

— 𝐀𝐳𝐚𝐝 (@Azad_jawan) May 26, 2024

Venkatesh Iyer finished things off as KKR won by eight wickets. Trophy number three for the Knight Riders. The players are elated and so are the owners. Time for celebrations.

Venkatesh Iyer completed his half-century in 24 balls. KKR are 111/2 after 10 overs. They are on the verge of another IPL win.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz departed for 39 runs off 32 balls. KKR are 102/2

Absolutely sensational. KKR are 93/1 after eight overs. 21 runs are now needed to win.

Sunrisers Hyderabad co-owner Kavya Maran has reportedly left the MA Chidambaram Stadium as her team is on the verge of an embarrassing defeat. KKR have started brilliantly in a chase of 114 runs.

Kavya Maran started leaving😭😭#KKRvsSRH pic.twitter.com/PO1eaLtEEg

— shiv (@shiv6177) May 26, 2024

Kavya Maran has left the stadium due to this embarrassing defeat of SRH pic.twitter.com/I4CbcRcBTe

— who_am_i (@farzi__tweeter) May 26, 2024

Venkatesh Iyer happened. Chasing 114 runs, KKR are 72/1 after the powerplay. 42 runs now needed to win.

End of the fifth over, KKR are 52/1

KKR are 46/1 after four overs. SRH need wickets to make a comeback in the contest.

Expensive over from Bhuvneshwar Kumar. 20 runs off his over. KKR are 37/1 after three overs.

Important runs for KKR. They are 17/1 after two overs.

Pat Cummins struck early. Sunil Narine departed for six runs. Can SRH script a comeback with an early wicket? KKR are 11/1

Decent start from KKR. Five runs in Bhuvneshwar Kumar's first over.

Sunil Narine and Rahmanullah Gurbaz open for Kolkata while Bhuvneshwar Kumar starts the proceedings for Hyderabad.

Andre Russell picked up the final wicket. Cummins departed for 24 runs. Sunrisers Hyderabad are bundled out for 113 runs. All eyes on KKR now.

Unadkat departed for four runs. Sunil Narine picked up the wicket. SRH are 113/9 

Runs are finally flowing for SRH. 10 runs off the over as SRH are 108/8 after 17 overs.

SRH are 98/8

Mitchell Starc dropped a sitter. Pat Cummins survived. 

Harshit Rana picked up the wicket of Heinrich Klaasen. He departed for 17 runs. Inside edge and gone. SRH are 90/8

SRH are 90/7 after 14 overs.

Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shahrukh Khan is in attendance at MA Chidambaram Stadium along with his wife Gauri Khan, daughter Suhana Khan and son AbRam Khan. KKR have been sensational in the final against Hyderabad and Shahrukh looked delighted with the performance. 

King Khan Shah Rukh Khan is here to supporting KKR alongside with his queen Gauri Khan 💜@iamsrk @KKRiders @KKRUniverse #ShahRukhKhan #SRHvsKKR #KKR #IPL2024 #IPL #KingKhan #SRK #AmiKKRpic.twitter.com/C9TxhEFVyS

— Shah Rukh Khan Universe Fan Club (@SRKUniverse) May 26, 2024

Abdul Samad departed after scoring four runs. Andre Russell picked up another wicket. Carnage from KKR. SRH are 77/7.

Brilliant over from Varun. He gave away two runs and picked up a wicket in the over. SRH are 72/6 after 12 overs.

Abdul Samad replaced Travis Head.

Shahbaz Ahmed departed for eight runs. Varun Chakravarthy struck this time. SRH are 71/6

The over ended with a six from Shahbaz. SRH are 70/5 after 11 overs.

Aiden Markram departed for 20 runs off 23 balls. Andre Russell picked up the wicket. Simple catch for Mitch Starc. SRH are 62/5

Brilliant from Narine. Just three runs off the over. SRH are 61/4 after 10 overs.

Rana gave away seven runs in the over. SRH are 58/4 after nine overs.

Sunil Narine gave away just four runs in the over. SRH are 51/4 after eight overs.

Harshit Rana picked up the wicket of Nitish Reddy. The youngster departed for 13 runs off 10 balls. Excellent change in pace from Rana. Terrific stuff. SRH are 47/4 after seven overs.

17 runs off Vaibhav's third over. SRH are 40/3 after six overs.

Brilliant over from Starc. SRH are 23/3 after five overs.

Mitchell Starc picked up his second wicket. Rahul Tripathi departed for nine runs off 13 balls. Ramandeep Singh picked up a simple catch. Tripathi is disappointed. SRH are 21/3

Six runs were scored in Vaibhav Arora's second over. SRH are 21/2 after four overs.

