Sunil Narine made a big record in T20 Cricket: KKR won against Mumbai Indians by 18 runs in a 16-over match due to rain interruption at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Also, it has become the first team to reach the knockout stage in the IPL 2024 season. This team, which was eliminated in the initial round two years ago, made a great comeback this season under the guidance of Gautam Gambhir.

Talking about this match, while batting first, Kolkata team had set a target of 158 runs for Mumbai after losing 7 wickets. However, in reply Mumbai Indians could score only 139 runs. After the win, Kolkata has secured a place in the playoffs with 18 points.

Sunil Narayan (Sunil Narine) achieved great achievement

As KKR secured the win, veteran all-rounder Sunil Narine achieved another milestone in his playing career. In his three over spell, Sunil Narayan gave only 21 runs and took one wicket. This wicket belonged to Ishan Kiya and with this one wicket, he has become the third cricketer to take 550 or more wickets in men’s T20 cricket.

Another West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo leads the list with 625 wickets, followed by Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan with 574 wickets. As far as Narine is concerned, the experienced player needed just one wicket to enter the 550 club and he did not have to wait long to achieve his target.

Throughout IPL 2024, Sunil Narine’s form has been excellent. He has taken 15 wickets in 12 matches at an economy of 6.73, but his bat is on fire in terms of runs. Sunil Narayan has scored 461 runs in 12 matches, in which he has scored 1 century and 3 half-centuries.