Kolkata Knight Riders Triumph in IPL 2024 Final
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final. With this, Kolkata won the title for the third time. Even after this victory, Virat Kohli’s name kept being discussed. That means he got the honor of Orange Cap.
Virat Kohli Clinches Orange Cap
The final match of the IPL 2024 tournament was one-sided. Kolkata Knight Riders did not let Sunrisers Hyderabad down. After taking one wicket after another, the entire innings ended at 113 runs. Kolkata completed the challenge of 114 runs for victory by losing 2 wickets. With this victory, Kolkata won the title for the third time. But despite this, Virat Kohli became the king of the Orange Cap race. No one could reach him. Virat Kohli was the holder of the Orange Cap for the last several days.
There was no possibility that anyone would mislead him. Travis Head of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders had chances but nothing happened. In the end, his bat had lost its edge. The special thing is that Travis Head could not even open his account twice. Something similar happened with Sunil Narine. Ruturaj Gaikwad had to settle for second place as Chennai Super Kings’ challenge ended in the league round itself
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Final Standings and Key Statistics
Virat Kohli has scored 741 runs in 15 matches with the help of 1 century and 5 half-centuries. Ruturaj Gaikwad is in second place with 583 runs. Ryan Parag of Rajasthan Royals is at third place with 573 runs and Travis Head of Sunrisers Hyderabad is at fourth place with 567 runs. While Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson remains in fifth position with 531 runs. That’s why Virat Kohli has become the champion of Orange Cap.
IPL 2024 Final Dominant Performances and Key Moments
In the final match, the toss went in favor of Sunrisers Hyderabad. Pat Cummins decided to bat first. But this decision failed. Kolkata Knight Riders managed to restrict Sunrisers to the lowest score in the IPL tournament. Hyderabad scored only 113 runs and challenged only 114 runs to win. Kolkata Knight Riders completed this challenge easily by losing 2 wickets. With this, Kolkata Knight Riders have won the title for the third time. The pair of Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer has proved this once again.
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