Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerges as the champions of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. They defeated the tournament favourites Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 8 wickets. It was a one-sided final and SRH registered the lowest total ever scored by a team in  an IPL final. The most expensive player in the history of IPL,  Mitchel Starcwon the player of the match award in the Final.  The Australian speedster proved his worth, because the KKR management was criticised by the fans for the investment. 

Before all this, SRH captain Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first, their openers were in a red hot form throughout the session. However, in the finals KKR pacers took a dig at them and both the openers got out within 2 overs. KKR bowlers took wickets at regular intervals and didn’t let SRH batters settle. Andre Rusell with 3 wickets was the pick of the bowlers. 

Replying to this, KKR batters looked in a hurry and they lost their first wicket in the second over. With the KO specialist Venkatesh Iyer in the middle, who smashed a quick fire 50 with the strike rate of 200 and led his team off the mark. He became the first player to hit 4 consecutive half-centuries in the knockouts. After this win Gautam Gambhir became the first man to win the IPL trophy as Captain and Coach. 

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Sunil Narine, KKR, 488 runs & 17 wickets. He also became the first to win MVP award thrice, first in 2012 & second in 2018.

Emerging Player: Nitish Kumar Reddy, SRH.

Orange Cap: Virat Kohli, RCB, 741 runs.

Purple Cap: Harshal Patel, PBKS, 24 wickets.

Super Striker of the Season: Jake Fraser-McGurk, DC. 

Ultimate fantasy player: Sunil Narine, KKR.

Most sixes of the season: Abhishek Sharma, SRH.

Most fours of the season: Travis Head, SRH. 

Catch of the season: Ramandeep Singh, KKR. 

Fairplay Award: Sunrisers Hyderabad. 

Prize Money for IPL 2024 Winners 

Winners: KKR, 20 crore.

Runner-ups: SRH, 12.5 crore. 

Third Place: RR, 7 crore.

Fourth Place: RCB, 6.5 crore.