The high-scoring IPL 2024 ended with a correct anticlimax with Kolkata Knight Riders thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final in a low-scoring recreation on the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Knight Riders clinched their third title after their win in 2012 and 2014.
KKR chased down a meagre whole of 114 after bowling SRH out for simply 113 in 18.3 overs. The SRH batters had no solutions for the KKR bowlers as all of the six bowlers used took no less than a wicket.Â
KKR hardly broke a sweat in the run-chase and went on to chase the goal in simply 10.3 overs with eight wickets in hand. This match has shattered a 14-year-old record in the IPL historical past.
This entire match lasted for simply 29 overs, making it the shortest playoff/knockout match in the historical past of IPL. The earlier shortest recreation in phrases of overs was the third-place playoff between RCB & Deccan Chargers in Navi Mumbai in 2010.Â
That recreation lasted 32.2 overs and was received by RCB. RCB bowled DC out for simply 82 overs in 18.3 overs after which chased down the goal in 13.5 overs with 9 wickets in hand.
