Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings Live Score, IPL 2024: Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday.
KKR vs PBKS IPL 2024 Live Score: Get Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) Live Score Updates from Eden Gardens Kolkata
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings IPL 2024 Live Score: All eyes will be on Mitchell Starc when Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Punjab Kings at the Eden Gardens on Friday. Starc, who had attracted a record bid at the auction but did not have the kind of return to the league after eight years he would have hoped as he has leaked plenty of runs this season and has managed just six wickets. The left-arm quick also reportedly sustained a finger injury on his bowling hand during their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Starc, whose underwhelming performance (6 wickets at ER 11.48) is the worst among the specialist bowlers. At an all-time high price tag of Rs 24.75 crore, Starc must be feeling the heat but to be fair to him, some of the tracks, including the one at the Eden Gardens have been perfect belters where length balls are soaring into the stands .
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KKR is currently second in the 10-team table with 10 points, four behind table toppers Rajasthan Royals (14 points) and the team’s success is largely due to the batting efforts from the top-order.
Follow live score and updates of KKR vs PBKS from Kolkata below.
Indian Premier League, 2024 – Match 42
Kolkata Knight Riders
vs
Punjab Kings
Match Yet To Begin ( Day – Match 42 )
Match begins at 19:30 IST (14:00 GMT)
Is the absence of the slower ball robbing Mitchell Starc off another dimension and making him predictable?
A lack of a well-crafted slower-ball has compounded Starc’s struggles, rendering him one-dimensional, neutering his death-over prowess. (BCCI)
Mitchell Starc is an irresistible concoction of gifts–the in-swinging yorker, the head-winking bouncer, the untameable hard length balls, pace and control, strength and stamina; in short everything a fast bowler would crave for, enough to coax ₹24.75 crore from KKR’s pockets–except that he doesn’t possess a high-definition slower ball. (Read More)
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First uploaded on: 26-04-2024 at 15:04 IST
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