Prithvi Shaw has been Delhi Capitals’ pocket-rocket opener since 2018, lighting up seven IPL seasons with a fearless brand of batting built on one mantra—see the ball, hit the ball. Across 79 innings the right-hander has piled up 1,892 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 147, turning every delivery into potential fireworks. Those numbers translate to 238 fours and 61 sixes that have dented advertising hoardings and opposition morale alike. While the three-figure mark has narrowly eluded him—his highest remains an agonising 99—Shaw has still crossed fifty on 14 occasions, proving he can both explode and anchor when the situation demands. Every season the 24-year-old has donned the DC blue, making the Ferozeshah Kotla his personal playground. With 238 boundaries already to his name, Shaw is chasing the rare 250-fours club, and at his current pace the landmark could arrive as early as IPL 2025.

Mitchell Starc IPL profile: 65 wickets in 50 bowling innings at a strike-rate of 16.29, one of the fastest among left-arm quicks in league history. The Australian speedster has represented Delhi Capitals (2025), Kolkata Knight Riders (2024) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (2014 & 2015), and his 11 IPL seasons span four actual campaigns. Starc’s 2024 return with KKR produced a five-wicket haul—his solitary five-for in the tournament—and nine three-wicket bursts that underline his love for breakthroughs. Over 176.3 overs (1,059 balls) he conceded 1,526 runs at an economy of 8.65, numbers that reveal both wicket-taking venom and the price modern power-hitters pay when targeting him. With the bat, Starc is a lower-order cameo artist: 111 runs from 119 balls, 11 fours, and a highest score of 29 across 21 innings. While his primary currency remains wickets, those quick runs have often shifted momentum in tight chases. From 2015’s raw pace promise to 2025’s experienced spearhead, Mitchell Starc’s IPL journey is a story of speed, swing, and the enduring value of left-arm thunderbolts on Indian pitches.

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