Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won their third IPL title beating the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final rather comfortably by 8 wickets after they were restricted to 113. Skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and chose to bat but his Australian teammate Mitchell Starc ate them up from the top. On the other hand, the first batch of the Indian team landed in New York ahead of the T20 World Cup on Sunday, May 26. India play their warm-up match against Bangladesh on Saturday, June 1. All that and more in pour Sports Wrap for today.
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Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad to win their third IPL title
Kolkata Knight Riders skittled out Sunrisers Hyderabad for a paltry 113 as the Men in Purple and Gold won their third IPL trophy. The two Iyers - Venkatesh and Shreyas - like the first qualifier saw their team through as KKR won their first title in 10 years.
Shah Rukh Khan leads celebrations with the trophy for KKR
Shah Rukh Khan led the celebrations for the Knight Riders as he told everyone to do the flying kiss celebration for which the pacer Harshit Rana was banned and then even behaved like a child with Rinku Singh, who was ecstatic.
Kavya Maran fails to control her tears
Sunrisers Hyderabad owner Kavya Maran wanted to laud the Kolkata Knight Riders and be a bigger person but she couldn't hold her tears back. Her team had a great campaign after finishing last year but fell short at the final hurdle.
Shreyas Iyer recreates Lionel Messi's walk celebration
Shreyas Iyer waited for his teammates to gather a bit away from him so that he could recreate Lionel Messi's FIFA World Cup walk celebration towards his teammates before lifting the cup as he won his first IPL title as captain.
Team India lands in New York ahead of T20 World Cup 2024
The first batch of the Indian team landed in the United States on Sunday, May 26 including skipper Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and head coach Rahul Dravid. The Indian team will have a couple of days' break before they get into training ahead of the warm-up match on Saturday, June 1 against Bangladesh.
West Indies beat South Africa 3-0
West Indies have swept the three-match T20 series against South Africa with a dominant performance with both bat and ball across all three games in Jamaica. West Indies chased down 164 without breaking much sweat in just 13.5 overs in the third T20I to seal the series.
Mitchell Starc hopes for possible retention with KKR
Mitchell Starc, who returned to IPL after nine years, didn't have the greatest of starts, but justified his price tag with two back-to-back player of the match performances, first in the qualifier and then the final, when it mattered the most.
Andy Murray suffers first-round exit in French Open
British Tennis player Andy Murray lost to Stan Wawrinka in the battle of experienced players as the Swiss won 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 in the first round of the French Open.
Sumit Nagal to begin his challenge at the French Open on Monday
Sumit Nagal, the Indian tennis star will begin his challenge at the French Open against the 18th seed, Karen Khachanov in one of the biggest matches of his career.
Jay Shah announces reward for curators and groundsmen
BCCI secretary Jay Shah announced a cash reward for all the 10 main venues, their curators and groundsmen of Rs 25 Lakh and 10 Lakh for the three secondary venues to commend their effort and hard work.
