Indian Premier League 2024 has thus far been a venue for cricket’s finest moments that have engaged spectators from all over the world. Nail-biting finishes, jaw-dropping catches and fielding efforts, crowd-booing, five-wicket hauls, and stunning hundreds—we have seen them all just like we predicted in our IPL predictions for 2024.
Every year, the new season of the IPL is expected to light up cricket stadiums all across India, and the league has not disappointed this time around at all. We have seen old foes become friends, hugging it out on the cricket field, whereas new rivalries have brewed between the 22 yards.
IPL betting online and IPL predictions for 2024 on GUGOBET bring an extra layer of anticipation and excitement to the league, which gets more people to follow the Indian Premier League. Let us have a look at the most exciting and memorable moments in the IPL 2024 season that have made the tournament more exciting and thrilling.
Kolkata Knight Riders Wins the Title for the 3rd Time
Knight Riders, led by Shreyas Iyer, beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL final 2024, which looked one-sided at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai. Losing the toss became a blessing in disguise for the Knight Riders, who produced a strong bowling show to limit the in-form Sunrisers to just 113, the lowest total by a team in the finals. Shah Rukh Khan’s co-owned franchise, Kolkata Knight Riders, emerged as the IPL 2024 winner.
The most expensive player in IPL history, Mitchell Starc, brought at Rs 24.75 crores by Knight Riders, provided the breakthrough early on with quick wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi. In the end, he was adjudged the Player of the Match. Andre Russell (3 wickets) and Harshit Rana (2 wickets) all added to the glamour of the summit clash.
The chase looked a formality as they aced it in just 10.3 overs, where Venkatesh Iyer smacked an unbeaten 52* runs, while opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz added 39 runs. For his all-round brilliance, Sunil Narine was named the Most Valuable Player of IPL 2024 where he picked up 17 wickets and scored 488 runs.
Most Centuries in a Single IPL Season
The introduction of the Impact Player Rule in the 2023 season, gave batters more freedom to express themselves as most teams used a genuine batter as an impact substitute. The players who were batting up the order started to score at a faster rate as a result of which 14 centuries were scored in the IPL 2024, the most in a single IPL season. Marcus Stoinis’ match-winning 124* from 63 balls against Chennai Super Kings at Chepauk, stands out as the highest individual score.
The Fastest Century in the IPL 2024
Aussie Southpaw, Travis Head, who was bought for Rs 6.8 crore by Sunrisers Hyderabad, slammed the fastest century in the IPL 2024 during the game against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. He attained the feat in just 39 balls and went on to score 102 comprising 9 fours and 8 maximums.
Most Runs in the IPL 2024:
Ace batter Virat Kohli who represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru, scored the most runs in the IPL 2024, amassing 741 runs in 15 matches at an average of 61.75. He smashed 5 half-centuries and a century in the season. He played a decisive role in guiding the RCB to the Eliminator and won the IPL Orange Cap 2024.
Most Wickets in the IPL 2024:
Harshal Patel, who was dropped out of the India Team, following a string of poor bowling displays, showcased his wicket-taking abilities in the IPL 2024, bagging 24 scalps in 14 matches at an economy of 9.73 with the best figures of 3 for 15. Following his exceptional show with the ball, the 33-year-old deceptive seamer finished as the leading wicket-taker in IPL 2024.
Top Moments During IPL 2024
Whether it’s a record-breaking century or a rookie’s stunning debut, the IPL predictions 2024 offer another element of excitement to an already thrilling cricketing event. Below are a few of the top moments that have provided the viewers with an amazing and immersing viewing experience in the league. These include broken IPL records, emerging players arriving on the scene, and boundaries being hit for fun.
Sunrisers Hyderabad breaking the record for the highest total in IPL history
The most captivating moment we have seen in this IPL season is Sunrisers Hyderabad breaking the record for the highest score in IPL history. In the eighth match of IPL 2024 against the Mumbai Indians, the SRH batters went berserk and put a mammoth total of 277 runs on the board, breaking the record held by Royal Challengers Bengaluru of 263 runs.
It was also the highest total scored in the IPL without an individual century, as three SRH batters (Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, and Heinrich Klassen) scored quick-fire fifties. Sharma and Head batted with a strike rate of over 250, and Klassen struck at a rate of 230+, ensuring that the record was no longer held by the RCB franchise. It took 11 long years in the league’s history to break this IPL record.
The “wrong” Shashank Singh winning matches for the Punjab Kings
A new hero has emerged for the Punjab Kings franchise this season – Shashank Singh. Shashank Singh was not on the buying list of the Punjab team’s management during the IPL 2024 auction and was acquired by the franchise due to a misunderstanding, but he has emerged as a rising star for them.
In the game against the Gujarat Titans, Shashank Singh played a blinder and scored 61* runs in just 29 balls, winning the match for the team in a situation where Punjab had almost lost the match. It was an innings of a lifetime for the man who was about to go unsold at the auction.
In the next match as well, against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, he almost won the match for the team by scoring 46* runs in just 25 balls, as PBKS lost that match by a margin of just two runs.
Crowd-booing MI’s new captain, Hardik Pandya
Hardik Pandya’s return to the Mumbai Indians was not the most welcomed by the fans of the Mumbai team as well as the spectators of the Indian Premier League. Even though he returned as the captain of the franchise, he had to face a lot of booing and unwelcoming gestures from the fans.
When the first game was played at the Wankhede Stadium this year between the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals, the crowd did not cheer for Hardik Pandya at the toss even after the toss presenter asked the crowd explicitly to applaud for Pandya.
