On Tuesday, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced off in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
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Choosing to bat first, SRH were rocked early as they lost opener Travis Head off the second ball of the match, bowled by Mitchell Starc. They then collapsed to 39/4 in 5 overs, before rescue acts from Rahul Tripathi (55), Heinrich Klaasen (32) and Pat Cummins (30) helped them reach 159.
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc, the IPL's most expensive player, has had a poor season so far. However, he looked back to his best as he ripped through SRH's top-order in the Powerplay, getting rid of Travis Head, Nitish Kumar Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed.
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In the process, Starc moved to second on the list of wicket-takers in the Powerplay phase for this season's IPL, with nine. SRH's Bhuvneshwar Kumar is first on the list with a tally of 10 wickets.
| Player | Team | Innings | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 13 | 10 |
| Mitchell Starc | Kolkata Knight Riders | 12 | 9 |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 8 |
| Trent Boult | Rajasthan Royals | 13 | 8 |
| Vaibhav Arora | Kolkata Knight Riders | 9 | 8 |
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