With curtains down on the 17th edition of IPL, let's take a look at all the winners who shone with excellent performances and entertained the fans throughout the season. New Delhi: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) cruised to their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title on Sunday, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by eight wickets at the Chepauk Stadium and continuing their dominance for one last time in the season. The final brought two of the best sides of the season head-to-head and ultimately it was the Gautam Gambhir-mentored side who asserted their dominance on the Orange Army, with some fashion indeed.
With Mitchell Starc leading the charge and coming good on his high expectations right from the auction, he showcased why he is worth every single penny of a whopping 24.75 crore. Spearheading the KKR bowling in the playoffs, he helped limit SRH to a paltry 113 runs before the KKR batters effortlessly chased down the target for victory.
The troika of pacers Mitchell Starc (2/14), Andre Russell (3/19), and Harshit Rana (2/24) on a noteworthy slow Chepauk track where spinners dominate at large. SRH struggled throughout their innings to make a case for the trophy and got a taste of their own medicine in the all-important final. The thrilling IPL season concluded with handing awards to the players who shone throughout the season with their match-winning abilities.
It is a tradition of appreciating all the individual players who illuminated the tournament with their scintillating p.