Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday clinched their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title after they outplayed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the final in Chennai. This was also KKR’s first IPL title since a decade, having last won under Gautam Gambhir in 2014.
KKR were dominant in the final, after they were asked to field by the Sunrisers early on. Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora struck in the powerplay with the wickets of Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head and Rahul Tripathi. SRH were restricted to 40/3 in that phase, but Aiden Markram (20) and later Pat Cummins (24) provided a very short resistance, but the duo’s knocks weren’t enough from avoiding SRH to collapse to a low total of 113.
That was also the lowest-ever team total in an IPL final, with the previous highest being 125/9 by CSK against MI in 2013.
KKR made light work of the chase despite the early setback of Sunil Narine’s dismissal. Venkatesh Iyer (52*) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (39) forged 91 runs for the second wicket, and although the Afghanistan batter was dismissed in the 10th over, the game was pretty much sealed by then.
As far as IPL titles are concerned, Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lead the way with five titles each. KKR are next with three titles, whereas Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad, and the now defunct Deccan Chargers have won one each.
We now take a look at the winners and runners up of each edition, from 2008 to 2024.
| Year | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2009 | Deccan Chargers | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2010 | Chennai Super Kings | Mumbai Indians |
| 2011 | Chennai Super Kings | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kings XI Punjab |
| 2015 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 2017 | Mumbai Indians | Rising Pune Supergiant |
| 2018 | Chennai Super Kings | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 2019 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings |
| 2020 | Mumbai Indians | Delhi Capitals |
| 2021 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 2022 | Gujarat Titans | Rajasthan Royals |
| 2023 | Chennai Super Kings | Gujarat Titans |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
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