IPL Records : 3 Best spells by Sunil Narine in IPL history

Sunil Narine has been spearheading the Kolkata Knight Riders's spin attack since 2012
Sunil Narine has been spearheading the Kolkata Knight
Riders's
spin attack since 2012

#1 5/19 vs Kings XI Punjab, IPL 2012

Unfortunately, Sunil Narine's 5-wicket haul could not help KKR win the match
Unfortunately, Sunil Narine's 5-wicket haul could not help KKR win the match

In the 17th match of the 5th season of IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders hosted Kings XI Punjab for a day-night match. This was the debut season of Sunil Narine and the mystery spinner had impressed everyone with his bowling performances.

The same continued in the match against Kings XI as Narine sent their captain Adam Gilchrist back in the 3rd over of the innings.

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He then scalped the wicket of Shaun Marsh in the 5th over to put KXIP in shambles. A middle order partnership between Mandeep Singh and D Hussey brought them back in the game but Narine's 3 wickets in his last 2 overs helped KKR restrict KXIP to 134 in the first innings.

But, the mystery spinner's five-wicket haul went in vain as KKR lost that match by 2 runs in the end.

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