After being defeated by Kolkata Knight Riders in the Sunday final, Sunrisers Hyderabad’s IPL 2024 campaign came to an unsatisfactory end under Pat Cummins’ leadership. SRH scored twice over 250 during the campaign, impressing both cricket enthusiasts and experts with their explosive style of play. Abhishek Sharma and Travis Head, who opened the innings, had a poor day as they were dismissed for just 113 runs. As Venkatesh Iyer crushed a spectacular half-century, KKR easily overcame the opposition. After the game, SRH owner Kavya Maran gave an emotional speech to the players and support staff, clearly disappointed and unable to contain her tears.

“You guys have really made us all so proud. I had to come here and tell you that. I mean, you’ve redefined the way we play T20 cricket and everyone is talking about us. The off day had to happen today but really, great job by all of you with the bat and the ball,” said Maran in a clip that was released by Sunrisers Hyderabad on their official X (formerly Twitter) handle.

“Even though we finished last place last year, I think all the fans came out in huge numbers this time because of the potential you guys had. Everyone’s talking about us. Even though KKR won, everyone will still be talking about the style of cricket we’ve played. We played the finals, it wasn’t just any other game. I mean, all the other teams were watching us today. So, thank you so much,” she added.