Two boundaries and a single in Starc's second over. SRH are 15/2 after three overs.

Travis Head departed without opening his tally. Vaibhav Arora picked up the prized wicket. He nicked that one as Rahmanullah Gurbaz picked up an easy one. Swing did the trick once again. SRH are 6/2 after two overs.

AN ABSOLUTE RIPPER! 🤩

As spectacular as it gets from Mitchell Starc ⚡️

He gets the in-form Abhishek Sharma early 🔥

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Mitch Starc gave away just three runs in his first over and picked up the wicket of Abhishek Sharma. SRH are 3/1

Mitchell Starc cleaned up Abhishek Sharma. WHAT A BALL. Better than the one he bowled against Travis Head in Qualifier 1. ABSOLUTE PEACH. Sharma departed for two runs off five balls. Good start for KKR.

Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma open for Sunrisers Hyderabad while Mitchell Starc has been handed the new ball.

The entire stadium sang the national anthem unanimously. BCCI officials Roger Binny, Jay Shah and Ashish Shelar are in the house.

The players are out in the middle with fireworks by their side. Time for the national anthem. The owners of both teams are in the house.

Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan

"We would have bowled, we'll get a fair idea about how the pitch will play. It;s a red soil and we played our last game on a similar surface. We need to stay with the present, stick to the basics and execute all our plans. Every individual is taking responsibility, this is a big game, we've plenty of people who're playing in a final for the first time, nervous, but this is also a good chance. We're going with the same team," Iyer said.

"Looks like a good wicket, never good at reading wickets. But this looks fine. There was no dew the other night, doesn't seem there will be today, but who knows. We are playing a particular style, won't work every time but when it does, it will be damaging. Good to be back here. It is a different soil, but you are asking the wrong bloke. Shahbaz comes in for Samad," Cummins said.

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat first.

"We had one (practice session) interrupted by rain last night. We all got warmed up and ready to go and then the rain came, so hopefully that's not the case tonight. It was nice to get here early after our game in Ahmedabad, obviously we watched the other game (Qualifier 2) here last night unfold which resulted in us playing the Sunrisers, everyone is ready to go. Sunrisers played here a couple of nights ago but it is a different wicket, it will be about adapting with the bat and ball, I think powerplay in both innings is going to be what shapes the game, we were on the better side of that in Ahmedabad and hopefully it is the same here, but we know in T20 cricket anything can happen. I missed that game with a cut on my finger, I felt that my rhythm was building up being back into T20 cricket after a fair while, so thankfully that has been the case and got back into rhythm - the intensity and how quickly you need to adapt in T20 to conditions or how the batting team goes about it. Our bowling unit has been fantastic throughout, the openers at the top order have been phenomenal as well and we have just gone about our business as a group, trying to improve game on game and find ourselves in the final. It has been nice personally to contribute to that and hopefully it is another successful night tonight," Starc said.

"(Secret behind KKR's success) Team atmosphere is superb. Whenever we enter the dressing room, Ramandeep Singh plays Punjabi songs and it changes the environment. GG (Gautam Gambhir) sir and Chandru (Chandrakant Pandit) sir have given us a lot of freedom. The thought process remains the same (for the final), playing according to the match situation. It'll be a dream come true to win a senior trophy. I'll try to give my best. Hopefully we win the match. We have played a match here as well, so we know how the wicket plays. I never look too far ahead, I always stay in the present," Rinku said.

"It's a red soil pitch, 63m and 70m square boundaries, the straight boundary is at 77m. Red clay tends to have a lot of bounce, this is a well prepared pitch and we should have a high scoring game. The scores could range anywhere around 175-190. This is the third final at this venue and there have been high scores in both the previous games. Not a lot of spin, but significant bounce. Unconventional shots, horizontal bat shots is what the batters will look to do against spin. The groundsmen have assured that there'll be no dew tonight as well," say Ian Bishop and Matthew Hayden.

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— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 26, 2024

One final call ❤️‍🔥#kkrvsrh #srhvkkr#IPLfinale #ipl2024 pic.twitter.com/bPGI9VuFY6

— Sathishvijay006 (@sathishvijay006) May 26, 2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 🔥

The clock is ticking towards history in the making 🥳⏳

Who will emerge victorious in the summit clash - 💜 or 🧡

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Less than 90 minutes to go for the final to begin. The weather looks clean at the moment and the fans are filling the stadium in MA Chidambaram Stadium. ARE YOU READY?

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The quest for the trophy is on as the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad are ready to fight for glory.

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Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the match between Kolkata Knight Riders versus Sunrisers Hyderabad at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. It's the biggest day for franchise cricket across the globe as the winner will be called the new champion of IPL. We are building onto that, with every possible update. Stay tuned.