Kolkata Knight Riders lift the IPL 2024 Trophy in a convincing 8-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

In a season of twist and turns, the 2024 IPL season was nothing short of a Bollywood blockbuster culminating in a thrilling display of brilliant bowling from the Kolkata Knight rider’s bowlers who had managed to put a hand on the trophy in the first innings of the final.

The Final was held at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai with Kolkata Knight Riders winning the IPL 2024 season with an 8-wicket win.

After an awesome display of bowling, Sunrisers were restricted to a modest 113 runs and Kolkata Knight Riders continued to play their aggressive brand of cricket chasing down the total in just 11 overs.

IPL 2024 Final Awards and Prize Money Revealed

Breakdown of All Awards and Prize Money

Celebrations and wide smiles from fans and players alike lit the Chennai Stadium with both the deserving finalists looking back at their journey to the IPL Finals.

Here’s a look at the various well-deserved awards of IPL 2024.

IPL 2024 Final Awards Night

The finals of the IPL saw a grand prize distribution function honoring all the performances during the mega event.

The fans celebrated every awardee from various teams, reiterating the fact the IPL is truly an India sports festival.

Complete List of Winners

Here’s a Complete List of Winners and Prize Money

Key Highlights: IPL Season Key Performances

Orange Cap

Virat Kohli dominated this award with a brilliant 741 runs in 15 matches. This included a century and five half centuries. Virat reinvented his batting style this season and scored his runs at a strike rate @154.69.

Purple Cap

Harshal Patel who was released from his former team RCB and was picked up by Punjab Kings in the last season came out a one-year poor form to emerge as the leading wicket taker of the IPL 2024 season with 24 wickets in 14 games.

Most Valuable Player (MVP):

Sunil Narine, one of KKR’s overseas retained players in the mega auction delivered what was expected from him this season with both bat and ball. Gautam Gambir’s support helped.

He scored 488 runs in a quick clip but also was the mainstay in the KKR bowling lineup restricting opposition teams in the middle order.

A total of 17 wickets were scalped by this mystery bowler.

Emerging Player: Nitish Kumar Reddy

Nitish Kumar Reddy was awarded the Emerging Player of the Season for his impressive performance with both bat and ball. Indian cricket is desperately in search of quality all-rounders and Nitish Kumar Reddy could be a future Indian prospect.

Fair Play Award: Sunrisers Hyderabad

Sunrisers Hyderabad led by a cool and collected Pat Cummins played the game in the best spirit and was shortlisted for the Fair Play award.

Most Sixes

Abhishek Sharma (42)

Most Fours

Travis Head (64)

Best Srike Rate

Jake Fraser-McGurk (234.04)

Looking Ahead

Teams who had a good IPL would like to maintain their nucleus in the upcoming mega auction for the new season.

With the league being so competitive, it is very likely that big teams in the IPL like Mumbai Indians who had a poor IPL may bring in complete overall to their squad.

While the real focus will still remain to unearth fresh domestic talents, IPL will expect to see new thresholds and changes in the upcoming season.

Conclusion

The Indian Premier league is not just about the final winner but the entire journey which saw some breathtaking individual performances, games played with great sportsman spirit, and more often than not games ending with an edge-of-the-seat experience making the season very memorable.

The IPL 2024 Final Awards Night was truly a celebration of talent, hard work, and sportsmanship.

With more and more talent being unearthed, BCCI will have to seriously contemplate putting up 3 different national teams for the 3 formats and have a separate coaching and conditioning squad for all three formats as the game has evolved to a new level.

Upcoming Events in IPL: The next big thing in IPL will be the Mega Auction expected in the second half of the year