Aussie pace ace Mitchell Starc finally lived up to his high price tag with a three-wicket haul and Phil Salt scored a brilliant half-century as Kolkata Knight Riders posted a comprehensive eight-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 14.
After restricting LSG, which sought home comfort by donning city-based sister concern Mohun Bagan’s green-and-maroon colours, to 161 for seven, KKR achieved the target with 4.2 overs to spare to please its fans on Bengali new year.
Right from the toss, the host remained in control. Vaibhav Arora struck early to dismiss Quinton de Kock.
