Reinventing his form as an opening batsman in the 2024 edition of the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders’ power-hitter Sunil Narine blasted his maiden century against former champions Rajasthan Royals at the famous Eden Gardens on Tuesday. Narine, KKR’s weapon of mass destruction in IPL 2024, ended his century drought in the shortest format by hitting his maiden T20 century in his 504th match.
In addition Narine is taking Cleaners from RR bowlers in high scoring contest Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar saluted the West Indies all-rounder’s batting prowess in the match between Kolkata and Rajasthan. “Isn’t it his cricketing brain and his innate nature? Bowlers are anticipating the next move and hitting off the ground with a calm head and body balance! Quality innings against quality attack. Well done Sunil Narine!, #KKRvRR,” Manjrekar said in his post.
Reaction from the cricket world as Sunil Narine blasts debut T20 century in IPL
Taking to Instagram during the IPL 2024 match between RR and KKR, Mumbai Indians superstar Suryakumar Yadav shared a special message for Narine. “Just wow. my brother I see you’re happy @SunilNarine24,” the Indian batsman mentioned in his post on Instagram Stories. Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan and former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop also congratulated Narine, after his batting brilliance earned KKR a challenging total. “Amazing knock by Sunil Narine. “First century in any format of the game. Age is just a number,” Bishop wrote.
What records did Narine create against IPL century and RR?
Batting at a strike rate of 194.64, Narine scored 109 runs off 56 balls. The KKR opener smoked six sixes and 13 fours in his entertaining knock. Narine completed his century in 49 balls. Narine’s batting attack led KKR to post 223/6 in the 20 over contest. The 35-year-old is the third KKR batsman to score an IPL century for Kolkata after Brendon McCullum and Venkatesh Iyer.
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