In the 2024 IPL final against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, Mitchell Starc, a Kolkata Knight Riders player, showed his mettle as a grand level performer by taking an early wicket. To dismiss Abhishek Sharma, the left-arm fast bowler struck in the first over of the game.
It was something big for SRH that would give them some early confidence going forward into this decider.
The most expensive player in the IPL Starc delivered a peach that shattered Abhishek’s defense and just landed outside his off stump.
Starc hit middle stump with a length ball that moved away late, which made it impossible for Abhishek to do anything about it.
Pat Cummins, captain of Hyderabad, won the toss and chose to bat first in Sunday’s Indian Premier League final against Kolkata Knight Riders.
The former champions Hyderabad who beat Rajasthan Royals two days ago at Chepauk in Chennai reached their third IPL final through a virtual semifinal encounter at that very ground.
Their one victory came back in 2016 when they had David Warner as skipper–the same Australian did it now for Hyderabad.
KKR’s titles triumphs were led by ex-India cricketer Gautam Gambhir in 2012 & 2014 before he became their team mentor now.