IPL 2024 final: Start time, how to watch Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad in the US
In a thrilling IPL semifinal, that had cricket watchers at the edge of their seats, Sunrisers Hyderabad won against Rajasthan Royals by 36 runs, and made their way to the final, where they will play against Kolkata Knight Riders on Sunday.
Kolkata Knight Riders are currently dominating the IPL points table with 20 points, while the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are at 17 points. SRH, on Tuesday, lost the qualifier match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
KKR has won the IPL trophy twice in 2012 and 2014, while SRH lifted the trophy only once in 2016.
Here's everything you need to know about the grand finale of IPL 2024, including players and how to watch the match.
IPL 2024 final ceremony
The closing ceremony of the 17th edition of IPL will begin at 8:30 a.m. ET (6 p.m. India time) Sunday, with a performance by Imagine Dragons before the game at 10:00 a.m. ET (7:30 p.m. India time).
It will be held at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
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Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Sunrisers Hyderabad: How to watch IPL 2024 final in the US on TV, streaming
The game is scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. EST (7:30 p.m. India time) on Sunday, May 26 and will air exclusively on WillowTV.
Fans can also stream the game across devices on the Cricbuzz app, while the live score will be available to view on the Cricbuzz website.
See full list: Pakistan announces 15-member squad for 2024 T20 World Cup led by Babar Azam
Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2024 Final
The Kolkata Knight Riders squad, led by Captain Shreyas Iyer, includes:
Shreyas Iyer
Rinku Singh
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Nitish Rana
Sherfane Rutherford
Phil Salt
K.S. Bharat
Manish Pandey
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Anukul Roy
Ramandeep Singh
Andre Russell
Venkatesh Iyer
Suyash Sharma
Allah Ghazanfar
Dushmantha Chameera
Sakib Hussain
Harshit Rana
Sunil Narine
Vaibhav Arora
Varun Chakaravarthy
Mitchell Starc
Chetan Sakariya
Sunrisers Hyderabad team for IPL 2024 Final
Led by Pat Cummins, the Sunrisers Hyderabad squad, includes:
Pat Cummins (C)
Anmolpreet Singh
Rahul Tripathi
Aiden Markram
Travis Head
Mayank Agarwal
Upendra Yadav
Heinrich Klaasen
Glenn Phillips
Sanvir Singh
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Washington Sundar
Abhishek Sharma
Shahbaz Ahmed
Abdul Samad
Marco Jansen
Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Jaydev Unadkat
Jhathavedh Subramanyan
T Natarajan
Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
Akash Singh
Umran Malik
Mayank Markande
See full list: India announces 15-member squad for 2024 T20 World Cup led by Rohit Sharma
IPL 2024 prize money
While IPL organizers have not yet announced the total prize money for this year’s edition, Al Jazeera reported that it could be anything around $6 million, based on previous trends, with the 2024 champions to get approximately $2.4 million and runners up $1.56 million.
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