Mitchell Starc’s initial brilliance and Sunrisers Hyderabad’s subsequent collapse led to a crucial victory for Kolkata Knight Riders in the first qualifier of IPL 2024. Hyderabad, despite Rahul Tripathi’s fifty, lost five wickets for a mere 25 runs in 30 deliveries, gifting KKR an advantage. The celebrations of Shah Rukh Khan, Suhana Khan, and Gautam Gambhir marked the moment, while Pat Cummins’ late cameo took SRH beyond 150 runs.