Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) registered a big win by defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and along with it also created history. This franchise is the first to complete 650 spin wickets in men’s T20 cricket. IPL team It has become. This achievement was achieved during the match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday, 3 May. Sunil Narine and Varun Chakraborty played an important role in this historic record, who together recorded figures of 5/67 and changed the course of the match.
Varun Chakravarthy bowled brilliantly and took figures of 3/36 and shook SRH’s middle order by dismissing Travis Head, Smaran Ravichandran and Aniket Verma. At the same time, Sunil Narine did not take any wicket in his first three overs in the powerplay, but made a strong comeback in the last over. He took two wickets, which included the wicket of Salil Arora, which was his 200th IPL wicket and also became KKR’s 650th spin wicket in T20 cricket. Narine also dismissed Ishan Kishan on his last ball.
Of the total 651 spin wickets taken by KKR, 605 have come in the IPL, while the rest have come from the now defunct Champions League T20. This franchise is the only team to take more than 600 spin wickets in IPL. In the entire T20 cricket, only Pakistan (821), India (778) and Lancashire (754) are ahead of KKR. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is second among IPL teams with 620 spin wickets, although they played less matches in 2016 and 2017 due to the ban.
Spin bowling has always been the identity of KKR. Sunil Narine has been the backbone of the team since 2012 and he performed brilliantly under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir. Before him, players like Iqbal Abdullah and Murali Karthik contributed, while later Brad Hogg, Kuldeep Yadav and now Varun Chakraborty took this legacy forward. Under Gambhir’s captaincy, Eden Gardens was considered a favorable ground for spin. Even though circumstances have changed now, KKR’s spin bowling legacy still remains strong.
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