Sunil Narine Creates History; Becomes First Player In The World To...

Sunil Narine created history in the KKR-LSG clash |Courtesy-BCCI/IPL

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sunil Narine was the star of show for KKR vs LSG

Narine achieved a rare first in IPL history

Narine crossed 1500 IPL runs in his career

Sunil Narine continued his red-hot form in the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) as he and Phil Salt gave the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) another quick start on Sunday (May 5) in a clash against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.

Narine and Salt put up a partnership of 61 runs in 26 balls; the latter departed for a knock of 32 in 14 balls. However, Narine continued his onslaught and took the game away from the hands of the home team with an incredible knock of 81 runs in 39 balls with six boundaries and seven sixes.

The KKR star has been in incredible form this season with an incredible tally of 452 runs and 14 wickets, which sees him occupy the third spot on the orange cap list and sixth on the purple cap tally. Narine is only the fourth cricketer in history to score more than 450 runs and take 10+ wickets in the same season after Jacques Kallis, Shane Watson, and Andre Russell.

Sunil Narine Creates History

Through his brilliant knock of 81, Narine crossed the 1500-run mark as far as his IPL career is concerned. The West Indies legend has 1507 runs in 173 matches (107 innings) at an average of 17.32 and a strike rate of 166.33. Meanwhile, he is the fifth-highest wicket-taker in history with 176 wickets.

Through his incredible feat, Narine has become only the third player in history after Chennai Super Kings (CSK) legends Dwayne Bravo and Ravindra Jadeja . However, Narine is the only player to achieve the feat while playing for just one team, having been associated with the Knight Riders since his IPL debut in 2012 and not playing for any other team.

Player Runs Wickets Ravindra Jadeja 2894 160 Dwayne Bravo 1560 184 Sunil Narine 1507 176 While Bravo and Jadeja have the majority of their tally playing for CSK, neither has crossed the double with just the Men in Yellow. In his CSK career, Bravo scored 1004 runs and took 140 wickets in the IPL. On the other hand, Jadeja has made 1639 runs and 133 wickets for the five-time champions. If Jadeja gets 17 more wickets for the Super Kings, he will join Narine as the second player to achieve the feat while playing for a single team. Players With 1500+ Runs And 150+ Wickets In IPL HistoryWhile Bravo and Jadeja have the majority of their tally playing for CSK, neither has crossed the double with just the Men in Yellow. In his CSK career, Bravo scored 1004 runs and took 140 wickets in the IPL. On the other hand, Jadeja has made 1639 runs and 133 wickets for the five-time champions. If Jadeja gets 17 more wickets for the Super Kings, he will join Narine as the second player to achieve the feat while playing for a single team.

Bravo also played for the Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Lions in his IPL career. Jadeja started his career at the Rajathan Royals before playing for the Kochi Tuskers for one season before CSK's big money buy in 2012. He also played for the Gujarat Lions in 2016 and 2017.

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