On Sunday, April 16, Kolkata Knight Riders fell to Mumbai Indians by five wickets, incurring their third loss in the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL). Kolkata Knight Riders’ bowlers struggled to have an impact as Mumbai Indians easily knocked down a 186-run goal. The seasoned spinner, Sunil Narine bowled his most expensive session in IPL history, giving up 41 runs in three overs.
The fourth over saw the introduction of Sunil Narine, a bowler known for his rapacious spells as Mumbai’s openers Rohit Sharma and Ishan Kishan got off to a fast start. Narine, though, had the same fate as he gave up 22 runs on four extra-base hits. Following Ishan’s departure, Narine took over bowling in the tenth over as Kolkata attempted to recover.
However, Tilak Verma hit a massive six over a deep square to quicken Mumbai’s innings, costing Narine another expensive over. The Caribbean bowler eventually made an impression when he allowed just eight runs in his 16th over, but he was not given the green light to deliver his full four overs.
The Mumbai Indians faced Sunil Narine, who was too pricey and let runs through.
Sunil Narine, the star spinner for the Kolkata Knight Riders, produced his most expensive spell in IPL history by giving up runs at a pace of 13.66. Narine’s previous pricey outings were against the Delhi Capitals in 2020 and the Punjab Kings in 2019. He failed on both occasions, surrendering runs at an economy rate of 13.00 over his two-over period.
But with six wickets from five innings and an economy rate of 8.31, the 34-year-old right-arm spinner is still Kolkata Knight Riders’ most efficient bowler this year. With an incredible economy rate of 6.68 through 153 IPL games, Narine has already claimed 158 wickets. He is sixth overall and second among active cricketers in terms of economy rate.
At Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium, Venkatesh Iyer scored his first IPL century to assist the Kolkata Knight Riders in their 185/6 total while batting first. However, Mumbai Indians were able to complete the chase with 14 balls remaining because to Ishan Kishan’s 58 off 25 and Suryakuamar’s 43 runs. Suyash Sharma, who entered as an impact player for Kolkata, took two wickets, but the other bowlers gave up runs at an economy rate of more than 9.00.
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