The highly anticipated final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is scheduled to take place between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday, May 26th, at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.

Both teams carry the momentum from their recent victories. KKR secured a win against SRH in Qualifier 1, while the Sunrisers staged a comeback by defeating RR in Qualifier 2, securing their place in the final match.

T20 Stats and Records at MA Chidambaram Stadium:

Total matches: 84
Matches won batting first: 49
Matches won bowling first: 35
Average score batting first: 165
Highest total recorded: 246/5 (20 Ov) by Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals
Lowest total recorded: 70 all out (17.1 Ov) by Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Chennai Super Kings
Highest score chased: 213/4 (19.3 Ov) by Lucknow Super Giants vs Chennai Super Kings

MA Chidambaram Stadium Pitch Report:

Given the historical matches played at this venue, the pitch is expected to favour bowlers, particularly spinners. Renowned for its spin-friendly characteristics, the surface promises ample grip and significant turn. This quality could pose a considerable challenge for batters, impeding their capacity to execute shots accurately. The prevalence of spin and grip is likely to limit scoring chances, potentially leading to a match dominated by bowlers.

Chennai Weather Forecast:

Cricket fans can look forward to mostly favourable weather conditions for the upcoming match. The day is expected to remain under clear skies, with only a slight 20% chance of rainfall posing minimal disruption. While temperatures may rise to 38 degrees Celsius, potentially testing the players’ endurance, winds of around 21km/hr should offer some respite. Humidity levels, projected to be around 55%, could impact both batters and bowlers alike.

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Squads:

Kolkata Knight Riders: Shreyas Iyer (c), Srikar Bharat, Manish Pandey, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Ramandeep Singh, Nitish Rana (vc), Sherfane Rutherford, Rinku Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Vaibhav Arora, Dushmantha Chameera, Harshit Rana, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Suyash Sharma, Varun Chakravarthy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sakib Hussain

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Rahul Tripathi, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen (wk), Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Marco Jansen, Pat Cummins (c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Mayank Markande, T Natarajan, Travis Head, Glenn Phillips, Washington Sundar, Jaydev Unadkat, Anmolpreet Singh, Upendra Yadav, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Umran Malik, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Tanvir Singh, Akash Maharaj Singh, Nitish Reddy

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