KKR Wins IPL 2024 | Celebrations Flood Social Media

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) emerges victorious in IPL 2024, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a thrilling match. Join the celebration as fans flood social media with posts of joy and excitement. Stay tuned for all the highlights on X.

KKR and SRH played a cricket match at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai. SRH won the coin toss and chose to bat first, but they didn’t do so well in the beginning and lost three players early on. They only managed to score 113 runs, which is the lowest in IPL history. KKR easily chased down the target in just 10.3 overs, with Venkatesh Iyer scoring 52 runs off 26 balls without getting out. Thanks to him, KKR won the match against SRH with eight wickets left.

When KKR, led by Shreyas Iyer, won the trophy for the third time in a decade, fans went crazy on social media with all their happy posts!

Social Media Celebrates

The official X handle of the Indian Premier League (IPL) shared this post for KKR, complete wi

KKR shared a post after winning the match and expressed that Shreyas Iyer has “marked his territory in IPL 2024”.

The IPL franchise shared another post where Venkatesh Iyer hit the winning run with the caption, “And at that moment, we knew we were the Champions!”

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also congratulated KKR for their win. She wrote, “Kolkata Knight Riders’ win has brought about an air of celebration all across Bengal. I would like to personally congratulate the players, the support staff, and the franchise for their record-breaking performance in this season of the IPL.”

“Wishing for more such enchanting victories in the years to come,” Banerjee added.

After losing the match to KKR, SRH shared this picture with a broken heart emoji on microblogging platform X.

Winners after 10 years

KKR has now lifted the IPL trophy three times: twice under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir in 2012 and 2014 and once today under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer at Chepauk Stadium in Chennai.

RCB’S Virat Kohli Clinches Orange Cap

Although This year too RCB couldn’t clinch the IPL trophy, Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bengaluru totally rocked it in the IPL 2024! He scored a whopping 741 runs and won the Orange Cap for the second time in his career. Kohli was on fire during the tournament and helped his team make a big comeback to reach the playoffs. He was super consistent and played aggressively, ending the season with a strike rate of 154.69. Kohli is definitely a batting maestro!

He scored a century and five half-centuries in the 2024 campaign. The 35-year-old also became the third player to win the Orange Cap on multiple occasions.

Most Orange Caps in IPL history

David Warner – 2015, 2017 and 2019

Chris Gayle – 2011 and 2012

Virat Kohli – 2016 and 2024

The batting superstar will try to replicate the same form in the Indian colours in the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be played in the USA and West Indies next month.