Sunil Narine became the first overseas bowler to take 200 wickets in the Indian Premier League on Sunday, May 3, achieving the milestone during Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL 2026 match against SunRisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad. The 37-year-old finished with figures of 2 for 31 in four overs and those wickets took him to 201 in 197 matches.
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Narine is now the third bowler overall to reach 200 IPL wickets after Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Incidentally, four of the top five wickets in the tournament are spinners.
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Narine bowled another important spell for KKR on a hot afternoon in Hyderabad. He opened the bowling against the aggressive SunRisers pair of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma and conceded nine runs in his first over and 11 in his second before being run out of the attack in the powerplay.
He came back in the middle overs and helped KKR tighten up in the innings. In his last over, the 15th over, Narine removed the in-form Salil Arora and then Ishan Kishan, who started to threaten bigger scores. Kishan hit Narine for a six but the West Indian spinner had him caught for 42 off 29 balls.
It was a strong bowling display from KKR who bowled out SunRisers for 165 in 19 overs despite Travis Head making 61 off 28 deliveries. Varun Chakravarthy’s wickets in the middle overs did the damage. He took the crucial wicket of Head in the ninth over and triggered a collapse as the home side slipped from 105 for 1 to 165 all out and lost their last nine wickets for 60 runs. Varun bowled slower than usual in Hyderabad, gave the ball more air and was rewarded for that approach.
The performance also reflected KKR’s recovery after a difficult start to the campaign. The three-time champions went to Hyderabad on the back of two straight wins after failing to win any of their first six matches, and the improvement in confidence could be seen in their body language and fielding.
Narine’s milestone came amid this wider effort, his two wickets making him the first overseas bowler to reach 200 IPL wickets as KKR bundled out SunRisers for 165.
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Issued by:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
03 May 2026 17:41 IST
