Final match of the IPL 2024
Cricket final
The 2024 Indian Premier League Final was played on 26 May 2024 at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 1. They competed with , who qualified for the finals after their win in Qualifier 2.
After winning the toss, Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat and only managed to score 113 runs in 18.3 overs. The Kolkata Knight Riders easily chased the target in 10.3 overs and won the match by eight wickets, thus winning their third IPL title. KKR player Mitchell Starc was named as the player of the match for taking 2 wickets and 2 catches. Sunil Narine (KKR) was named as the player of the season for scoring 488 runs and taking 17 wickets throughout the tournament.
Background.
A part of the schedule of the season's fixtures was announced on 22 February 2024 which included the schedule for the first 17 days, consisting of 21 matches. The remaining fixtures were announced on 25 March 2024. It was announced that both Qualifier 1 and Eliminator would be played at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad from 21 to 22 May, and that Qualifier 2 and final would be played in Chennai, with the venue hosting its third IPL final after 2011 and 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the Final. Kolkata played the final for the fourth time, winning twice (2012, 2014) before and being runners-up in 2021. Hyderabad played their third final, winning once in 2016 and runners-up in 2018. 
Road to the final.
Kolkata Knight Riders had a successful league stage with only 3 losses against Chennai Super Kings, Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings. They also had 2 abandoned matches against Gujarat Titans and Rajasthan Royals. They won the rest 9 matches garnering a total of 20 points finishing atop the league table. They defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in Qualifier 1 to gain their place in the Final. 
Sunrisers Hyderabad finished second in the league table winning 8 games and losing 7 games to end with a total of 17 points. Their game against Gujarat Titans was abandoned. They lost the Qualifier 1 to Kolkata Knight Riders and had to defeat Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 for a place in the Final.
Source: "ESPNcricinfo"
! colspan="8"|innings
! style="width: 200px"|Player
! style="width: 220px"|Status
! style="width: 60px; text-align: right"|Runs
! style="width: 60px; text-align: right"|Balls
! style="width: 40px; text-align: right"|4s
! style="width: 40px; text-align: right"|6s
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Strike rate
Fall of wickets: 11–1 (Narine, 1.2 ov), 102–2 (Gurbaz, 8.5 ov)
! colspan=8|bowling
! style="width: 200px"|Bowler
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Overs
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Maidens
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Runs
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Wickets
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Econ
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|Wides
! style="width: 70px; text-align: right"|NBs
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