IPL 2026: Mitchell Starc took 3 wickets in the very first match, did this special feat

Sanjeev Kumar

khelja|02-05-2026

Mitchell Starc showed his strength (Photo-PTI)

Mitchell Starc: Mitchell Starc has shown his class as soon as he entered the field. As soon as he played his first match in IPL 2026, Mitchell Starc bowled brilliantly and took three wickets. Starc proved to be a bit expensive against Rajasthan Royals but this player took three wickets. Mitchell Starc was the first to dismiss Yashasvi Jaiswal against Rajasthan Royals. After this, Starc stopped Rajasthan captain Riyan Parag from scoring a century and dismissed him for 90 runs. Starc also dealt with Jadeja.

Starc proved costly in the last over.

Mitchell Starc, however, was beaten in the last over. This player gave away 14 runs in the 19th over. Donovan Ferreira hit a four and a six in his over. Because of this, Starc gave away 40 runs in 4 overs.

habit of taking wickets in the first over

Now let us tell you that miracle of Mitchell Starc which is really astonishing. In fact, Starc has become in the habit of taking wickets in the first over. This player took a wicket in the first over in the final of the World Test Championship. He also took a wicket in the first over of the Ashes series.

Even in the first Test in 2026, he took a wicket in the first over. Even in the Big Bash League, Starc took a wicket in the first over and now he has done the same feat in the IPL.

stark arrived late

Mitchell Starc was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 11.75 crore. Let us tell you that this player did not play the first 8 matches for Delhi. Starc was not completely fit. If Starc had played in these matches, the result of the five matches that this team lost could have been different.

Talking about the match, Rajasthan Royals scored 225 runs against Delhi Capitals. Yashasvi and Vaibhav Suryavanshi's bat did not work but Rajasthan's middle order batsmen did wonders. Dhruv Jurel scored 42 runs in 30 balls. Whereas Riyan Parag played an inning of 90 runs in 50 balls.

In the last overs, Donovan Ferreira played an unbeaten inning of 47 runs in 14 balls, taking Rajasthan to a big score.

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