Prior to this match, the Australian left-arm fast bowler, acquired by the franchise for a staggering sum of Rs 24.75 crore, managed only two wickets in four matches, with an average of 77 runs per wicket and conceding 11 runs per over. Starc, who was the pick of the bowlers with figures of 3/28, claimed Deepak Hooda's wicket before dismissing Pooran and Arshad Khan in the last over of the innings.
