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Kolkata Knight Riders hammered Sunrisers Hyderabad by eight wickets to win the Indian Premier League for a third time.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

AFP Sport looks at five youngsters who caught the eye during the Twenty20 tournament.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australia)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The Australian impressed in his debut IPL season with his fearless batting for Delhi Capitals, earning glowing praise from Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 22-year-old opener came in as an injury replacement for bowler Lungi Ngidi and hammered 330 runs in nine matches at a punishing strike rate of over 234.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

His explosive performances prompted Australia to include him in their squad as a travelling reserve for next month's T20 World Cup after he was not in their initial list.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Delhi head coach and former Australia captain Ponting earmarked Fraser-McGurk as "a serious talent". Ganguly predicted a bright future for the "game-changer", who has played two ODIs for Australia.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Abhishek Sharma (India)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The flamboyant left-hander, 23, was key to Hyderabad's run to the final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He smashed 484 runs in 16 matches at a strike rate of over 200 and formed an attacking opening pair with Australia's Travis Head.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Abhishek also contributed with his left-arm spin when he took two wickets against Rajasthan Royals to take Hyderabad into their third IPL final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"He is amazing, I wouldn't want to bowl against him. He's scary," skipper Pat Cummins said of the youngster after his knock of 66 helped Hyderabad into the play-offs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Despite his displays Abhishek failed to make India's formidable World Cup squad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Will Jacks (England)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The batting all-rounder rode on a strong season with Royal Challengers Bengaluru to take his place in the England squad for the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

His 41-ball 100 against Gujarat Titans in April highlighted his destructive ability and eclipsed even Virat Kohli during their partnership of 166.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Jacks reached his ton with a six and Kohli's reaction of awe and delight said it all. The former India captain later called the knock "phenomenal".<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 25-year-old finished with 230 runs in eight matches and was vital to Bengaluru as they made it to the play-offs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Tristan Stubbs (South Africa)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The South African went to Delhi for a bargain $60,000 at auction but emerged as a top "finisher" in a season where his team came a disappointing sixth in the table.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 23-year-old had a final-overs strike rate of 297.33, the highest in the IPL ever for a minimum of 100 runs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"The way he is finishing games, it's like he's been doing it for 10 years," former Australia batsman Tom Moody purred.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It was a breakout IPL for Stubbs, who concluded the season with an unbeaten 25-ball 57 against Lucknow Super Giants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Will hope to carry that form into the World Cup in the United States and Caribbean.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka)<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

The 21-year-old fast bowler nicknamed "Baby Malinga" sparkled for Chennai Super Kings with his ability to choke runs in the final overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

He took 13 wickets from six games before a hamstring injury cut short his IPL.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Chennai were left to rue his absence, losing to Bengaluru to miss out on the play-offs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Has drawn comparisons to Sri Lankan bowling great Lasith Malinga because of his slinging action.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/b> T20WC 2024 Schedule & Squads<\/a><\/p>

Pathirana has recovered from the injury and is expected to spearhead Sri Lanka's attack at the World Cup.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Jake-Fraser-McGurk3.jpg", "alt_img": "Jake Fraser-McGurk", "alt_title": "Five young cricket stars who lit up the IPL 2024", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Five young cricket stars who lit up the IPL 2024 On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "A look at five youngsters who caught the eye during the Indian Premier League 2024 tournament.", "seo_keywords": "Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Sharma,Will Jacks, Tristan Stubbs,Matheesha Pathirana, IPL 2024", "tag": null, "tagging": "Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Sharma,Will Jacks, Tristan Stubbs,Matheesha Pathirana", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "five-young-cricket-stars-who-lit-up-the-ipl-2024", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "13758", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-05-27 11:12:54", "updated": "2024-05-27 11:12:54", "img_from": "Image Source: Google", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jake Fraser-McGurk, Abhishek Sharma,Will Jacks, Tristan Stubbs,Matheesha Pathirana, IPL 2024", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2024-05-27 11:12:54", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-special\/five-young-cricket-stars-who-lit-up-the-ipl-2024-145371" }