SRH appeared 3 times in the final but they lose 2 time ,they could not handle the pressure in final match. Otherwise,team was very strong but they had fear of lose and that was a big reason of their lose. I think they should prepare mentally to win the title because cricket is game of mind but body plays a role very less as comparison to mind.
You are right after 10 long years Kolkata Knight Riders became champions. But this time in the IPL, the Kolkata Knight Riders team performed very well from the beginning due to which they got a great win against the mighty Sunrise Hyderabad in the final match and with this win, they became the IPL champions for the third time. However, Sunrise Hyderabad's batting line-up is undoubtedly strong, if they could have batted responsibly in the final match against Kolkata Knight Riders, the outcome of the match could have been different. The bowlers of Kolkata Knight Riders bowled very well due to which the Sunrise Hyderabad batsmen were under pressure from the start and none of the batsmen could bat responsibly due to which Sunrise Hyderabad were bowled out for 113 runs.