Kavya Maran gives up and leaves, waves goodbye to SRH fans amid Venkatesh Iyer's KKR carnage but returns later to...
Hindustan TimesOne of the lopsided IPL finals in history saw contrasting emotions at the two camps at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday. Bowling coach Muttiah Muralidharan looked baffled as SRH batters put on a shambolic show, while franchise CEO and co-owner Kavya Maran looked dispirited. Kavya Maran leaves during Venkatesh Iyer's unbeaten fifty vs SRH SRH captain Pat Cummins opted to bat first after winning the toss given their better record in setting totals through the course of the tournament. In response, Rahmanullah Gurbaz set the momentum early with some boundaries, and even through the side lost Sunil Narine quickly, Venkatesh Iyer came out all guns blazing, smashing a fiery 24-ball fifty as KKR amassed the highest score in the powerplay - 72 for one - before wrapping up the chase with 57 balls to spare. Amid Venkatesh's carnage in Chennai, where he smashed 4, 6, 6 against Bhuvneshwar Kumar and then 4, 4, 6, 4 against Natarajan, a disappointed Kavya was spotted waving goodbye to the SRH fans as he left the Chepauk stand.