KKR’s Road To IPL 2024 Final: From Beating SRH Twice To Topping League With 20 Pts
By: Hrishikesh Damodar | May 26, 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders had a great start to their campaign by winning first three matches against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Delhi Capitals
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KKR's first defeat of the season came against Chennai Super Kings before bouncing back with a win against Lucknow Super Giants
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KKR consolidated their top four spot on the points by winning 4 games against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and Mumbai Indians and losing 2 matches against Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings in their 6 outings
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KKR played their last league stage match against Mumbai Indians, wherein they won by 18 runs in rain curtailed contest and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs
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Kolkata Knight Riders' last two league stage games against RR and GT were washed out due to heavy showers in Ahmedabad and Guwahati, respectively
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KKR finished their league stage as the table toppers with 20 points
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KKR directly qualified for the IPL 2024 Final by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1. Shreyas (58*) and Venkatesh (51*) 97-run stand for the third wicket helped the team chase down 160-run target
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After winning elusive IPL title in 2012 and 2014, KKR will aim to add their third IPL trophy in the cabinet