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Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot on his way to making 39 runs off 32 balls. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer celebrates his team's eight-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League final against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26, 2024. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer, right, and Venkatesh Iyer celebrate tat the end of the match. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates Mitchell Starc after winning against Sunrisers Hyderabad. AP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate their victory. AFP
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Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders picked up the wicket of Hyderabad's Jaydev Unadkat during the final. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate their victory at the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
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Pat Cummins, captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad on his way to a total of 24 off 19 balls. Getty Images
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Aiden Markram of Sunrisers Hyderabad made 20 runs. Getty Images
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Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Aiden Markram. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates with teammate Mitchell Starc after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Aiden Markram. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates with his team captain Shreyas Iyer after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abdul Samad. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer blasted 52 off 26 deliveries. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to make an unsuccessful attempt to run out Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma. AP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakravarthy, centre, celebrates with teammates Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rinku Singh after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Vaibhav Arora, centre, celebrates with teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, left. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Rahmanullah Gurbaz, right, and Venkatesh Iyer run between the wickets. AFP
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot on his way to making 39 runs off 32 balls. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer celebrates his team's eight-wicket victory in the Indian Premier League final against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26, 2024. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer, right, and Venkatesh Iyer celebrate tat the end of the match. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer celebrates Mitchell Starc after winning against Sunrisers Hyderabad. AP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate their victory. AFP
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Sunil Narine of Kolkata Knight Riders picked up the wicket of Hyderabad's Jaydev Unadkat during the final. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' players celebrate their victory at the end of the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kolkata Knight Riders at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on May 26, 2024. (Photo by R. Satish BABU / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --
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Pat Cummins, captain of Sunrisers Hyderabad on his way to a total of 24 off 19 balls. Getty Images
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Aiden Markram of Sunrisers Hyderabad made 20 runs. Getty Images
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Andre Russell of Kolkata Knight Riders celebrates the wicket of Aiden Markram. Getty Images
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates with teammate Mitchell Starc after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Aiden Markram. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell celebrates with his team captain Shreyas Iyer after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abdul Samad. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer blasted 52 off 26 deliveries. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz dives to make an unsuccessful attempt to run out Sunrisers Hyderabad's Abhishek Sharma. AP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakravarthy, centre, celebrates with teammates Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Rinku Singh after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Shahbaz Ahmed. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Vaibhav Arora, centre, celebrates with teammate Rahmanullah Gurbaz after taking the wicket of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, left. AFP
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Kolkata Knight Riders' Rahmanullah Gurbaz, right, and Venkatesh Iyer run between the wickets. AFP
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Rahmanullah Gurbaz of Kolkata Knight Riders plays a shot on his way to making 39 runs off 32 balls. Getty Images
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