The IPL Final live stream features Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kolkata Knight Riders, who have played in all 17 IPL competitions, are aiming for a third title, having won in 2012 and 2014. Sunrisers Hyderabad, who only joined the competition in 2013, have one IPL title, earned in 2016.
Kolkata Knight Riders need 114 to win after Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat and were bowled out for 113, the lowest score in an IPL final, with Andre Russell taking 3-19. Follow our guide below for where to watch IPL Final live streams 2024 from anywhere — and potentially for free with a VPN.
► May 26: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai)
► Times: 3 p.m. BST / 10 a.m. ET / 7 a.m. PT / 1 a.m. (next day) AEST / 7.30 p.m. IST
• FREE — Jio Cinema (India)
• U.S. — Willow TV / Sling
• U.K. — Sky / Now
• Watch anywhere — try NordVPN 100% risk free
The teams met in the first of the playoff games, which Kolkata Knight Riders won at a canter, by eight wickets. They bowled SRH out for 159 and used only 13.4 overs in overhauling this total. These teams met once in the league stage, when KKR won by four runs.
All-rounder Sunil Narine has been a key player for KKR throughout IPL17. He has scored the most runs and has also taken 16 wickets. KKR have spread the wickers around this season, with five bowlers having at least 15 wickets. Top wicket taker has been Varun Chakravarthy, with 20, and he also has the best economy rate of the side.
SRH’s batting has been powered by overseas duo Travis Head and Heinrich Klaasen and 20-year-old Indian Nitish Kumar Reddy. Thangarasu Natarajan and captain Pat Cummins have been the side’s highly effective strike bowlers.
Here's how to watch every ball of the IPL 2024 Final from anywhere.
Free Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad IPL Final live stream 2024
Cricket fans in India can watch all the IPL Final 2024 action for free on JioCinema website and mobile app, as well as on the Sports18, the premium sports TV network from Viacom18 which also has the rights to all India's home matches until 2028.
But what if you aren't at home to catch the IPL Final live stream — and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country when you'd usually be able to watch the IPL for free at home?
Don't worry — you can watch IPL 2024 on JioCinema from anywhere with a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.
IPL Final live streams around the world
Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the IPL cricket via your usual streaming service?
You can still watch the IPL live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for sports fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Download and install a VPN — as we say, our top choice is NordVPN.
2. Connect to the appropriate server location — open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select your usual location.
3. Go to the broadcaster's stream — head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were back at home.
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IPL playoff results and fixtures 2024
- May 21 — Qualifier 1: Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad (Ahmedabad)
- May 22 — Eliminator: Rajasthan Royals beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Ahmedabad)
- May 24 — Qualifier 2: Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals (Chennai)
- May 26 — Final: Kolkata Knight Riders v Sunrisers Hyderabad (Chennai)
Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad 2024 IPL Final squads 2024
These are the full IPL 2024 squads for each finalist, including coaches, captains, overseas players and domestic players:
Kolkata Knight Riders
- Captain: Shreyas Iyer
- Coach: Chandrakant Pandit
- Overseas: Mitchell Starc (Australia); Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Sunil Narine (West Indies); Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afghanistan); Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka).
- Domestic: Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, KS Bharat, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Sakib Hussain, Varun Chakravarthy, Suyash Sharma.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
- Captain: Pat Cummins (Australia)
- Coach: Daniel Vettori (New Zealand)
- Overseas: Travis Head (Australia); Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen, Marco Jansen (South Africa); Glenn Phillips (New Zealand); Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afghanistan); Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka)
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Domestic: Mayank Agarwal, Abhishek Sharma, Anmolpreet Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Abdul Samad, Upendra Yadav, Washington Sundar, Sanvir Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Shahbaz Ahmed, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, T Natarajan, Umran Malik, Jaydev Unadkat, Akash Singh, Mayank Markande, Jhathavedh Subramanyan, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth
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