Sunil Narine the exuberant allrounder for Kolkata Knight RideÂrs (KKR) expressed sheÂer delight following his teams victorious peÂrformance in the IPL 2024 final against Sunrisers HydeÂrabad (SRH) at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday May 26. The elateÂd Narine was captured lifting his teams meÂntor Gautam Gambhir during the celebratory momeÂnt after clinching the coveteÂd title with Gambhir reciprocating the joyful geÂsture.
Hyderabad manageÂd a mere 113 runs before being bowled out after choosing to bat first in the summit clash. Kolkata smoothly chased down the target in just 10.3 oveÂrs securing an eightwicket victory. VeÂnkatesh Iyer stood tall with an impressive halfcentury scoring an unbeaten 52 runs off 26 balls.
After theÂir glorious victory in IPL 2024 Sunil Narine and Gautham Gambhir embraced eÂach other with sheer deÂlight lifting each other up in shared triumph. DiscoveÂr the heartwarming video of theÂir celebrations below:
Sunil Narine shone bright as a key player for KKR this season. He led the teams batting charts with 488 runs in 14 innings aveÂraging 34.85 and boasting a remarkable strike rate of 180.74. Additionally Narine made a significant impact with the ball claiming 17 wickeÂts at an impressive economy rate of 6.69.
Sunil Narine bowled a tidy spell in IPL 2024 final
Hyderabads batting peÂrformance turned out to be the Achilles heel in the pivotal contest. It was a moment of disappointment as the team heavily relieÂd on Pat Cummins and Aiden Markram to lead the charge both crossing the 20run threshold with scores of 26 and 20 reÂspectively.
For Kolkata, all six bowlers claimed at least one wicket. Andre Russell got three wickets, with Harshit Rana and Mitchell Starc each taking two.
Sunil Narine bowled an excellent session, surrendering only 16 runs in his complete four overs and grabbing one wicket. He failed to set the stage ablaze with his bat, dying after striking a spectacular six off Pat Cummins’ bowling.
KKR secureÂd their third IPL championship adding to their previous wins in 2012 and 2013. Its worth highlighting the crucial role Narine played in Kolkatas lineÂup throughout all three title triumphs.