Mitchell Starc claims his second four-wicket haul in IPL: Stats
Mitchell Starc helped Kolkata Knight Riders claim a sensational 24-run win against Mumbai Indians in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. Starc clocked figures worth 4/33 in 3.5 overs as MI perished for 145 in a chase of 170. Starc, who is the IPL's costliest-ever signing, was bought by KKR at the IPL 2024 auction. Here are further details.
A top four-wicket haul for Starc
In the second over of MI's innings, Starc cleaned up Ishan Kishan, who tried to go for a big heave. Starc then claimed three wickets in his final over to wrap up the contest. A full-toss was smashed straight to long-off by Tim David as Shreyas Iyer took the catch. Piyush Chawla came in and got dismissed starightaway. Gerald Coetzee was bowled thereafter.
Starc's IPL stats
Before this, Starc represented Royal Challengers Bengaluru across two editions in the IPL. He took 14 wickets from 14 matches in 2014 and managed 20 scalps from 13 matches in 2015. He took one four-fer for RCB. Starc made a return to the IPL in 2024. He owns 11 scalps for KKR at 33. Overall, Starc now owns 45 IPL wickets at 23.46.
A unique record for Starc
As per Cricbuzz, Starc is now the 4th KKR bowler to claim a four-fer or more versus MI. Andre Russell leads the way with 5/15. Sunil Narine has two four-wicket hauls (4/15 and 4/20). Overall, Starc has seven scalps against MI at 17.71.
