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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 win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. AFP
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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 win against Sunrisers Hyderabad. AFP
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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
IPL 2024 team of the season: KKR players dominate after victorious campaign
Shreyas Iyer's team bossed the tournament and eased past Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final
Ajit Vijaykumar
27 May, 2024
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