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
