The Sunrisers Hyderabad stormed into the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 final as the second-best team of the season. However, the Orange Army lost their rhythm at the big stage, facing the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) on Sunday at Chepauk. The decision to bat first after winning the toss backfired as they were bowled out for 113 in 18.3 overs, setting the record for the lowest team total in an IPL final.
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Mitchell Starc drew the first blood with an absolute jaffa to clean up Abhishek Sharma before Vaibhav Arora got rid of Travis Head for a 2-ball duck. The Australian quick hurt the Sunrisers again with the dismissal of Rahul Tripathi while Harshit Rana joined the party, cutting short Nitish Reddy’s stroke-filled innings.
Former captain Aiden Markram jumped into the damage repair, smashing three boundaries in his 20 off 23 balls. But Rana had his number in the 11th over, reducing SRH to 62 for 5 in 10.2 over. Varun Chakravarthy struck in the next over to dismiss Shahbaz Ahmed for 8 while Andre Russell sent back Impact Player Abdul Samad (4).
Pat Cummins looked to add some runs after the Orange Army lost Heinrich Klaasen to Harshit Rana. the SRH skipper even got a lifeline after getting dropped by Starc off Sunil Narine’s bowling in the 16th over. Cummins top-scored with a 19-ball 24 before falling prey to Russell in the 19th over.
SRH hit a new low
The Sunrisers surpassed Chennai Super Kings’ total of 125/9 against Mumbai Indians in 2013 to set the new lowest. Chasing 149 against Mumbai Indians, MS Dhoni & Co were bundled out for 125 as Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson and Harbhajan Singh picked up two wickets apiece to hand MI their first-ever IPL title.
SRH’s 113 is also the lowest first-innings total in an IPL final. Previously, the record was held by Mumbai Indians who scored 129 for eight after batting first against now-defunct Rising Pune Super Giants in IPL 2017 final.
Rohit Sharma’s men could muster 129 for eight in the first essay, with all-rounder Krunal Pandya top-scoring with a 38-ball 47. In reply, RPSG succumbed to a 1-run defeat as the Steve Smith-led side managed 128 for 6 in the chase.
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