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Kolkata made their way to the finals after yesterday's win.
In Qualifier 1, Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to accelerate to IPL 2024 final.
With an influential eight-wicket prevailing against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1, Kolkata Knight Riders secured their spot in the IPL final for the fourth time on Tuesday.
Highlights of the KKR vs. SRH: IPL match – ‘24 With an influential eight-wicket prevailing against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1, Kolkata Knight Riders secured their spot in the IPL final for the fourth time on Tuesday.
Mitchell Starc was stranded three times in the powerplay as KKR bowled out Sunrisers Hyderabad for 159.
Heinrich Klaasen hit 32 off 21 balls, while Rahul Tripathi scored the utmost for SRH with 55 off 35 balls. Amidst an otherwise mediocre batting display, the highlighted occasion was the 62-run collaborative bond between Tripathi and Klaasen.
KKR accomplished the target in 13.4 overs with the contribution of Venkatesh Iyer (51 not out) and captain Shreyas Iyer's (58 not out) undefeated innings. SRH will have one more chance to progress to the tournament for the title even after the defeat they will play with the winner team of the Eliminator round.
In the qualifier, two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders dominated Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets to smoothly sail into the Indian Premier League (IPL) final on Tuesday.
With three balls left in their innings, Hyderabad was all out after making a below-par 159 thanks to a three-wicket burst from Mitchell Starc.
After captain Shreyas Iyer (58) and opener Venkatesh Iyer (51) both scored undefeated half-centuries, Kolkata easily won with 6.2 overs remaining. Afterwards, captain Shreyas Iyer (58) and opener Venkatesh Iyer (51) both scored undefeated half-centuries, and Kolkata effortlessly won with 6.2 overs left.
Hyderabad will have another chance to move forward to the championship final on Sunday when they compete with the first-place finishers of the Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru eliminator on Wednesday.
Australian Starc entered the league as its most valuable contender after inking a $2.98 million agreement with Kolkata, but he strived for wickets in the first half of the tournament.
On Tuesday, however, the left-arm seamer was spot on, removing compatriot Travis Head for a duck and sending back Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed in fast progression to shake Hyderabad.
Hyderabad passed the 150 mark thanks to the initiatives of Rahul Tripathi (55), Heinrich Klaasen (32), and captain Pat Cummins (30), but it was not enough to challenge Kolkata's strong batting sequence.
Sunil Narine and Rahmanullah Gurbaz initiated Kolkata with a rapid beginning, and then Venkatesh and Shreyas scored 97 runs off of 44 balls to secure a straightforward victory.
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