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The final of IPL 2024 is to be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday. Both the teams will face each other at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Shreyas Iyer-led KKR was the table topper and made it to the final by defeating SRH in Qualifier-1. At the same time, Pat Cummins-led SRH made an entry by defeating Rajasthan Royals in the second qualifier. Cummins captained the IPL for the first time and the team managed to reach the title match. Cummins is the regular captain of Australia's Test and ODI team.
Australia has performed brilliantly under Cummins' captaincy. If Cummins' 'good luck' runs out, KKR will be deprived of the trophy. Let us tell you that under Cummins' leadership, players shine in a different way. Cummins became the captain of Australia in November 2021. His record is astonishing. Cummins has won two titles in his first tenure as Australian captain. Australia won the ICC World Test Championship by defeating Team India in 2023. The Australian team captained by Cummins won the trophy by defeating India in the ODI World Cup last year. In such a situation, it will not be surprising if Cummins hits a 'good luck' hat-trick on May 26.
KKR will be looking to end the 10-year IPL trophy drought at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. However, its path is not going to be easy at all. Kolkata has won a total of two trophies (2012, 2014), which were won under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. Gambhir is now the mentor of KKR. This will be KKR's fourth IPL final. It last played the final in 2021 against Chennai Super Kings and lost by 27 runs. On the other hand, SRH won its only title in 2016. Then David Warner was in charge of SRH. SRH will enter its third final. It played the last final in 2018 against CSK and lost by 8 wickets.