Delhi: On Thursday, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) by 80 runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025). However, Sunil Narine (7 runs, 1 wicket) did not contribute special in this victory, but this match became memorable for him and KKR.
In fact, in the 10th over of the innings, Naren achieved a historic achievement as soon as the wicket of Sri Lankan batsman Kamindu Mendis took a wicket. He became the first bowler to take 200 wickets for any one team in IPL history. In the last 17 years, no bowler could do this feat. Not only this, Naren is also moving towards getting the top position in terms of taking the most wickets for any one team in T20 cricket.
In this match played at Eden Gardens, KKR batted first and gave SRH a target of 201 runs. In response, Hyderabad started very poorly and three wickets fell on the score of just 9 runs. After this, the pressure on the team kept increasing and SRH continued to lose wickets at intervals.
Although Henrik Klassen (33) struggled for some time, he could not save the team from defeat. On the other hand, KKR bowlers performed brilliantly. Young Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakraborty took three wickets each, while Andre Russell took two and Sunil Naren took one wicket. With this great performance, KKR registered a bang.
The highest wicket for a team in T20 cricket
| Wicket | Bowler | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 208 | Samit Patel | Nottinghamshire |
| 200* | Sunil Naren | KKR |
| 199 | Chris Wood | Hapshire |
| 195 | Lasith Malinga | Mumbai Indians |
| 193 | David Payne | Glousesterreshare |
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