DC vs KKR: Sunil Narine Becomes First Overseas Spinner To Scalp 150 Wickets In IPL

Updated - 29 Apr 2022, 12:53 PM

Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine (Image Credits: Twitter)

Sunil Narine on Thursday, April 28 turned into the first overseas spinner to get 150 wickets in the Indian Premier League. Narine accomplished the accomplishment during Kolkata Knight Riders’ crucial game in IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.

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Sunil Narine finished the achievement when he got the wicket of Lalit Yadav in his third over as Kolkata Knight Riders were protecting a pitiful total of 146 after former KKR spinner Kuldeep Yadav got a 4-wicket haul.

Sunil Narine. Photo- IPL
Sunil Narine. Photo- IPL

Sunil Narine Becomes The Ninth Bowler Ever To Pick 150 Wickets In IPL

Sunil Narine turns into the ninth bowler in the history of IPL to get to the 150-wicket milestone. He is additionally the sixth spinner to get up at least 150 wickets in the IPL.

Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine (Image Credit: Twitter)

In his maiden season for KKR, Narine made the world pay attention with 24 wickets. In the next 2 seasons, he picked up 22 wickets and 21 wickets respectively. Narine restored his KKR vocation in 2021, assuming a vital part in their race to the final, taking 16 wickets in 14 matches.

Narine was held by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 6 crore in front of the mega auction as the 2-time champions showed confidence in the 33-year-old spinner who has become undesirable for the West Indies national squad. Be that as it may, the veteran spinner has reimbursed the confidence displayed in him, getting 4 wickets in 6 matches at a stunning economy of 5 runs for every over.

Sunil Narine Wants To End His IPL Career At KKR

Throughout the long term, Narine has seen many promising and less promising times. The franchise remained by him when he was accounted for chucking as late as 2020. Narine has advanced as a player and he played as a pinch hitter even as he was working out his bowling action.

Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine (Image Credit: Twitter)

With a renovated action, Narine is as yet perhaps the hardest spinner to face in IPL 2022 and the West Indies star had said he wants to represent KKR in the future also and finish his career at the well-known franchise.

“Yeah I have always told Venky Mysore that hopefully, I don’t play for any other franchise, I have loved my stay at KKR so hopefully I start and finish here,” Narine told KKR.

“I think it’s a great achievement. You don’t see many overseas players stay with one franchise. Luckily, I am one of them and hopefully, I can continue to be with them in the future.

Delhi Capitals crushed Kolkata Knight Riders by 4 wickets to enroll their fourth win in IPL 2022 on Thursday. Delhi has won four out of its 8 matches played this season while losing a similar number of matches. Simultaneously, this is Kolkata’s 6th loss in nine matches. KKR is at number eight in the points table with three wins.

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