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Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024 title. KKR defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets in the match played at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. With this victory, Kolkata won the IPL trophy. Kolkata, captained by Shreyas Iyer, got a prize money of Rs 20 crore along with the trophy, but not only Kolkata got crores of rupees, but Hyderabad, which lost in the title match, also got a reward of crores of rupees.
IPL 2024 Prize Money
Not only this, crores of rupees were showered on the Sunrisers Hyderabad team which lost the title match. Hyderabad, captained by Pat Cummins, received a prize money of Rs 12.5 crore for being the runner-up. Not only did Kolkata win the title and Sunrisers Hyderabad were the runners-up, but the teams that finished the tournament at third and fourth place also returned home as millionaires. Rajasthan Royals team finished third and Royal Challengers Bangalore at fourth place. The third and fourth place teams got Rs 7 crore each.
Let us tell you that in this tournament, Kohli won the Orange Cap by scoring the most runs, while Harshal Patel won the Purple Cap by taking the most wickets. Virat Kohli scored 741 runs in 15 innings of 15 matches at an average of 61.75 and a strike rate of 154.70. During this, 1 century and 5 half-centuries came from his bat. Kohli hit 62 fours and 38 sixes.
IPL 2024 Prize Money
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad was second on this list. Gaikwad scored 583 runs in 14 innings of 15 matches at an average of 53.00 and a strike rate of 141.16. Apart from this, Punjab Kings fast bowler Harshal Patel took 24 wickets in 14 matches at an average of 19.88. Kolkata spinner Varun Chakraborty was second on this list, who took 21 wickets.