Sunil Narine put out a superb all-round show - picking 3-13 in his four overs and then smashing an entertaining 44, as a ruthless Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outplayed Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in a one-sided Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here on Friday.
Sunil Narine’s all-round efforts – a spell of 3-13 and a knock of 44 - played a critical part in Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) thoroughly outclassing Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by eight wickets in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Sitting atop the 10-team standings with eight wins from 11 matches, another win will guarantee KKR the playoff berth while five-time champions MI are already eliminated from the race to the top four.
The 35-year-old Narine is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run of form, including a magnificent 109 not out from 56 balls against Rajasthan Royals last week, his maiden T20 century.
Narine’s knock made him only the third KKR batter to slam a century in the IPL, and his recent ton catapulted him into the third place on the leading run-scorers in this year’s tournament.
Narine is ranked eighth among bowlers who have taken 150 or more wickets in the IPL. Narine became the first foreign spin bowler to take 150 wickets in the Indian Premier League with this performance.
The talented West Indian spinner, who will be playing his 150th match for KKR later on Monday, has completed 10 years with the franchise.
Post power-play, Kolkata lost another wicket as Rahul Tripathi was struck plumb on the front pad by a Yuzvendra Chahal googly.
Sunil Narine was found bowling with an illegal action during KKR’s two-run win over Kings XI Punjab by the match officials last Saturday.
Sunil Narine was reported for suspect action back in 2014 too while playing for KKR during the now-scrapped Champions League T20.
