Watch: Mitchell Starc cleans up David Warner with precision during DC vs KKR contest in Vizag

Mitchell Starc finally got his first wicket of the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) season during Delhi Capitals’ (DC) run chase against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Visakhapatnam on Wednesday. Prior to this, Starc had endured figures of 0/100 across the two previous matches combined. However, the Australia speedster finally justified his price tag pf Rs 24.75 crore with a fine spell against DC in Vizag. Starc finished with figures of 2/25 from three overs, having taken the wickets of fellow Aussies Mitchell Marsh and David Warner.

While Marsh was caught by Ramandeep Singh at cover point, Warner was clean bowled by Starc in the fifth over as DC lost four wickets in the powerplay phase.

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It was a length ball from Starc to Warner, and the latter, looking to play the cut, ended up getting a thick inside edge before chopping onto the stumps. Warner was eventually dismissed for 18.

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Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders posted the second highest IPL total of 272/7 after they elected to bat. Sunil Narine (85) and Angkrish Raghuvanshi (54) both scored fifties whereas Andre Russell (41) and Rinku Singh (26) also entertained the crowd.

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KKR fell six runs short of breaking the all-time record that was set by Sunrisers Hyderabad (277) against Mumbai Indians last week. KKR went onto beat DC by 106 runs, seeing off the Capitals for 166 in 17.2 overs. The win took KKR to top spot in the points table with six points, with only Net Run Rate separating them with Rajasthan Royals (RR).