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Sunil Narine completes 500 T20 wickets

By Gaurav Tripathi

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500 T20 wickets achieved

Veteran spinner Sunil Narine has completed 500 wickets in T20 cricket. He became just the third bowler after Dwayne Bravo and Rashid Khan to get the feat.

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Narine unlocked the achievement at Vitality Blast

The Vitality Blast match between Surrey and Glamorgan on June 7 marked his milestone.

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Narine reaches 500 wickets 

Narine touched the 500-wicket mark in 460 games. As mentioned, only Bravo (615) and Rashid (555) are ahead of him in terms of T20 wickets.

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Best economy rate

Narine boasts the best economy rate (6.05) among bowlers with at least 200 wickets in the format. The tally includes 12 four-wicket hauls and a solitary fifer (5/19).

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Fifth-most appearances in the format

Narine is the fifth-most capped player in T20s, having played 460 matches. Kieron Pollard (625), Bravo (558), Shoaib Malik (510), and Chris Gayle (463) are ahead of him in this regard.

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Narine's IPL record

A major chunk of Narine's wickets has come in the Indian Premier League (IPL), where he represents Kolkata Knight Riders. His tally of 163 wickets in 162 games is the most for a KKR player.

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