Sunil Narine Record: Sunil Narine made history! He became the first bowler in the world to achieve this feat in IPL

• History made by Sunil Narine!
• He became the first bowler in the world to achieve this feat in IPL
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Sunil Narine 200 wickets IPL: Despite being 37 years old, the magic of spinning is still there Sunil Narine It has proved it once again. IPL 2026 In the 45th match of (IPL 2026) Narine broke historical records by taking two crucial wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad. Taking the wicket of Hyderabad middle-order batsman Salil Arora, Narine entered a club in the IPL where no foreign bowler had been able to reach so far.

First foreign bowler to take 200 wickets

In this match played at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sunil Narine completed 200 wickets in his IPL career. He became the first foreigner to reach the 200-wicket mark in IPL history. Earlier only Indian bowlers Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar could achieve this milestone. Interestingly, since 2012, Narine has been playing exclusively for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), becoming the first bowler in the world to take 200 wickets for a single team.

A cracking delivery to reach his 200th IPL wicket – just Sunil Narine things pic.twitter.com/DZwWfPpHmk

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‘Stingy’ and dangerous spells in bowling

Sunil Narine has achieved this feat with an impressive economy rate of 6.8 in his 197-match IPL career. Narine’s economy rate is the best among bowlers who have taken more than 100 wickets. He has achieved the feat of taking 4 or more wickets 8 times in the IPL, including a hat-trick and a haul of 5 wickets.

A unique ‘double bang’ of runs and wickets

Not just bowling, Narine has made a name for himself in batting as well. In the IPL he has scored 1820 runs at a blistering strike rate of 165.30 including 1 century and 7 fifties. Along with this, he became the first all-rounder in the world to complete the ‘double’ of 1000 runs and 200 wickets in IPL history.

In terms of overall T20 career, Narine is the third most successful bowler in the world after Rashid Khan and Dwayne Bravo with 621 wickets in 591 matches. A three-time ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP), Narine has once again shown the world that he is still the most dangerous player in cricket today with his all-round performances.

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