Immediately following the presentation of the trophy by BCCI president Roger Binny and board secretary Jay Shah, Shreyas Iyer re-created the moment that Lionel Messi experienced during the FIFA World Cup.
Sunday’s match at the Chepauk was a nightmare for Sunrisers Hyderabad, who were playing there. Earlier in the same week, they were confronted with the supremacy of Kolkata Knight Riders, and the result was the same in Ahmedabad. As a result, it is anticipated that they would bounce back stronger with creative tactical modifications. However, the order of events stayed same, as Kolkata triumphed at the MA Chidambaram Stadium with a resounding victory by eight wickets to capture their third Indian Premier League championship.
Due to the fact that the Sunrisers have a stronger record throughout the season in terms of protecting totals, they were granted the opportunity to bat first. This gave both teams what they want. However, Mitchell Starc and Vaibhav Arora caused early damage with the new ball, removing both of the openers in a short amount of time. They were followed by Harshit Rana, who outfoxed Nitish Reddy, and Andre Russell, who broke the South African partnership between Heinrich Klaasen and Aiden Markram. After 18.3 overs, SRH was eventually dismissed for 113 runs, which was the lowest even score ever achieved by an Indian Premier League club in the final.
In response, Rahmanullah Gurbaz got Kolkata Knight Riders off to a flying start with some boundaries, while Sunil Narine left the game early. Venkatesh Iyer then came out with all guns blazing, scoring four sixes against Bhuvneshwar Kumar and then four four sixes against Natarajan. This allowed Kolkata to amass the highest ever powerplay score in the final, which was 72 for one. Iyer maintained his superb knock to smash a fifty off of twenty-four balls as Kolkata completed the chase with 57 balls to spare (57 balls to spare).
Immediately following the victory, Captain Shreyas Iyer, while receiving the trophy from BCCI President Roger Binny and Board Secretary Jay Shah, re-created the memorable moment of jubilation that Lionel Messi had experienced during the FIFA World Cup with his members. Messi was the driving force behind Argentina’s championship victory in December 2022, which came after the team had a stunning victory over France in Qatar.
Shreyas referred to Kolkata as the “invincibles” after the team won six consecutive matches in a row, beginning on April 29 and continuing until they were able to claim the cup. The previous week, they defeated SRH in Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad to go to the final. Prior to that, they had secured the top spot in the league with nine victories in a total of fourteen matches.
Over the course of the season, we performed like we were unbeatable. Right now, there is a great deal to be grateful for. This is a pleasing performance, which has been perfect throughout the entire thing. This is the point at which I am at a loss for words. We have been outstanding from the very first game, and we increased our performance today. One thing that we demanded from ourselves was that we support one another no matter what the circumstances were. Both outcomes were possible for the game. The statement was made during the post-match presentation. “Throughout the entire season, they have been playing phenomenal cricket, SRH,” he remarked.
