Sunil Narine, Kolkata Knight Riders’ versatile all-rounder, shone with the willow against Delhi Capitals in Vizag on Wednesday. After a measured start, the left-handed dynamo unleashed a blistering assault, plundering runs off every Delhi bowler. A particularly brutal onslaught saw him pummel Ishant Sharma for 26 runs.
Sunil Narine scored 85 runs from 39 balls. His batting strike rate was 217.95. Narine hit seven big sixes and seven boundaries. He had a 60-run partnership with Philip Salt. Then, Narine and Angkrish Raghuvanshi put on 104 runs together for the second wicket. This made it very difficult for Delhi Capitals.
Mitchell Marsh ultimately removed the southpaw, and skipper and wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant caught him behind the stumps.
Check out Sunil Narine’s innings below:
Narine played really well against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). He hit 47 runs off 22 balls at M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Friday. KKR won that match easily by seven wickets with many balls remaining.
It was also Narine’s 500th T20 game. However, in KKR’s first game against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), he didn’t score many runs. He was out after scoring just two runs.
At the point of writing, KKR’s scoreboard read an imposing 232/3 after 17.1 overs.
“Players have full freedom to do what they want to do” – Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine recently praised KKR management for allowing their players to express themselves on the pitch. He commented in the post-match program following their game against the RCB:
“Players have full freedom to do what they want to do. It’s just the self-belief and the support staff giving the encouragement. Also the hard work.”
Sunil Narine
It’s worth noting that Narine has been reassigned to his prior position when Gautam Gambhir joined the Kolkata-based squad as their mentor.
For those unfamiliar, KKR has won their first two games, including a four-run victory over SRH in their first encounter. They will now attempt to maintain their winning streak in the competition.
While DC lost against PBKS and RR initially, they rebounded strongly. They triumphed over CSK, defending champions, by 20 runs convincingly. The team displayed resilience. They faced challenges early on but responded positively.
