Micheal Starc Break through Trevis Head for the Golden Duck
Mitchell Starc struck three early blows to help Kolkata Knight Riders storm into scoreboard cricket of IPL final with a eight-wicket thrashing of Sunrisers Hyderabad in Ahmedabad’s searing heat on Tuesday.
The IPL 2024 final promises to be a captivating contest with several key battles that could determine the winner. From the aggressive batting of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma to the strategic bowling of Mitchell Starc and Andre Russell, each mini-contest will add to the drama of the grand finale. As KKR and SRH clash at Chepauk, cricket fans around the world are in for a treat.
Two-time champions Kolkata bowled out Hyderabad for 159 as Starc returned figures of 3-34 in the first play-off – qualifier 1 – at the world’s biggest cricket stadium.
scoreboard cricket of Rahul Tripathi hits Maiden Half-Century in IPL 2024
Rahul Tripathi was left completely dejected after he was run out during the KKR vs SRH IPL 2024 Qualifier 1 match on Tuesday, May 21. Tripathi, having survived an lbw call for which KKR did not appeal earlier, played a brilliant scoreboard cricket knock of 55 runs off 35 deliveries, an innings comprising seven fours and one six. His innings became an important knock to made SRH such a scoreboard cricket decent score. He was involved in a mix-up with Abdul Samad and was run out at the striker’s end. As he returned to the pavilion, Tripathi was left completely dejected as he was looking in good touch.
Scoreboard cricket of Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) Reach The Final of TATA IPL 2024
Venkatesh Iyer, on 51, and skipper Shreyas Iyer, on 58, scoreboard cricket remained unbeaten in Ahmedabad as Kolkata achieved their target with 38 balls to spare.
Venkatesh, a left-hand batsman, kept up the charge in an unbeaten stand of 97 with Shreyas, who steered the team home with a six for Kolkata’s fourth IPL final. Rahmanullah Gurbaz gave scoreboard cricket to Kolkata a strong start with his 23 off 14 balls and fellow opener Sunil Narine made scoreboard cricket of 21 before being dismissed by Cummins.
Kolkata Knight Riders beat Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and managed to reach their fourth IPL final as they will be ready and geared up to face the winner of Qualifier 2 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Sunday, May 26.