Kolkata Knight Riders claimed the IPL 2024 title with a comprehensive victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday but the summit clash was not without controversy.

Riyan Parag bowed out of IPL 2024 as third highest run-scorer of the tournament with 573 runs from 16 matches.

Shahbaz Ahmed added 18 runs with the bat and picked up a three-wicket haul while bowling in the middle overs.

Contrary to popular opinion, the much debated 'Impact Player' rule has proved to be a bigger nightmare for bowlers compared to the all-rounders, said Shahbaz Ahmed.

Travis Head's aggressive fifty and bowlers' determination helped Sunrisers Hyderabad score a fine 67-run victory over Delhi Capitals in their IPL match.

The player played four seasons for RCB in the IPL, but was not retained by the franchise ahead of the mini auction.

Shahbaz has so far played 39 IPL matches and has 14 IPL wickets to his name with best bowling figures of 3/7. After representing RCB since 2020, he has now been traded to SRH for his existing fee.

Shahbaz was secured for Rs 2.4 crore before IPL 2022. Shahbaz has scored 321 runs in 39 matches of his IPL career at an average of almost 17 while also taking 14 wickets

Jason Roy led the show with a fiery fifty as Kolkata Knight Riders got their mojo back to notch a fighting 200 for five against Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Royal Challengers Bangalore all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed said that he wanted himself to go unsold in IPL 2020 auction.