NEW DELHI: A ten-year wait ended for Indian film industry superstar Shah Rukh Khan and his family as their team Kolkata Knight Riders crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League 2024 final in Chennai on Sunday as the Knights became the ‘Don’ of IPL, all over again.Mitchell Starc bowled a sensational opening spell to…
NEW DELHI: In a spectacular display of dominance, Kolkata Knight Riders claimed their third IPL title by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in a one-sided final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. KKR captain Shreyas Iyer lauded his team’s season-long invincibility, highlighting their comprehensive performance throughout the tournament.“Absolutely comprehensive (the win).We played like…
NEW DELHI: When Kolkata Knight Riders mentor Gautam Gambhir bought Australian left-arm speedster Mitchell Starc for a record-shattering sum of Rs 24.75 crore in the December auction last year, fans and even pundits were absolutely stunned.And after a jittery start to the season, where Starc was taken to the cleaners in almost every league game,…
Marauding Knights start favourites but Gambhir-mentored team will be wary of Pat Cummins‘ mercurial bunch in final todayCHENNAI: The year was 2012. Shah Rukh Khan‘s daughter Suhana still hadn’t reached her teens. After the first four years of struggle, as Kolkata Knight Riders won a magical final at Chepauk, beating two-time defending champions Chennai Super…
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NEW DELHI: When the Twenty20 World Cup starts in the Americas next month, Kolkata Knight Riders and Australia pacer Mitchell Starc feels that the absence of the Impact player rule from the Indian Premier League will make the captains play more strategically.Teams have been batting with greater boldness and fearlessness since the impact player rule…
In an Indian Premier League (IPL) season that has seen the most 200-plus totals, a game that had all 20 wickets falling for the first time in 51 matches came as a refreshing leveller on Friday, when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) breached the Mumbai Indians (MI) fortress at the Wankhede Stadium.IPL 2024: Results | Points…
With their seventh victory in IPL 2024 at Mumbai Indians‘ (MI) fortress Wankhede Stadium on Friday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) not just got a foot inside the playoffs but also fixed the one weak-link they had so far in their campaign — the form of fast bowler Mitchell Starc.IPL STANDINGS: Points Table | Orange Cap…
Five-time champions Mumbai Indians are all but out of the race to IPL 2024 playoffs. Going through one of their worst seasons in IPL history, Hardik Pandya & Co. faced their eighth defeat in 11 matches, losing to Kolkata Knight Riders by 24 runs on their home ground, Wankhede Stadium, on Friday.IPL STANDINGS: Points Table…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowling attack worked together seamlessly to secure a 24-run victory against the five-time champions Mumbai Indians in an IPL match on Friday.While KKR’s batsmen struggled with their game plan and were bowled out for just 169, with Venkatesh Iyer‘s 70 being the standout performance, Mumbai Indians’ underperforming batters faltered on…
