Caribbean cricketer Sunil Narine created history last Thursday (28th April) night when his team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) faced Delhi Capitals (DC) in the 41st match of the IPL 2022 at Wankhede Stadium. During that match, Narine completed his 150 IPL wickets and became the first overseas spinner to take 150 IPL wickets.
In that KKR vs DC match, DC sent KKR to bat first. KKR struggled most of the first innings but they somehow managed to score 146/9 in 20 overs. Later, DC chased down that target in 19 overs after losing six wickets.
During the second innings of the match, the Trinidadian right-arm off-spinner Sunil Narine had the bowling figures of 4-0-19-1. He successfully trapped Lalit Yadav (22) for an lbw that helped him to complete his 150 IPL wickets.
With that wicket, Narine became the first overseas spinner to record 150 IPL wickets.
Most IPL wickets (at least 150 IPL wickets)
Player | Nationality | Bowling style | Wickets |
Dwayne Bravo | Trinidadian | Right-arm Medium | 181 |
Lasith Malinga | Sri Lankan | Right-arm fast | 170 |
Amit Mishra | Indian | Right-arm legbreak | 166 |
Yuzvendra Chahal | Indian | Right-arm legbreak | 157 |
Piyush Chawla | Indian | Right-arm legbreak | 157 |
Ravichandran Ashwin | Indian | Right-arm offbreak | 152 |
Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Indian | Right-arm medium | 151 |
Sunil Narine | Trinidadian | Right-arm offbreak | 150 |
Harbhajan Singh | Indian | Right-arm offbreak | 150 |
(Updated till 28th April 2022)
Sunil Narine in the battle of 150 IPL wickets
· First overseas spinner to take 150 IPL wickets.
· Second Caribbean cricketer as well as Trinidadian cricketer to complete 150 IPL wickets.
· Third overseas cricketer to take 150 wickets in IPL history.
· Third off-spinner to complete 150 wickets in IPL history.
· Sixth spinner to record 150 IPL wickets.
· Ninth bowler to claim 150 wickets in IPL history.
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Sunil Narine also became only 2nd player to take 150 IPL wickets for a team
Meanwhile, Sunil Narine has taken all the 150 IPL wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders. He became the second bowler to complete 150 IPL wickets for a team. Former Sri Lankan right-arm fast bowler Lasith Malinga was the first to record 150 IPL wickets for a team as he picked up all the 170 IPL wickets for Mumbai Indians.
