Veteran all-rounder Sunil Narine reached yet another significant milestone in his playing career as KKR prevailed. Narine claimed one wicket and gave up just 21 runs in his three overs. He became the third player in men’s T20 cricket history to take 550 or more wickets with that one wicket.
The Indian Premier League (IPL) two-time winners Kolkata Knight Riders are the first team to advance to the IPL 2024 playoffs. up the tournament’s sixty-fifth game at Eden Gardens against the Mumbai Indians, KKR turned up a strong performance to win their ninth game of the year.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo tops the list with 625 wickets, while Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan is second with 574. Narine, on the other hand, didn’t have to wait long to reach his objective since he only needed one wicket to join the 550 club.
Sunil Narine has been in outstanding form throughout the IPL 2024, capturing 15 wickets at an economy of 6.73 in 12 games.
In a match plagued by weather, KKR dominate MI.
Speaking of the match between the Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders, it was reduced to a 16-over contest each side due to inclement weather. After losing the toss, KKR elected to bat first, and the team got off to a terrible start when openers Phil Salt and Sunil Narine were out for six and no runs, respectively.
Shreyas Iyer, the captain, was dismissed for just seven runs, hence he was unable to have an impact on the game as Venkatesh Iyer scored 42 runs in 21 deliveries. In addition, KKR scored 157 runs in the first innings thanks to the 33 runs scored by Nitish Rana, 20 runs by Rinku Singh, and 24 runs by Andre Russell.
The Mumbai Indians made a strong start to their chase of the mark as Ishan Kishan scored 40 runs in 22 deliveries and Rohit Sharma added 19 runs. With just 11 runs added to the score, Suryakumar Yadav was unable to make an impact. Although MI only managed to score 139 runs and lost the game by 18 runs, Tilak Varma did try to steady the innings for his side, scoring 32 runs in 17 balls. However, the other hitters were unable to contribute much.