KKR Pacer Mitchell Starc I ended up picking up up 2/14 in the final of IPL 2024 against SRH and contributed in helping his team win the third IPL title. He was voted Player of the Match after the match.
Starc picked up the wickets of Abhishek Sharma and Rahul Tripathi to put SRH back in the powerplay. The Australian spearhead finished the season with 17 wickets after a slow start.
KKR signed Mitchell Starc for Rs 24.75 crore in the IPL 2024 auction. The brain behind this call was KKR mentor Gautam Gambhir. WHO He had complete confidence in him to continue the season and fulfill the franchise and he finally delivered.
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Starc struggled mightily in the first half of the season for KKR. He took only five wickets in the first half of the tournament and came back to take 12 more wickets in the second half. of the tournament.
His two best performances came in Elimination 1 and in the final where the tome wickets in the power play. He led the bowling attack all season and endured the tough times to come back strong and deliver for his team.
Big night for KKR: Mitchell Starc
In the post-match presentation after launching KKR to victory, he shared his feelings on the title win with Kolkata Knight Riders.
“Great night for KKR. What a game, what a season. Probably the two most exciting teams in the final, it was a great final. We’ve had a fantastic team of bowlers and batsmen, our staff have been fantastic in getting everyone to their peak.” We were a very consistent team, with contributions from everyone. We lost the toss and were able to use the ball first. After watching the game here a few nights ago, it wasn’t really about adapting. bowlers and fields. Credits to him The bowling unit showed all their skills.“Starc said while emphasizing in the importance of adapting to venues in all formats.
The Australian pacer spoke more about price pressure as the topic was also addressed in the post-match presentation. He said his experience of playing cricket for a long time helped him handle the pressure.
“There have been jokes about money. It’s been a long time since I played the IPL. I have experience, that helped me with all the expectations. I’m glad I have experience and am older. It’s been a lot of fun. All credit to all the players and staff,” Starc added.
KKR beat SRH by 8 wickets in the final of IPL 2024. This was the third IPL title for Kolkata Knight Riders. SRH won the toss and opted to bat first. They were impressed by the KKR players who dismantled their batting line-up. Every KKR bowler took a wicket and kept SRH to a below average score.
KKR chased down the target of a rather professional 114 wins by 8 wickets and 57 balls to spare breaking several records in the process.
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