Kavya Maran Breaks Down, Turns Her Back to the Camera to Wipe Tears as SRH lose to KKR in IPL 2024 Final: WATCH

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) camp burst into celebrations after winning the third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday night at Chepauk. The Shreyas Iyer-led side produced a phenomenal show with the bat and ball, crushing the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 8 wickets to be crowned as the IPL 2024 champions.

KKR showcased a clinical effort with the ball to dismiss SRH for 113, the lowest-ever total in an IPL title clash. Later, they easily chased down the target with as many as 57 balls to spare. Venkatesh Iyer scored a match-winning half-century while wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz made a notable contribution of 39 runs off 32 balls, with 2 sixes and 5 boundaries.

Meanwhile, KKR co-owner and Bollywood Superstar Shah Rukh Khan was spotted waving at the fans from the Chepauk stands.

But far away from the jubilant KKR camp, the SRH dugout was gripped in painful silence. Hyderabad owner Kavya Maran turned her back towards the broadcasters and was seen wiping her wet eyes.

Earlier, Mitchell Starc (2/14), Andre Russell (3/19) and Harshit Rana (2/24) were the most successful bowlers for the Knight Riders, as SRH simply failed to turn up for the big game.

Opting to bat first, SRH were off to a disastrous start as they lost their top guns Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head with just six runs on the board, with the latter getting dismissed for a first-ball duck to a beautiful outswinger.

Before that, Abhishek was bowled by Mitchell Starc on the fifth ball of the first over, a peach of a delivery opening up the left-hander before hitting the top of the off stump. SRH were in all sorts of trouble as Starc accounted for the wicket of Rahul Tripathi to leave them reeling at 21/3 in the fifth over, the swing doing the trick for KKR bowlers early on.

First-change bowler Harshit Rana continued the good work and got rid of Nitish Reddy (13). Andre Russell dismissed Aiden Markram in his first over as SRH slipped to 62/5 in the 11th over.

Stay updated with the latest from IPL 2024 , including updated list of Orange Cap In IPL 2024 and Purple Cap. Explore IPL Match Today . Check IPL 2024 Points Table and players with the Most Sixes , Most Fours ,Most Fifties And Most Hundreds In IPL 2024. Stay updated with the latest news on the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024.