Mitchell Starc Bowls an Absolute Ripper to Clean Up Abhishek Sharma in 1st Over of IPL 2024 Final: WATCH

Mitchell Starc’s knack for picking up wickets in the first over of decisive encounters was once again on display when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) locked horns with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 final on Sunday. A few days ago, he castled his national teammate Travis Head for a duck when the two teams squared off against each other in the Qualifier 1 in Ahmedabad. Coming to Chennai, the most expensive player of IPL history was right on the money yet again, jolting the Sunrisers early in the big encounter with the dismissal of Abhishek Sharma.

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It was a perfect set-up by Starc to provide KKR with an early breakthrough in the final. The left-arm quick swung the first four deliveries away from the off-stump before angling the fifth one in to bamboozle the young Hyderabad opener. It was an absolute ripper from Starc; pitched on middle and nipped away at the last moment, breaching Sharma’s defence and clipping the top of the off stump.

Sharma had no answer to the Jaffa and had to walk back after scoring just 2 off 5 in a big game. On the other hand, Starc was jubilant and so were his KKR teammates.

Earlier, SRH skipper Pat Cummins won the toss and elected to bat first against KKR at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Sunday. It’s the third time an IPL final is going to be played between the top two teams in the points table.

KKR have beaten 2016 winners SRH twice in this IPL season – once in the league stage and Qualifier 1 respectively. Sunday’s final is being played on a red-soil pitch, with 63m and 70m square boundaries, along with a straight boundary at 77m. It is the pitch where Punjab Kings beat Chennai Super Kings by seven wickets on May 1.

After winning the toss, Cummins said Shahbaz Ahmed takes Abdul Samad’s place in the playing eleven.  KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer, leading a side in an IPL final for the second time, said they have bowled first on winning the toss and his playing eleven is unchanged from their Qualifier 1 win over SRH in Ahmedabad earlier this week. KKR have been unbeaten while chasing in IPL 2024.

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