Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad to claim third IPL title

Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad to claim third IPL title

Final: Kolkata, 114-2, beat Hyderabad, 113, by eight wicketsAndre Russell takes three wickets, Venkatesh Iyer hits 52

Kolkata Knight Riders lifted their third Indian Premier League (IPL) title with an eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in a lop-sided final in Chennai on Sunday. Kolkata, who topped the group stage of the 10-team league, had beaten Hyderabad in the first playoff on Tuesday and were even more dominant in the final, which lasted 29 overs.

The Hyderabad captain, Pat Cummins, was left to rue his decision to bat first as his side were skittled for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. Mitchell Starc produced a double strike while his new ball partner, Vaibhav Arora, dismissed the dangerous Travis Head for a first-ball duck to rattle Hyderabad.

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