Kolkata Knight Riders became the first team to enter the final of the Indian Premier League 2024 by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 runs at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.KKR were absolutely dominant with the ball to start things off with Mitchell Starc picking up three wickets in a powerplay that included the explosive Travis Head, followed by Nitish Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed, sending Pat Cummins’ side into disarray.
Varun Chakravarthy also featured in the middle innings. He took wickets from the dangerous Heinrich Klaasen and Bhuvneshwar Kumar to add to his tally as KKR’s leading run scorer
.Sunil Narine, who had his best season with the bat with 21 runs, taking him close to the 500-run mark in the season.IPL 2024 Orange Cap Top 5 Batsmen
POS- 1 / NAME- Virat Kohli / TEAM- RCB / M- 14 / R- 708 / AVE- 64.36 / S/R- 155.16 /
POS- 2 / NAME- Ruturaj Gaikwad / TEAM- CSK / M- 14 / R- 583 / AVE- 53 / S/R- 141.5 /
POS- 3 / NAME- Travis Head / TEAM- SRH / M- 13 / R- 533 / AVE- 44.42 / S/R- 201.89 /
POS- 4 / NAME- Riyan Parag / TEAM- RR / M- 14 / R- 531 / AVE- 59 / S/R- 153.82 /
POS- 5 / NAME- Sai Sudharshan / TEAM- GT / M- 12 / R- 527 / AVE- 47.91 / S/R- 141.28 /
POS- 6 / NAME- KL Rahul / TEAM- LSG / M- 14 / R- 520 / AVE- 37.14 / S/R- 136.09 /
POS- 7 / NAME- Sanju Samson / TEAM- RR / M- 14 / R- 504 / AVE- 56 / S/R- 158.3 /
POS- 8 / NAME- Nicholas Pooran / TEAM- LSG / M- 14 / R- 499 / AVE- 62.38 / S/R- 178.21 /
POS- 9 / NAME- Sunil Narine / TEAM- KKR / M- 15 / R- 482 / AVE- 37.08 / S/R- 179.85 /
POS- 10 / NAME- Abhishek Sharma / TEAM- SRH / M- 14 / R- 470 / AVE- 36.15 / S/R- 207.04 /
Virat Kohli: The RCB legend continues to silence his biggest detractors with batting improvement and consistency. Once worried about his power-hitting abilities, he managed to hit twice as many sixes as last year to show that he just needs to adjust his swing and can still compete with the best of the current generation of T20 batsmen.
Ruturaj Gaikwad: The onus has shifted to lead five-time champions CSK, with the pressure to lead the side after MS Dhoni didn’t push his batting at all. Despite a poor start to the season, he was able to hit his stride and showed his ability to play to the situation rather than score for himself.
Travis Head: It may not have been an ideal performance for the Australian international in Qualifier 1 and he has struggled as he has been dismissed for back-to-back ducks in the last two games. But during the season, he adopted a high-risk approach to his batting that saw massive chunks, making SRH one of the most feared batting units.
Riyan Parag: After years of supporting the youngster under pressure, the Assamese batsman has finally announced his arrival with the bat in grand style. Starting in the fourth over, Parag found the magical consistency with the bat that he lacked in previous years and looks like the future for many years to come.
Sai Sudharshan: The young left-handed batsman showed versatility in the batting position as he was able to open the batting comfortably while also landing at third. Despite GT’s season not going as expected, the youngster was the shining light of the series and produced his best season with the bat in his short IPL career. The team will support the youngster in the following seasons as well, and he can become the next big star.
Top 5 IPL 2024 Purple Cap Bowlers
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POS- 1 / NAME- Harshal Patel / TEAM- PBKS / WICKETS- 24 / MATCHES- 14 / RUNS- 477 / AVG- 19.87 / ECONOMY- 9.73 /
POS- 2 / NAME- Jasprit Bumrah / TEAM- MI / WICKETS- 20 / MATCHES- 13 / RUNS- 336 / AVG- 16.8 / ECONOMY- 6.48 /
POS- 3 / NAME- Varun Chakravarthy / TEAM- KKR / WICKETS- 20 / MATCHES- 13 / RUNS- 393 / AVG- 19.65 / ECONOMY- 8.18 /
POS- 4 / NAME- Arshdeep Singh / TEAM- PBKS / WICKETS- 19 / MATCHES- 14 / RUNS- 505 / AVG- 26.57 / ECONOMY- 10.03 /
POS- 5 / NAME- T Natarajan / TEAM- SRH / WICKETS- 18 / MATCHES- 12 / RUNS- 423 / AVG- 23.5 / ECONOMY- 9.12 /
POS- 6 / NAME- Tushar Deshpande / TEAM- CSK / WICKETS- 17 / MATCHES- 13 / RUNS- 424 / AVG- 24.94 / ECONOMY- 8.83 /
POS- 7 / NAME- Yuzvendra Chahal / TEAM- RR / WICKETS- 17 / MATCHES- 13 / RUNS- 469 / AVG- 27.58 / ECONOMY- 9.38 /
POS- 8 / NAME- Harshit Rana / TEAM- KKR / WICKETS- 17 / MATCHES- 10 / RUNS- 359 / AVG- 21.11 / ECONOMY- 9.4 /
POS- 9 / NAME- Khaleel Ahmed / TEAM- DC / WICKETS- 17 / MATCHES- 14 / RUNS- 479 / AVG- 28.17 / ECONOMY- 9.58 /
POS- 10 / NAME- Mukesh Kumar / TEAM- DC / WICKETS- 17 / MATCHES- 10 / RUNS- 368 / AVG- 21.64 / ECONOMY- 10.36 /
Harshal Patel: Despite his early start to the season, Harshal excelled in the latter stages of the season and showed his prowess as the death bowler of the season . While Punjab may not have been at their best this year, Harshal’s performances with the ball will surely see a continuation in the series for the foreseeable future.
Jasprit Bumrah: The Mumbai Indians paceman has been a great light for the side in this poor season. He has been excellent in almost every game where he gives away very few runs but also takes regular wickets.
Varun Chakravarthy: The enigmatic spinner has already reached his season’s best with 20 runs. He is currently the highest run-scoring spinner this season and KKR will hope that he continues his good form in the finals. Despite a poor start, he came back into form with a bang and now finds himself among the top scorers and could be in the finals.
Arshdeep Singh: The left-arm pacer has had a great outing in this year’s IPL, but one aspect he could work on is his finances. The overs came in droves, but his economy suggests that the batsmen take care of him, which shows his penchant for runs.
T Natarajan: Despite SRH exiting the first qualifier with a loss, Natarajan managed to show his class with the ball, providing a crucial breakthrough for the team. His ability to bowl all three sides of the innings makes him a lethal asset in the SRH side..
