{"id":7185,"date":"2026-05-03T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/narine-scripts-ipl-history-with-200-wickets-as-kkr-stun-srh-again"},"modified":"2026-05-03T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T12:21:43","slug":"narine-scripts-ipl-history-with-200-wickets-as-kkr-stun-srh-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1win.za.com\/ipl\/narine-scripts-ipl-history-with-200-wickets-as-kkr-stun-srh-again","title":{"rendered":"Narine scripts IPL history with 200 wickets as KKR stun SRH again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 Sunil Narine produced yet another incisive spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, striking twice while conceding only 31 runs in their IPL 2026 meeting. The standout moment came as Narine crossed the 200-wicket milestone in the league during his 197th appearance, dismissing Ishan Kishan and Salil Arora. In doing so, he became the first overseas cricketer to reach 200 wickets in IPL history, and the third player overall\u2014following Yuzvendra Chahal and Bhuvneshwar Kumar\u2014to land on that mark.<\/p>\n<h2>Key takeaways<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Sunil Narine returned figures of 2 wickets for 31 runs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2026.<\/li>\n<li>Narine reached 200 IPL wickets in his 197th match, becoming the first overseas player to do so.<\/li>\n<li>He accounted for Ishan Kishan and Salil Arora during the wicket haul.<\/li>\n<li>Varun Chakravarthy powered KKR\u2019s turnaround with a three-wicket haul, finishing with 3\/26.<\/li>\n<li>Kartik Tyagi supported with 2\/30 as Sunrisers Hyderabad were restricted to 165 in 19 overs.<\/li>\n<li>It was the first time Sunrisers Hyderabad were bowled out in IPL 2026.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>KKR\u2019s mid-innings squeeze after a strong start from SRH<\/h2>\n<p>After opting to bat, Sunrisers Hyderabad looked sharp through the early phases, posting 77 for 1 during the powerplay and moving to 107 for 2 at the midway stage. Much of that momentum was driven by Travis Head, who played a brisk knock of 61 off 28 balls, registering his second consecutive half-century in the competition.<\/p>\n<p>However, SRH\u2019s innings unravelled decisively after the halfway point. They lost nine wickets in the span of 10 overs while adding just 60 more runs, allowing KKR to seize control in the middle overs and ultimately bowl them out.<\/p>\n<p>KKR\u2019s bowling plan translated into clear breakthroughs: Chakravarthy led the attack with 3\/26, Narine finished with two wickets for 31, and Tyagi chipped in with 2\/30 to ensure SRH never regained rhythm.<\/p>\n<h2>Head\u2019s acceleration, then the collapse<\/h2>\n<p>Travis Head\u2019s innings featured nine fours and three sixes, and he received useful support from Ishan Kishan, who made 42 off 29 balls. The knock also continued a trend for SRH, as it marked their third straight match in which they had crossed 100 runs within the first 10 overs.<\/p>\n<p>Head set the tone early by forging a 44-run partnership in only 3.4 overs with Abhishek Sharma (15 off 10 balls) for the opening stand. He then combined with Kishan to add 61 runs for the second wicket, keeping the scoring rate elevated even as wickets remained within reach.<\/p>\n<p>Vaibhav Arora faced Head in the second over and saw him punish the bowling with four boundaries. Head also found momentum against Narine, striking for a six and a four in the third over. Later, he targeted Cameron Green as well, clipping three fours in the fifth over of the innings.<\/p>\n<p>The turning point arrived when Head was dismissed on the final ball of the ninth over, bowled by Chakravarthy. Once the Australian batter departed, SRH\u2019s batting structure broke down quickly and the rest of the innings followed suit.<\/p>\n<h2>Key dismissals: Klaasen and the finishing burst by KKR<\/h2>\n<p>Dangerous Heinrich Klaasen, who made 11, was sent back thanks to an exceptional piece of fielding from Rovman Powell off the bowling of Green. Powell sprinted to his right from deep midwicket and, after leaping, took the ball one-handed out of the air. In the attempt, he struck his head on the ground, underlining the athletic nature of the catch. Klaasen\u2019s dismissal also represented his lowest score of the season.<\/p>\n<p>Chakravarthy then delivered further damage by removing Ravichandran Smaran and Aniket Verma in consecutive overs to complete his three-wicket spell. The momentum culminated in the 16th over when Narine dismissed the well-set Kishan, taking his 200th IPL wicket in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Sunrisers Hyderabad were therefore dismissed for 165 in 19 overs, with KKR\u2019s bowlers combining early threat, controlled middle-overs pressure, and timely wickets to force their first all-out result of IPL 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kolkata Knight Riders\u2019 Sunil Narine produced yet another incisive spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday, striking twice while conceding only 31 runs in their IPL&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":7184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_title":"Sunil Narine 200 IPL wickets as KKR beat SRH again","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Sunil Narine reaches 200 IPL wickets as KKR outclass SRH again, with a sharp 2-for and just 31 runs conceded in IPL 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