This year’s Indian Premier League is coming to an end. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final match of the Indian Premier League 2024. KKR will face Sunrisers Hyderabad for the third time in the current season. The match will be held in Chennai on June 26th.
Shreyas Iyer-led team Kolkata Knight Riders has made it to the finals by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Qualifier 1.On the other hand, Hyderabad has secured a place in the final by defeating Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2. For Hyderabad, T Natarajan has taken 19 wickets in 13 matches so far in the tournament. Whereas, Travis Head has scored 567 runs in 14 matches.
Both teams played their first match of this season against each other. Now they are fully prepared to play the last match of the season among themselves.
Series: | Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) |
Match: | KKR vs SRH Final |
Venue: | MA Chidambaram stadium, Chennai |
Match Start Time: | 7:30 PM IST – Sunday 26th May 2024 |
TV Channel: | Star Sports |
Live Streaming: | JioCinema app |
The pitch of MA Chidambaram Stadium traditionally favors bowlers, especially spinners. It is going to be difficult for the batsmen on this spin-friendly wicket. If the batsman wants to play a big innings here, he will have to set up first. This means that maximum amount of time will have to be spent at the crease. Once set, the batsman can play extended innings. The bowlers have always dominated this pitch. Here, after winning the toss, the captain would like to decide to bat first.Here, after winning the toss, the captain would like to decide to bat first. This season, 8 matches have been played here, and the chasing team has been victorious in 5 matches. The role of the pitch will also be important in the KKR vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (KKR vs SRH) final.
According to weather forecast, a remnant cyclone is becoming a storm in the Bay of Bengal. At present, it is 1500 km east of Chennai. Due to this, the temperature may change in Chennai. The sky may remain cloudy due to the cyclone. In such a situation, the possibility of rain cannot be ruled out. If it rains during the match, additional 120 hours are given. Apart from this, the match will be played on the next day, i.e. Reserve Day. However, if it rains on two days, Kolkata Knight Riders will lift the trophy on the basis of points table.
MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch & Weather | |
Temperature | 31 |
Weather Forecast | clear sky |
Pitch Behaviour | Batting-Friendly |
Best Suited To | pace |
Average 1st inning score | 172 |
Total Match: | 27 |
KKR Won: | 18 |
SRH Won: | 9 |
NovResult: | 0 |
Roles | Players |
Wicket-Keepers: | Heinrich Klassen, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Batters: | Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi. |
All-Rounders: | Sunil Narine, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Andre Russell. |
Bowlers: | Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, T Natarajan |
Captain: | Travis Head |
Vice-Captain: | Abhishek Sharma |
Roles | Players |
Wicket-Keepers: | Heinrich Klassen, Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
Batters: | Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi |
All-Rounders: | Sunil Narine, Abhishek Sharma, Shahbaz Ahmed, Andre Russell |
Bowlers: | Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, T Natarajan |
Captain: | Sunil Narine |
Vice-Captain: | Mitchell Starc |
Kolkata Knight Riders: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (captain), Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Harshit Rana, and Varun Chakraborty.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Rahul Tripathi, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Nitish Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Abdul Samad, Pat Cummins (c), Marco Jansen, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and T Natarajan.
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