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Get ready for the final match of the Tata IPL 2024 between Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Knight Riders in the Final at MA Chidambaram Stadium. This game will be a do-or-die match for both teams as they are just one win away from lifting the trophy. Talking about both the teams, they have won 2-1 titles in the IPL history till now and would be eyeing their 3rd and 2nd title in tomorrow’s game. However, it will not be easy for Kolkata Knight Riders despite becoming the first team to reach into the finals as this game will played on the pitch where Sunrisers Hyderabad have yesterday defeated Rajasthan Royals by defending a target of 175 runs, so they are aware of pitch and dew conditions of the ground.
Before the match begins, let's find out who the 3 players battle to watch out from this team.
1. Sunil Narine vs Bhuvneshwar Kumar
The first player battle, which we can witness between these 2 teams, will be Hyderabad's star bowler Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Sunil Narine, who have faced each other several times, where the all-rounder scored just 28 runs while playing 25 balls and got dismissed on 2 occasions having a strike rate of 112.
2. Heinrich Klaasen vs Mitchell Starc
Another battle we will witness in the must-win game between Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad will be off South African destructive batters Heinrich Klassen and Mitchell Starc, as these are the crucial players from their respective teams and in the last game for their respective teams both have perfoemed brilliantly by picking 3-wickets and scoring 50 runs, respectively. It will be interesting to see who will emerge victorious from these players in the final match of the Indian Premier League,
Heinrich Klassen and Mitchell Starc have encountered each other several times, where the wicket-keeper batsman has just 37 runs while facing 40 balls. However, Starc was unable to get him out but played a crucial role in stopping the Hyderabad batter from scoring runs by bowling 15 dot balls.
3. Abhishek Sharma vs Varun Chakravarthy
On number 3, we have Sunrisers Hyderabad's opening batter Abhishek Sharma and Kolkata Knight Riders Mystery spinner Varun Chakrwarty, who has been in top-notch form in the ongoing Tata Indian Premier League by being the highest run scorer and most-wicket taker for their team. Both have a great record against each other, where the South-paw batter has scored 28 runs in 14 balls with a strike rate of 200, whereas Varun has dismissed him only on 1 occasion.
It will be interesting to see who will lift the trophy from these teams in the final battle tomorrow at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.