KKR vs SRH Live Updates, Scores, IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata win their 3rd IPL title
Time for the National Anthem
Players and officials have lined up on the ground. It's time for the National Anthem before the start of the final.
KKR's success in Chennai
In the IPL 2012 final in Chennai, KKR beat Chennai Super Kings (CSK) chasing down 191 under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy. Sunil Narine who is playing today's game, was part of that triumph 12 years ago.
With KKR chasing again at the same venue, can they repeat it?
IPL winners from 2008 to 2023
2023 Chennai Super Kings
2022 Gujarat Titans
2021 Chennai Super Kings
2020 Mumbai Indians
2019 Mumbai Indians
2018 Chennai Super Kings
2017 Mumbai Indians
2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad
2015 Mumbai Indians
2014 Kolkata Knight Riders
2013 Mumbai Indians
2012 Kolkata Knight Riders
2011 Chennai Super Kings
2010 Chennai Super Kings
2009 Deccan Chargers
2008 Rajasthan Royals
Playing XIs
SRH: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Nitish Reddy, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan.
Impact Players: Umran Malik, Glenn Phillips, Mayank Markande, Abdul Samad, Washington Sundar.
KKR: Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Shreyas Iyer (c), Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Mitchell Starc, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact Players: Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Nitish Rana, KS Bharat, Sherfaine Rutherford.
'Great start for SRH'
Former India batter Ambati Raydu says it is a "great toss" to win for SRH. He adds that they are favourites to win.
Pitch report and dew factor
Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden, and ex-West Indian fast bowler Ian Bishop reckon it is a 175-190 runs pitch.
"A red soil pitch for the finals, 63m and 70m are the square boundaries, while down the ground 77m. Red Soil does tend to have a lot of bounce, this is a well-prepared pitch and we can hope for a high-scoring game," they say.
Groundsman have assured that there won't be dew tonight, they add. This should come as a huge relief for both teams.
Road to IPL final
Here is how KKR and SRH reached the IPL 2024 final. Click this link to read