The IPL 2024 concluded on an extraordinary note, with superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) led by Shreyas Iyer clinching their 3rd IPL trophy against Pat Cummins Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).
Despite a terrific start in the ongoing season, SRH failed to replicate their winning streak and ended up being the runners-up. After winning the toss, SRH decided to bat first and were dismissed for just 113 runs, the lowest-ever total in an IPL title clash.
KKR chased down the target of 114 with as many as 57 balls to spare. With the terrific win, KKR has bagged a whopping Rs 20 crore as prize money.
On the other hand, SRH won Rs 12.5 crore as the runners-up. The total prize money reserved for the IPL was Rs 46.5 crore, which was also distributed to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) who finished 3rd and 4th in the points table respectively.
The Sanju Samson side took home Rs 7 crore for finishing third while Virat Kohli’s RCB got Rs 6.5 crore.
King Kohli, who won the Orange Cap, got Rs 10 lakh each along with Punjab Kings pacer Harshal Patel who won the Purple Cap.
Meanwhile, SRH’s Nitish Kumar Reddy was named the Emerging Player of the Season for his all-round show while KKR’s Sunil Narine got the Most Valuable Player of the Year Award.
Full List Of Prize Winners In IPL 2024:
Orange Cap: Virat Kohli - 741 runs (Rs 10 lakh)
Purple Cap: Harshal Patel - 24 wickets (Rs 10 lakh)
Most Valuable Player of the season: Sunil Narine (Rs 12 lakh)
Ultimate Fantasy Player of The Season: Sunil Narine
Most 4s: Travis Head (64)
Most 6s: Abhishek Sharma (42)
Striker of the season: Jake Fraser-McGurk (234.04)
Emerging Player of the season: Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 20 lakh)
Catch Of The Season: Ramandeep Singh
Fair Play Award: SRH
Pitch and ground award: Hyderabad Cricket Association