Leader Online Desk: Shreyas Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the final on Sunday (KKR vs SRH Final). KKR managed to end their trophy drought after 10 years. KKR's victory has many heroes. Sunil Narine, who has saved the team since the beginning of the IPL, has been named the Most Valuable Player (MVP) of this season. Sunil Narine is the first player to win this award thrice in IPL.
West Indies all-rounder Sunil Narine had previously won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in IPL 2017 and 2018. He was also Man of the Tournament in 2012. In this season (KKR vs SRH Final) he dominated the whole season not only with his bowling but also with his explosive batting. He scored 488 runs at a strike rate of 180.74 in 14 matches played in IPL (IPL 2024). He is ranked 9th in the list of highest run-scorers in IPL 2024. He is 11th in the list of highest wicket takers with 17 wickets.
Sunil Narine becomes first player to win MVP award in IPL thrice
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What happened in the match?
In the final of 'IPL 2024' KKR easily defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and as many as 57 runs while bowling well. Venkatesh Iyer single-handedly won the match after a remarkable performance by the bowlers. Chennai's M. A. In the final match at the Chidambaram Stadium, Sunrisers won the toss and elected to bat first. Starc bowled Abhishek Sharma for a hat-trick in the first over. KKR's bowlers did brilliantly to restrict Sunrisers Hyderabad to 113 runs in 18.3 overs. KKR won the match by scoring 114 for 2 in 10.3 overs.
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