{"id":12264,"date":"2026-05-03T18:16:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/ipl-2026-sunil-narine-scripts-history-becomes-the-first-overseas-player-to-cricket-news\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T18:16:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:46:30","slug":"ipl-2026-sunil-narine-scripts-history-becomes-the-first-overseas-player-to-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/ipl-2026-sunil-narine-scripts-history-becomes-the-first-overseas-player-to-cricket-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2026: Sunil Narine scripts history, becomes the first overseas player to&#8230; | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130731789,imgsize-160790,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/kolkata-apr-19-ani-kolkata-knight-riders39-sunil-narine-bowls-during-the-indi.jpg\" alt=\"IPL 2026: Sunil Narine scripts history, becomes the first overseas player to...\" title=\"Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine  (ANI Photo)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Kolkata Knight Riders' Sunil Narine  (ANI Photo)\">Kolkata Knight Riders&#8217; Sunil Narine  (ANI Photo)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sunil-narine\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sunil Narine<\/a> etched his name deeper into IPL history by becoming just the third bowler to reach the 200-wicket milestone in the tournament. In the process, he also became the first overseas player to achieve the landmark, underlining his longevity and dominance in the league.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"3\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h3>Most wickets in IPL (economy rate)<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"cdatainfo   id-r-component \" data-pos=\"5\">\n<ul>\n<li> 228 \u2013 Yuzvendra Chahal (8.02) <\/li>\n<li> 215 \u2013 Bhuvneshwar Kumar (7.68) <\/li>\n<li> 201 \u2013 Sunil <keyword id=\"1650608\" type=\"General\" weightage=\"20\" keywordseo=\"narine\" source=\"Orion\">Narine<\/keyword> (6.79) <\/li>\n<li> 192 \u2013 Piyush Chawla (7.96) <\/li>\n<li> 187 \u2013 Ravichandran Ashwin (7.20) <\/li>\n<li> 186 \u2013 Jasprit Bumrah (7.32) <\/li>\n<li> 183 \u2013 Dwayne Bravo (8.38) <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The milestone came during Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, where Narine struck twice in a crucial spell to derail the opposition.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"wLCOS vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"ap_Bf\">\n<div class=\"ZM4zO\">\n<p><i class=\"bo2C4\"\/> <span>Watch<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <!-- -->Shikhar Dhawan on Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, life after retirement and more<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>Earlier, Travis Head played a blazing knock of 61 off just 28 balls, giving SRH a flying start. Alongside Ishan Kishan (42 off 29), he powered the hosts to 105\/1 in the ninth over after a dominant powerplay.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>However, KKR\u2019s spin duo turned the game on its head. Varun Chakravarthy, despite an expensive start, broke the momentum by dismissing Head, triggering a collapse. <!-- -->A sharp catch by Rovman Powell removed Heinrich Klaasen cheaply, and wickets began to tumble rapidly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>Narine then delivered the decisive blow, picking up two wickets in a single over to complete his 200-wicket milestone. His spell, combined with Chakravarthy\u2019s 3\/36, meant the pair finished with 5\/67 between them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>From a commanding position, SRH lost their way completely, folding for 165 in 19 overs. It was a clinical comeback from KKR, who will be the happier side after a dominant display with the ball.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"20\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2026\/ipl-2026-sunil-narine-scripts-history-becomes-the-first-overseas-player-to-claim-200-ipl-wickets\/articleshow\/130731835.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders&#8217; Sunil Narine (ANI Photo) Sunil Narine etched his name deeper into IPL history by becoming just the third bowler to reach the 200-wicket milestone in the tournament. In the process, he also became the first overseas player to achieve the landmark, underlining his longevity and dominance in the league. 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