Stats and records of KKR's Sunil Narine in IPL 2024
Kolkata Knight Riders thrashed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the summit clash to clinch the 2024 Indian Premier League (IPL) trophy. Sunil Narine starred with his all-round exploits for KKR, who claimed their third IPL title. The former West Indies international was also named the Most Valuable Player for his stunning display. Here we decode Narine's campaign in numbers.
Most runs for KKR; 17 wickets
Narine, the mystery spinner, was on fire throughout IPL 2024. He gave KKR flying starts alongside his opening partner Phil Salt, who later departed on national duty. Narine overall smashed 488 runs at an incredible strike rate of 180.74. He slammed the most runs for KKR. The Caribbean spinner also took 17 wickets with an economy rate of 6.69.
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Narine's economy of 6.69 was the second-best among bowlers with at least three wickets in the season. He is only behind Mumbai Indians speedster Jasprit Bumrah, who claimed 20 scalps (ER: 6.48). Interestingly, no other KKR bowler had an economy of under eight this year. His batting strike rate of 180.74 was the third-best for KKR in IPL 2024 (Minimum: 150 runs).
Second all-rounder to accomplish this double
This was Narine's most prolific IPL season in terms of runs as he breached the 400-run mark for the first time. He smoked three fifties and a ton in the season. As per ESPNcricinfo, he became the second all-rounder after Shane Watson (472 runs and 17 wickets in 2008) to slam 450-plus runs and take at least 15 wickets in an IPL season.
Narine's maiden T20 ton
In Match 31 against Rajasthan Royals, Narine slammed his maiden century in T20 cricket. He scored a fiery 56-ball 109 (13 fours and 6 sixes). Narine became KKR's third centurion after Brendon McCullum (158* versus RCB, 2008) and Venkatesh Iyer (104 vs MI, 2023). Narine is also the only player with a century and a five-wicket haul in IPL history.
Hundred and multiple wickets in an IPL game
In the same match, Narine also took two wickets (2/30). He became only the third player to score a hundred and take at least one wicket in an IPL match. He joined Chris Gayle (twice) and Shane Watson (twice) in this regard. Meanwhile, Narine also became the third player after Rohit Sharma and Watson to record a hat-trick and a century in the IPL.
1,500 runs and 150 wickets for a franchise
Narine earlier became the seventh player to accomplish 1,500 IPL runs for KKR (now 1,534). Having played 177 games, he averages 17.04 as his strike rate reads 165.83 (100: 1, 50s: 7). He also owns 180 wickets in the tournament (ER: 6.73). He became the first player to complete the double of 1,500 runs and 150 wickets for a franchise in IPL.
Multiple MVP awards in IPL
Narine was named the Most Valuable Player in two other seasons (2012 and 2018). He is hence now the only player to won this award in three seasons. Narine scored 357 runs and 17 wickets in 2018. The spinner was also the Player of the Tournament in KKR's 2012 title-winning campaign, his debut season. He claimed 24 wickets that season.
