Former Australian cricketer Shane Watson described the delivery by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Mitchell Starc that dismissed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Travis Head in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Qualifier match as 'beautiful'. Updated: May 22, 2024 2:44 PM IST By Edited by Former Australia cricketer Shane Watson said the delivery by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) pacer Mitchell Starc which dismissed Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Travis Head in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 Qualifier match was ‘beautiful’. Speaking on JioCinema, Watson said Travis Head’s dismissal reminded him of Starc bowling to Brendon McCullum in the World Cup 2015.
The former cricketer added Head’s dismissal was a ‘big moment’ in the game. “It reminded me of Mitchell Starc bowling to Brendon McCullum in the 2015 World Cup at the MCG, just pegs everywhere, getting the key man out. That’s just what he does.
He stands up when he needs to and that was a big moment in the game, knowing how devastating Travis Head has been in this IPL...
That was a beautiful delivery. Recapping the match, Sunrisers Hyderabad elected to bat first. After being reduced to 39/4 following an incredible powerplay spell by Mitchell Starc, a 62-run stand between Rahul Tripathi (55 in 35 balls, with seven fours and a six) and Heinrich Klaasen (32 in 21 balls, with three fours and a six) helped SRH cross the 100-run mark.
But wickets kept falling for Sunrisers as bowlers were able to maintain pr.
