Big money pressure on Starc

Australia's Mitchell Starc didn't live up to his billing in the IPL as his six wickets at an economy rate of 12.94 proved costly for Kolkata Knight Riders.

The left-arm quickly returned to the IPL after a nine-year absence when he became the most expensive buy in IPL history at $2.98 million.

Starc has had his moments, including figures of 3-28 in a win over Lucknow Super Giants.

But he has also been guilty of leaking runs at the back end, and his 19-ball final over on Sunday almost gave the game away to Bengaluru.

Two-time winners Kolkata are second on the table despite Starc's lack of fire.