Australia's Mitchell Starc clean bowled Travis Head for a duck in the first over of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday (May 21).

Starc, who hasn't been very effective throughout the tournament, sent an inswinging delivery first up which shattered Head's stumps, leaving the SRH dugout in shock. Have a look at the wicket below:

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SRH's innings took a downturn from there as Head's opening partner Abhishek Sharma was sent back in the next over as well. Vaibhav Arora bowled a full delivery outside off which Sharma failed to middle and offered a simple catch to Andre Russell at covers.

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Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rahul then added 26 runs for the third wicket in next three overs before Starc came back to dismiss Reddy and number four Shahbaz Ahmed off successive bowls in the fifth over. SRH, one of the most explosive batting units in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, finished the powerplay at 45/4 with Starc claiming three of these wickets.

Heinrich Klaasen then scored 21-ball 32 and added 62 runs with Tripathi for the fifth wicket as SRH crossed 100-run mark in in 11th over. Two wicket in Sunil Narine's over (14th over of innings) and two more wickets in the next two overs left SRH nine down for 126 runs with four more overs left to play.

Skipper Pat Cummins then scored 24-ball 30 to take his team past 150-run mark as SRH finished with 159 in 19.3 overs. For KKR, Starc was the pick of the bowlers with 3/34 in his four overs while Varun Chakravarthy took 2/26 in his four-over spell. Apart from them, Russell, Narine, Arora and Harshit Rana each picked up one wicket each.

Australia's Mitchell Starc clean bowled Travis Head for a duck in the first over of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday (May 21).

Australia's Mitchell Starc clean bowled Travis Head for a duck in the first over of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) qualifier 1 of the Indian Premier league (IPL) 2024 on Tuesday (May 21). Starc, who hasn't been very effective throughout the tournament, sent an inswinging delivery first up which shattered Head's stumps, leaving the SRH dugout in shock. Have a look at the wicket below: Starc sets the tone for Qualifier 1 with a ripper! 🔥#IPLonJioCinema #TATAIPL #KKRvSRH #TATAIPLPlayoffs #IPLinBengali pic.twitter.com/3AJG5BvZwT — JioCinema (@JioCinema) May 21, 2024 × SRH's innings took a downturn from there as Head's opening partner Abhishek Sharma was sent back in the next over as well. Vaibhav Arora bowled a full delivery outside off which Sharma failed to middle and offered a simple catch to Andre Russell at covers. Also Read: T20 World Cup 2024: Afghanistan announce former CSK star as bowling consultant Nitish Kumar Reddy and Rahul then added 26 runs for the third wicket in next three overs before Starc came back to dismiss Reddy and number four Shahbaz Ahmed off successive bowls in the fifth over. SRH, one of the most explosive batting units in the ongoing IPL 2024 season, finished the powerplay at 45/4 with Starc claiming three of these wickets. Heinrich Klaasen then scored 21-ball 32 and added 62 runs with Tripathi for the fifth wicket as SRH crossed 100-run mark in in 11th over. Two wicket in Sunil Narine's over (14th over of innings) and two more wickets in the next two overs left SRH nine down for 126 runs with four more overs left to play. Skipper Pat Cummins then scored 24-ball 30 to take his team past 150-run mark as SRH finished with 159 in 19.3 overs. For KKR, Starc was the pick of the bowlers with 3/34 in his four overs while Varun Chakravarthy took 2/26 in his four-over spell. Apart from them, Russell, Narine, Arora and Harshit Rana each picked up one wicket each.

IPL Playoffs 2024, Qualifier 1: WATCH | KKR's Mitchell Starc sends back SRH opener Travis Head on duck

Rajasthan Royals (RR) finished on number three on points table in the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and will face fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first eliminator on May 22. Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on the other hand, will face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the first qualifier on May 21. Both the matches will be played in Ahmedabad.

The fixtures were decided after KKR vs RR on Sunday (May 19) was washed out without a ball being bowled. After the league stage, KKR finished with 20 points with nine wins, three losses and two no results in 14 games.&nbsp;

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SRH, who earlier in the day won by four wickets against Punjab Kings (PBKS), finished with 17 points from eight wins, five losses and one no result. Rajasthan also finished with 17 points from eight wins, five losses and one no result but were pushed down the order by SRH owing to a poor net run rate.

RCB, in a dramatic finish on Saturday (May 18), sealed the last spot with a win over Chennai Super Kings. It was RCB's sixth win on the trot after managing just one in their first eight games. Bengaluru finished with 14 points from seven wins and seven losses in 14 games.

Apart from RCB, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and CSK also finished with 14 points each but failed to make it to the playoffs due their lower net run rate than RCB.

Among others, Gujarat Titans finished eighth on the points table with 12 points from five wins and two results to go with seven losses as well. Punjab Kings finished ninth with 10 points from five wins and nine losses.

Five-time champion Mumbai Indians finished last with eight points from four wins and 10 losses in Hardik Pandya's first season as skipper.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) finished on number three on points table in the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and will face fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first eliminator on May 22.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) finished on number three on points table in the league stage of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 and will face fourth-placed Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the first eliminator on May 22. Table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), on the other hand, will face SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the first qualifier on May 21. Both the matches will be played in Ahmedabad. The fixtures were decided after KKR vs RR on Sunday (May 19) was washed out without a ball being bowled. After the league stage, KKR finished with 20 points with nine wins, three losses and two no results in 14 games. Also Read: IPL 2024: ‘We have seen the last of MS...,’ Dhoni to retire? Here’s what former CSK batter says SRH, who earlier in the day won by four wickets against Punjab Kings (PBKS), finished with 17 points from eight wins, five losses and one no result. Rajasthan also finished with 17 points from eight wins, five losses and one no result but were pushed down the order by SRH owing to a poor net run rate. RCB, in a dramatic finish on Saturday (May 18), sealed the last spot with a win over Chennai Super Kings. It was RCB's sixth win on the trot after managing just one in their first eight games. Bengaluru finished with 14 points from seven wins and seven losses in 14 games. Apart from RCB, Delhi Capitals, Lucknow Super Giants and CSK also finished with 14 points each but failed to make it to the playoffs due their lower net run rate than RCB. Among others, Gujarat Titans finished eighth on the points table with 12 points from five wins and two results to go with seven losses as well. Punjab Kings finished ninth with 10 points from five wins and nine losses. Five-time champion Mumbai Indians finished last with eight points from four wins and 10 losses in Hardik Pandya's first season as skipper.

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