Former England batsman Kevin Pietersen made a big statement about Mitchell Starc’s match-winning spell for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first qualifier match of the Indian Premier League 2024 played at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on May 21. Let us tell you, in this important match played in Ahmedabad, Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets and made their place in the final of this important tournament.

Mitchell Starc bowled brilliantly for Kolkata Knight Riders and took three wickets for 34 runs in four overs. He took the wickets of Travis Head, Nitish Reddy and Shahbaz Ahmed. Sunrisers Hyderabad could not perform well in front of Starc’s lethal bowling and lost the match. Kevin Pietersen, while talking on Star Sports, praised Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc.

Kevin Pietersen said, ‘These Australian players are big match players. That is why they are bought at high prices. He did not say that you owe me money and I will give you back by performing well. Starc will not say that I do not know how to bowl. He can bowl and that is why the team has bought him at a huge price.

Kolkata Knight Riders confirm their place in the final of IPL 2024

Let us tell you, in the Indian Premier League 2024 auction, Kolkata Knight Riders included Mitchell Starc in their team for Rs 24.75 crore. Starc was the most expensive player of this important tournament. The fast bowler did not have such a good start in IPL 2024 but he played an important role in Kolkata’s victory by bowling brilliantly for his team in the important match.

Talking about the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first against Kolkata, scored 159 runs after losing all the wickets. On behalf of the team, Rahul Tripathi contributed 55 runs while captain Pat Cummins scored 30 runs. Heinrich Klaasen played a valuable inning of 32 runs. In reply, Kolkata team won the match by losing two wickets. For Kolkata, captain Shreyas Iyer contributed the match-winning innings of 58 runs while Venkatesh Iyer contributed 51* runs.