DC vs KKR: Sunil Narine becomes first overseas spinner to complete 150 wickets in IPL
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IPL 2022, DC vs KKR: West Indies great Sunil Narine became the 9th bowler in the history of the Indian Premier League to reach the 150-wicket milestone. He achieved the landmark against Delhi Capitals in Mumbai on Thursday.
Sunil Narine on Thursday, April 28 became the first overseas spinner to pick up 150 wickets in the Indian Premier League. Narine achieved the feat during Kolkata Knight Riders' crunch game in IPL 2022 against Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Sunil Narine completed the milestone when he picked up the wicket of Lalit Yadav in his 3rd over as Kolkata Knight Riders were defending a paltry total of 146 after former KKR spinner Kuldeep Yadav picked up a 4-wicket haul.
Sunil Narine becomes the 9th bowler overall to get to the 150-wicket landmark. He is also the 6th spinner to pick up at least 150 wickets in the IPL.
Dwayne Bravo - 181 in 158 matchesLasith Malinga - 170 in 122 matchesAmit Mishra - 166 in 154 matchesYuzvendra Chahal - 157 in 122 matchesPiyush Chawla - 157 in 165 matchesR Ashwin - 152 in 175 matchesBhuvneshwar Kumar - 151 in 140 matchesHarbhajan Singh - 150 in 163 matchesSunil Narine - 150 in 143 matches
In his first season for KKR, Narine made the world sit up and take notice with 24 wickets. He followed up with 22 wickets and 21 wickets. Narine revived his KKR career in 2021, playing a key role in their run to the final, snaring 16 wickets in 14 matches.
Narine was retained by Kolkata Knight Riders for Rs 6 crore ahead of the mega auction as the 2-time champions showed faith 33-year-old spinner who has fallen out of favour from the West Indies national team. However, the veteran spinner has repaid the faith shown in him, picking up 4 wickets in 6 matches at a staggering economy rate of 5 runs per over.
Over the years, Narine has seen many ups and downs. The franchise stood by him when he was reported for chucking as recently as 2020. Narine has evolved as a batter and he played as a pinch-hitter even as he was working out his bowling action.
