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Most players in Australia's test squad are "closer to the end than the start" of their careers but they should be able to play on for another three to five years after working hard on their fitness and looking after their bodies, bowler Nathan Lyon said.
Legendary West Indies cricket team batter Brian Lara believes that fast bowler Mitchell Starc had a bad outing in his first game for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in IPL 2024 but pointed out that he is experienced enough to bounce back. Starc had a horrid time as he was taken to the cleaners by Heinrich Klaasen and the experienced Australia pacer ended up conceding 53 runs in his four overs. It was a disappointing show from the cricketer who became the costliest buy in IPL history when KKR bought him for Rs 24.75 crore in this year's auction. Lara said that Starc's strength is his bowling in the initial overs with the new ball and it is too early for the fans and the franchise to judge him considering his calibre.
Following his side's four run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell said that pacer Harshit Rana wanted the last over and lauded the young pacer for coming back well after conceding a six while defending 13 runs in the final over. Despite an all-round show by Russell, SRH's Heinrich Klaasen threatened to ruin KKR's party and dented the Rs 24-plus crore prize-tagged Mitchell Starc's IPL comeback with some massive sixes. But a win was not meant to be for SRH as Harshit managed to keep his composure and defended 13 runs in the last over despite Klaasen hitting him for a massive six early on. Harshit went on to pick up two wickets, including that off Klaasen.
Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc, bought for INR 24.75 crore in the auction, received a brutal bashing as he came up against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Saturday. Starc conceded 53 runs in his quota of 4 overs while failing to pick a single wicket. In comparison, young KKR star Harshit Rana bagged 3 wickets for 33 runs in his spell of 4 overs. Only Varun Chakravarthy, 55 runs in 4 overs for 1 wicket, suffered a bigger bashing than Starc in the match. The Australia pacer, recognised as one of the finest in the world, was expected to emerge as a match-winner but his embarrassing show with the ball resulted in a meme-fest on social media instead.
Harshit Rana's resilience in the final over and Andre Russel's muscling fifty helped Kolkata Knight Riders survive Heinrich Klaasen's six-hitting spree and score a thrilling four-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL match on Saturday. Klaassen almost turned the match on its head with a 29-ball 63 in which he moussed eight sixes without a single four. But SRH bravely chased KKR's imposing 208/7, which was built around Russell's (64, 25b) and Phil Salt's 54 (40b), but could only make 204 for seven.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's Heinrich Klaasen almost pulled off a remarkable victory for his side before young Kolkata Knight Riders bowler Harshit Rana had the last word in a thriller at Eden Gardens on Saturday.
KKR vs SRH Live Score Updates, IPL 2024: Andre Russell is firing on all cylinders while Rinku Singh is providing him a really good support from the other end as six-down Kolkata Knight Riders are set to post a big total against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens. Russell is taking SRH bowlers to the cleaners quite comfortably. Mayank Markande and T Natarajan both have picked two wickets each for SRH so far. Earlier, Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins won the toss and opted to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders. (Live Scorecard)
Returning to "IPL circus" after almost a decade, Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc bowled with the new ball, and took some hits from Rinku Singh at the death during Kolkata Knight Riders' second warm-up match at Eden Gardens on Tuesday. The Aussie, who last played in the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2014 and 2015, was bought by KKR ahead of IPL 2018 but an injury had ruled him out of that season. The Shah Rukh Khan-owned franchise broke the all-time auction record this year to buy him at a price tag of Rs 24.75-crore to bolster their pace attack that had lacked sting in the recent past. "It's always a bit of a circus when it is the best T20 league in the world. It's definitely a new challenge. Yeah, it's going to be exciting. So, yeah I look forward to it," Starc told cricket.com.au.