In March this year, the official full schedule of IPL 2024 was yet to be announced by the BCCI. At that time, while addressing the Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) squad for the first time as the team's new mentor, Gautam Gambhir had inadvertently revealed the date of the IPL final. Just over two months after that day, the World Cup winner's words have turned prohpetic.
KKR, who topped the points table in the league stage, defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 on Tuesday as 'Player of the Match' Mitchell Starc set up Kolkata's win by limiting the Sunrisers to 159 with his spell of 3 for 34. The two-times former champions chased down the target in just 13.4 overs, thanks to unbeaten half-centuries by skipper Shreyas Iyer (58* off 24 balls) and Venkatesh Iyer (51* off 28).
