IPL: 'Batter' Sunil Narine dominates these bowlers
Kolkata Knight Riders all-rounder Sunil Narine brought up his maiden T20 century during the IPL 2024 match against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens. Although Narine scored a fiery 56-ball 109 (13 fours and 6 sixes), RR chased down 224. Narine, who opens for the Knight Riders, has been in sublime form with the bat. These bowlers are at the receiving end against Narine (IPL).
R Ashwin: 94 runs
Narine has been dominating Ravichandran Ashwin, one of the most deceptive bowlers across formats. Ashwin remains the only bowler against whom Narine has smashed over 50 runs. He owns 94 runs against the off-spinner at a strike rate of 241.02. Notably, Narine averages 94.00 against Ashwin in the IPL. The tally includes 7 sixes and 9 fours.
Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham: 49 runs
Narine has a history of attacking spinners from the outset. He has a strike rate of over 200 against both Yuzvendra Chahal and K Gowtham in the IPL. Chahal, IPL's leading wicket-taker, has conceded 49 off just balls against Narine. The tally includes 4 sixes. Meanwhile, Narine has taken just 17 balls to score the same amount of runs against off-spinner Gowtham.
Samuel Badree: 48 runs
Narine has been all guns blazing against his former teammate Samuel Badree in the IPL. Notably, Narine's strike rate against Badree shoots to 300. The former has racked up 48 off 16 balls in this regard without getting dismissed. The KKR opener slammed 4 sixes and 5 fours against Badree in the tournament.
Sandeep Sharma: 44 runs
Sandeep Sharma remains the only seamer to have conceded more than 40 runs against Narine in the IPL. The latter strikes at 191.30 in this battle, having been dismissed once. Sandeep, who is known to provide breakthroughs with the new ball, has bowled 10 dot balls against Narine. The Caribbean dasher has also scored 2 sixes and 7 fours.
