Sunil Narines knock for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) concluded on a jittery note post the powerplay during the 2024 IPL Qualifier 1 faceoff against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Regrettably the southpaw player exited after netting 21 runs off 16 deliveries at the vibrant Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Tuesday May 21.
Sunil Narine played second fiddle as Rahmanullah Gurbaz went crazy in the first few overs of the chase. The Caribbean ace also contributed, breaking a run of three straight ducks at the venue. He began the middle overs with an edgy boundary off Pat Cummins, but lost his wicket when he attempted another one the next ball.
The SRH skipper struck the floor hard, and Narine delivered a pull shot that found Vijaykanth Viyaskanth at deep square leg. View the dismissal right here:
KKR is putting up a strong fight even after losing Sunil Narine during the run chase at 160. Shreyas Iyer and Venkatesh Iyer have seamlessly taken over from the openers and look all set to steer KKR to victory. At the midway point of the run chase KKR stands at 1072 confidently progressing towards their target.
Sunil Narine is nearing the 500-run mark for the IPL 2024 season
The opening hitter is having his greatest IPL season ever, and with his cameo against SRH, he has scored 482 runs in 13 innings. He was ejected for a golden duck by Jasprit Bumrah in his previous game, but he will be happy to be back in the running ahead of the final.
Aside from his contributions with the bat in the run chase, the veteran also claimed Sanvir Singh’s wicket in the first innings. However, he was on the expensive side of things, giving 40 runs as KKR kept SRH to 159 in 20 runs.
Abdul Samad and Heinrich Klaasen, in particular, targeted the mystery spinner. However, his off day was overshadowed by outstanding performances from other bowlers, particularly Mitchell Starc and Varun Chakravarthy.
