Imperfect Shot From Venkatesh Iyer In Near-Perfect IPL 2024 Final For KKR Takes Them Across The Line Vs SRH- WATCH WINNING MOMENT

Venkatesh Iyer hit the winning runs in KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 final which was not from the middle of the bat but helped them get across the winning line nonetheless after a near-perfect IPL game for KKR.

Venkatesh Iyer hit the winning runs in KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 final as Kolkata Knight Riders Beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets to claim their third IPL title.

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Venkatesh Iyer hits winning runs, KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 final: Venkatesh Iyer scored the winning runs for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 final against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday (May 27). SRH may have won the toss and elected to bat first but other than that, rarely anything went as per the plan.

While they were clinical on the field as a team, in the run chase, Venky Iyer scored a blistering half-century (52* off 26) to take off any pressure whatsoever and came back only after he had hit the winning run. Even though most of his shots came off the middle of the bat, it was an inside edge off Shahbaz Ahmed that helped Venkatesh Iyer get across the winning line, ironic but effective nonetheless as they got to their target with 57 balls remaining.

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The video of the winning moment went viral on social media:

The 𝐖𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 moment 🏆

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SRH Post Lowest Total In An IPL Final

The match may have been won by KKR in the second half but it was their bowling effort that helped them set up the win, restricting SRH to the lowest total ever in IPL finals. SRH were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs.

Andre Russell finished with figures of 3/19 off his 2.3 overs while Mitchell Starc produced 2/14 off his 3 overs. Harshit Rana also picked a couple, finishing with 2/24 off his 4 overs. Vaibhav Arora, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy picked up a wicket each as every bowler introduced by captain Shreyas Iyer ended up with a wicket/