Race to the podium
Wasn’t that a one-sided match? A victory in 10.3 overs with just two wickets lost.
Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Australian cricketer Pat Cummins, were put into bat first and made just 113, the lowest total in an IPL final. The captain top scored with 24 with KKR’s Andre Russell finishing with bowling figures of three wickets for 19 runs in 2.3 overs.
Batting second, KKR romped home in style, scoring 114 in 10.3 overs. Top scorer Venkatesh Iyer was 52 not out and also hit the winning run. Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave the team a cracking start by making 39 runs off 32 balls before getting out. This is KKR’s third IPL trophy. Interestingly the team’s mentor Gautam Gambhir was the captain when KKR won the 2012 and 2014 IPL finals.
Now here’s an activity for you. This is an on-field scene after the winning run was hit. Click on start and put the pieces back together to form the image again.