The Kolkata Knight Riders celebrated their third Indian Premier League championship in grand style, with Dubai's iconic Burj Khalifa illuminated in the team's signature purple and gold colours.
A 16-second video showed the world's tallest building adorned with KKR's branding, including the team logo, images of players in their jerseys and owner Shah Rukh Khan. The team's social media handle shared the video with the caption, "View from the top 👉 It’s all PURPLE! 💜"
The Knight Riders were crowned IPL champions for the third time on Sunday, May 26, defeating the Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in the final at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium. KKR restricted Sunrisers to 113 runs, the lowest score in an IPL final, before chasing down the target in just 9.3 overs.
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KKR Dominates, Iyer Joins List of Winning Captains
KKR's dominant performance also saw the IPL 2024 final become the shortest title match in terms of overs bowled (29). Shreyas Iyer became only the second KKR captain to win the IPL title after Gautam Gambhir (2012 and 2014), who was present as a mentor for the team. Iyer joined an elite group of Indian captains to win an IPL final, including MS Dhoni, Gambhir, Rohit Sharma and Hardik Pandya.
The victory reaffirms KKR's status as one of the most successful IPL franchises. With three titles, they trail only the Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians, who have five titles each.
Sunrisers Falter After Record-Breaking Season
Pat Cummins, who led Australia to victories in the World Test Championship and World Cup final last year, suffered his first defeat in a major tournament final.
Venkatesh Iyer was the star for KKR with the bat, scoring a 24-ball fifty. The Sunrisers, who had posted the highest total in IPL history (287) earlier in the season, were bowled out for the lowest-ever total in a final.
