Big Match: Big Performance – Mitchell Starc knows no other equation outside of this. This Australian pacer of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) becomes devastating when he gets a big match. The proof of which Starc gave two more matches in Qualifier One and Final of IPL.
Starc crushed Sunrisers Hyderabad early in the qualifiers. Within 5 overs of the innings, he returned 3 top order of Hyderabad (Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed).
Again, in the final on Sunday, Starc took that Hyderabad to the edge of the ditch. The left-handed pacer dismissed Travis Head and Rahul Tripathi with two orders and a mark in the first 5 overs of the innings in the title-deciding match. In the end, Hyrabad could not advance further. All out for just 113 runs.
Starc bowled Hyderabad opener Abhishek Sharma with a great delivery in the first over of the final. He took Abhishek’s off-stump with an incredible out-swing. The Hyderabad batsmen did not see Starc’s ball.
AN ABSOLUTE RIPPER!
As spectacular as it gets from Mitchell Starc
He gets the in-form Abhishek Sharma early
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Many IPL watchers hailed this ball bowled by Abhishek as the best delivery of the season. Many people say that Kolkata has recovered 24 crore 75 lakh rupees from this one ball. Like some, Starc’s important 5-wicket haul in the last two matches has paid off.
This time Starc was bought by Kolkata for the highest price in the history of IPL. But he faced severe criticism for not being able to do well in the league. Apart from this, Kolkata’s mentor Gautam Gambhir was also scolded by the supporters. Many did not even hesitate to call Gambhir crazy.
Finally, in the final match, Starc responded to those criticisms with a performance. Gambhir also received praise. Starc took 17 wickets in 13 innings in the recently concluded IPL.
MH/GKS
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