News Update
Tezzbuzz|27-05-2024
Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have won the Indian Premier League (IPL) title for the third time. Kolkata defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 8 wickets in the final of IPL 2024 played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. After this, KKR co-owner Shahrukh Khan looked very happy with this victory.
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Meanwhile, KKR posted an old video on social media, in which King Khan can be heard telling his team mentor and former veteran opener Gautam Gambhir, “Don't worry Jiji, God had a plan for today.”
In the old video shared by KKR, Shah Rukh Khan says, “Jiji, don't be sad. We will all come back and perform better. As Rinku said, this is God's plan.” Shah Rukh Khan said in the video, “We will come back with more and better plans from God.”
In fact, Shah Rukh Khan had inspired his players and mentors after the disappointing defeat against Rajasthan Royals (RR) in that match played at Eden Gardens in April. In this match, England captain and RR's dashing opening batsman Jos Buttler scored 107 runs in 60 balls against KKR.
KKR defeated SRH in the final
On the other hand, if we talk about the final, KKR lost the toss and bowled first and bowled out SRH for 113 runs. This was the lowest score in the history of IPL in the final. After this, KKR won the match with 57 balls remaining and won the trophy. Venkatesh Iyer scored a brilliant 52* off 26 balls and helped his team win the title. At the same time, Mitchell Starc took two wickets for 14 runs. Andre Russell took three wickets for 19 runs and Harshit Rana took two wickets for 24 runs.