Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer, left, and captain Shreyas Iyer greet players of Sunrisers Hyderabad at the end of the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
IPL 2024, Qualifier 1: KKR Thrash SRH By Eight Wickets To Enter Their 4th Final - In Pics
Kolkata Knight Riders entered the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 after beating Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets in Qualifier 1 at Narendra Modi Stadium on Tuesday. Batting first, SRH could only manage to put up 159 runs on the board. Mitchell Starc struck thrice in the powerplay to take the momentum away from SRH. Rahul Tripathi top-scored for SRH with 55 off 35 balls. In response, KKR chased down the target in just 13.4 overs. With this win, KKR have become one of the finalists of the IPL 2024. SRH will play Qualifier 2 in Chennai on Friday with the winner of Eliminator.
IPL 2024, Qualifier 1: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Shah Rukh Khan | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Bollywood actor and Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Shah Rukh Khan reacts to the spectators after his team's win in the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Juhi Chawla | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders co-owner Juhi Chawla reacts after their team's win in the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer celebrate their win | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer, center, and captain Shreyas Iyer celebrate their win in the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Venkatesh Iyer celebrates his fifty runs | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer celebrates scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Shreyas Iyer plays a shot | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' captain Shreyas Iyer bats during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Pat Cummins in action | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Pat Cummins, right, bowls past Kolkata Knight Riders' Venkatesh Iyer during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Andre Russell celebrates Pat Cummins's wicket | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Andre Russell, right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's captain Pat Cummins during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Sunil Narine celebrates Sanvir Singh wicket | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine, right, celebrates with teammate Andre Russell after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Sanvir Singh during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Varun Chakaravarthy celebrates Shreyas Iyer's wicket | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Varun Chakaravarthy, left, celebrates with captain Shreyas Iyer after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Rahul Tripathi celebrates his fifty runs | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Rahul Tripathi raises his bat to celebrate scoring fifty runs during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
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Mitchell Starc celebrates Travis Head's wicket | Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
Kolkata Knight Riders' Mitchell Starc, second right, celebrates with teammates after the dismissal of Sunrisers Hyderabad's Travis Head, right, during the Indian Premier League qualifier cricket match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad.
