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Kolkata Knight Riders’ mystery spinner Sunis Narine has created history. Sunil Narine made a record in his name by taking one wicket against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which no bowler could do in this league. Sunil Narine has become the first bowler to take 200 wickets while playing for a single team in IPL. He has 201 wickets in his name for KKR.
On Sunday, Sunil Narine bowled 4 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking 2 wickets for 31 runs. He also became the third bowler to score a ‘double century’ of wickets in his IPL career. Narine is also the first foreign bowler to join this special club. The most wickets in IPL history are in the name of Yuzvendra Chahal, who has taken 228 wickets in 182 matches, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar is at second place with 215 wickets in 199 matches. Sunil Narine is at third place in this record list with 201 wickets in 197 matches.
🚨 HISTORY CREATED BY SUNIL NARINE. 🚨
– Narine becomes first bowler in IPL to complete 200 wickets for a single team. pic.twitter.com/GJVLru5bJ8
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) May 3, 2026
Sunil Narine has played an important role in KKR winning the title in the years 2012, 2014 and 2024. Meanwhile, his personal performance was also appreciated. Narine has won the ‘Most Valuable Player’ award in the years 2012, 2018 and 2024. Along with this, he also won the ‘Purple Cap’ in the year 2012.
In this match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad, Sunrisers Hyderabad team, batting first, was limited to just 165 runs in 19 overs. For Hyderabad, Travis Head scored the highest score of 61 runs, while Ishan Kishan contributed 42 runs. For KKR, Varun Chakraborty took 3 wickets and Sunil Narine took two wickets. After this, KKR won the match by losing only three wickets in the 19th over. This was KKR’s third consecutive win.
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