In many ways, IPL 2024 will be remembered for how much the season changed the T20 format. It saw the role of batting anchors go out of fashion with every batter being sent in with the brief to go hard from ball one. Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders will clash against Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad in the qualifier 1 of IPL 2024.
(IPL) This ultra-aggressive brand of cricket was set in the third game of the tournament, between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. It saw a no-holds-barred approach by both teams. KKR set a target of 208/7 and SRH blazed away in their chase before falling four runs short.
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Both KKR and SRH achieved 200-plus totals six times each in their 14 league matches. SRH have bettered the record for IPL ’s highest total twice this season. After breaking the record with 277/3 against Mumbai Indians, they smashed 287/3 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
KKR notched up 272/7 against Delhi Capitals. Thus, it is only fitting for the tournament that these two sides contest in Qualifier 1 after finishing No.1 and No.
2 on the league table. The winner of Tuesday’s game at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium will qualify for the IPL final, in Chennai on May 26. The loser will get a s.
