NEW DELHI: See the ball and tonk it over the park -
Sunil Narine
adopts a straightforward approach whenever he hits the crease. The Kolkata Knight Riders' star opener delivered an outstanding performance, scoring a brilliant 71 runs off 32 balls to provide a strong start for the two-time champions.
Narine formed a solid partnership with Phil Salt, putting together a 138-run stand.
Narine's 71-run innings off 32 balls featured 9 boundaries and 4 sixes. This performance places him alongside the Royal Challengers Bangalore's
Virat Kohli
and Sunrisers Hyderabad's opener
Travis Head
as top scorers in the Powerplay in the ongoing
IPL 2024
.
Narine has amassed 204 runs in the Powerplay at a strike rate of 177.39, placing him third on the list.
Head leads the rankings with 259 runs at a strike rate of 229.20, while Kohli ranks second with 216 runs in the Powerplay in the ongoing tournament.
MOST RUNS IN THE POWERPLAY IN IPL 2024
259 - Travis Head (SR: 229.20)
216 - Virat Kohli (SR: 155.39)
204 - Sunil Narine (SR: 177.39)
201 - Abhishek Sharma (SR: 233.72)
193 - Phil Salt (SR: 175.45)
Narine also went past former KKR allrounder Yusuf Pathan to become third batter to hit most sixes for KKR in the IPL.
MOST SIXES FOR KKR IN IPL
201 - Andre Russell
106 - Nitish Rana
88 - Sunil Narine
85 - Yusuf Pathan
85 - Robin Uthappa
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