NEW DELHI: A stellar efficiency from Kolkata Knight Riders, that includes spectacular spells by Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell alongside a commanding half-century by Venkatesh Iyer, propelled the Purple and Gold brigade to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday.
KKR convincingly defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a one-sided summit conflict at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Opting to area first, Kolkata Knight Riders capitalised on their bowlers’ excellent show to dismiss Sunrisers for a meager 113 runs.
KKR chased down the goal in simply 10.three overs.
KKR convincingly defeated the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a one-sided summit conflict at Chennai’s MA Chidambaram Stadium.
Opting to area first, Kolkata Knight Riders capitalised on their bowlers’ excellent show to dismiss Sunrisers for a meager 113 runs.
KKR chased down the goal in simply 10.three overs.
The jubilant scenes unfolded as KKR celebrated their third title triumph.
Following their victory, Russell was noticed grooving with Bollywood actress Ananya Panday to the tunes of the Bollywood monitor ‘Lutt Putt Gaya’ from the Shah Rukh Khan-starrer film ‘Dunki’.
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Ending atop the group stage of the 10-team league, KKR continued their dominance by defeating SRH within the first qualifier on Tuesday and carrying that momentum into the ultimate, which concluded in a mere 29 overs.
In a symbolic gesture of appreciation, KKR gamers lifted their mentor Gautam Gambhir on their shoulders to rejoice the victory.
This marked Gambhir’s inaugural stint as a mentor with KKR, having beforehand led the crew to titles in 2012 and 2014 as captain.
