By Sam Drury , BBC Sport journalist, May 27: Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League after a thumping eight-wicket win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final. Mitchell Starc set the tone for a brilliant KKR performance when he bowled Sunrisers opener Abhishek Sharma with a beauty in the first over. Sunrisers never recovered and were bowled out for 113, the lowest total in an IPL final.
Every KKR bowler took a wicket with Andre Russell claiming 3-19 and Starc and Harshit Rana getting two apiece. Venkatesh Iyer then blitzed an unbeaten 52 from 26 balls in a stand of 91 with Rahmanullah Gurbaz as Shreyas Iyer's side raced to their target in 10.3 overs.
Having finished top of the group, victory in Chennai secures a third IPL title for KKR and their first since 2014. Sunrisers, led by Australia captain Pat Cummins, must wait another year to try and add to their solitary IPL triumph in 2016. "It was comprehensive today.
This is what we demanded from the team and every individual and they stood up," said KKR captain Shreyas Iyer. "It’s hard to describe what we are feeling right now. We’ve played like invincibles throughout the season and there is so much to cherish right now.
" Unfancied KKR seal title in style When this year's IPL began a little over two months ago, few were predicting that KKR and Sunrisers would be contesting the final. Sunrisers had appointed Cummins captain, his first time skippering a side in T20 cricket, while KKR's decision to pay a record 24.7.