All of this is because the MI fans have an endless love for Rohit Sharma and want to see him as their captain, but we think that as the tournament progresses and MI starts winning matches consecutively, the crowd will eventually be behind their new captain.
Romario Shepherd hitting Anrich Nortje for 32 runs in the last over of the inning
In the 20th match of IPL 2024 at the Wankhede Stadium between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals, Romario Shepherd turned on beast mode and took Anrich Nortje to the cleaners in the last over of the first innings. MI’s score was 202 runs after 19 overs when Shepherd hit Nortje for 32 runs in the last over of the inning and took the total to 234.
Romario started the over with a boundary through the off-side, then hit three consecutive sixes, taking the total to 220+. The fifth ball was again hit for a four, whereas the last ball was sent into the stands, finishing the inning on a high.
In the end, Shepherd’s innings of 39* runs in just 10 balls made all the difference, as Delhi lost the match by 29 runs and Shepherd won the Player of the Match award.
The arrival of the new pace sensation in Indian cricket, Mayank Yadav.
Every year in the IPL, we see an emerging player bringing exceptional skills and talent to the table, and this year we have seen a speedster, Mayank Yadav, bowling thunderbolts one after another. He is being named the “new pace sensation in Indian cricket” because the pace at which he has bowled, maintaining his line and length, is quite impressive.
His first signs in the IPL were in the match against the Punjab Kings, where he bowled a sensational spell of 27/3 in four overs and shocked everyone with the pace he bowled at. In the next match against RCB, he impressed once again, bettering his figures from the previous match and taking three wickets for just 14 runs in the match.
Mayank Yadav clocked a speed of 156.7 kmph in the match versus the Bengaluru-based franchise, breaking the IPL record for the fastest ball in the league’s history. He has already caught the eye of the cricket fraternity and might be on the flight to the USA for the T20 World Cup.
The emergence of the Riyan Parag 2.0 version.
After not having a great start to his IPL career in the previous seasons, Riyan Parag has completely turned the tide this time around, making it one of the top moments of the IPL 2024 season. Parag came into this year’s IPL on the back of an exceptional domestic run and has continued his form in the initial matches this year in the IPL.
Parag has scored a total of 261 runs in five innings at an impressive average of 87. He has batted beautifully, showing intent and not shying away from taking bowlers on. The Riyan Parag 2.0 version looks lethal, and if he is given a long rope at the number four position at RR, he can be a match-winner for them.
IPL 2024 Points Table
Kolkata Knight Riders finished the league stage as table toppers followed by Sunrisers Hyderabad in second place. Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru occupied third and fourth place respectively.
| Teams | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Points | NRR | |
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 |
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 |
| 6 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.377 |
| 7 | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | -0.667 |
| 8 | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 12 | -1.063 |
| 9 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -0.353 |
| 10 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -0.318 |
Who won the IPL 2024?
Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL 2024, beating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the finals by 8 wickets to lift the title for the 3rd time.
IPL 2025 Auction
The mega 2025 IPL auction is scheduled to be held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on November 24-25.
Retention Lists of IPL 2025
All the 10 teams have announced the names of the retained players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.
| Franchises | Retained Players |
| Mumbai Indians | Jasprit Bumrah (Rs 18 crore) |
| Suryakumar Yadav (Rs 16.35 crore) | |
| Hardik Pandya (Rs 16.35 crore) | |
| Rohit Sharma (Rs 16.3 crore) | |
| Tilak Varma (Rs 8 crore) | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Rinku Singh (Rs 13 crore) |
| Varun Chakravarthy (Rs 12 crore) | |
| Sunil Narine (Rs 12 crore) | |
| Andre Russell (Rs 12 crore) | |
| Harshit Rana (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Ramandeep Singh (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Chennai Super Kings | Ruturaj Gaikwad (Rs 18 crore) |
| Ravindra Jadeja (Rs 18 crore) | |
| Matheesha Pathirana (Rs 13 crore) | |
| Shivam Dube (Rs 12 crore) | |
| MS Dhoni (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Rajasthan Royals | Sanju Samson (Rs 18 crore) |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rs 18 crore) | |
| Riyan Parag (Rs 14 crore) | |
| Dhruv Jurel (Rs 14 crore) | |
| Shimron Hetmyer (Rs 11 crore) | |
| Sandeep Sharma (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Delhi Capitals | Axar Patel (Rs 16.5 crore) |
| Kuldeep Yadav (Rs 13.25 crore) | |
| Tristan Stubbs (Rs 10 crore) | |
| Abishek Porel (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Virat Kohli (Rs 21 crore) |
| Rajat Patidar (Rs 11 crore) | |
| Yash Dayal (Rs 5 crore) | |
| Gujarat Titans | Rashid Khan (Rs 18 crore) |
| Shubman Gill (Rs 16.5 crore) | |
| Sai Sudharsan (Rs 8.5 crore) | |
| Rahul Tewatia (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Shahrukh Khan (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Punjab Kings | Shashank Singh (Rs 5.5 crore) |
| Prabhsimran Singh (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Heinrich Klaasen (Rs 23 crore) |
| Pat Cummins (Rs 18 crore) | |
| Abhishek Sharma (Rs 14 crore) | |
| Travis Head (Rs 14 crore) | |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy (Rs 6 crore) | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Nicholas Pooran (Rs 21 crore) |
| Ravi Bishnoi (Rs 11 crore) | |
| Mayank Yadav (Rs 11 crore) | |
| Mohsin Khan (Rs 4 crore) | |
| Ayush Badoni (Rs 4 crore) |
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