Sunil Narine celebrating a Punjab Kings wicket [Source: AP Photos]
Sunil Narine claimed tight figures of 2-14 from his three overs against Punjab Kings in match number 31 of the IPL 2025 season. The KKR veteran dismissed the likes of Suryansh Shedge and Marco Jansen in quick succession to assist fellow wicket-takers Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana in the innings.
Helping his team fold up Punjab Kings for just 111 in 15.3 overs, Narine also scaled a huge IPL record in the process, going past Indian fast bowler Umesh Yadav for a rare milestone. Here is a look at Narine’s newfound IPL record, and few other cricketers who find themselves in an elite list.
Narine among bowlers with most wickets vs one opponent
He went past Umesh Yadav’s collection of 35 wickets, also against the Punjab Kings to pick up the highest number of IPL wickets against a single opposition in the history of the tournament. Here is a look at six bowlers with most wickets to their names against a single IPL franchise in history.
Most wickets against a single opponent in IPL:
Number of wickets
Bowler
Opponent
36
Sunil Narine
PBKS
35
Umesh Yadav
PBKS
33
Dwayne Bravo
MI
33
Mohit Sharma
MI
32
Yuzvendra Chahal
PBKS
32
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
KKR
As it happened, Sunil Narine’s twin strikes, coupled with two wickets for fellow spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Harshit Rana’s sublime new ball blitz helped KKR fold up the Punjab Kings for just 111 in 15.3 overs. New ball fast bowlers Vaibhav Arora and Anrich Nortje also chipped in with a wicket each after leaking some runs at the top to Punjab Kings’ explosive openers.
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Sunil Narine celebrating a Punjab Kings wicket [Source: AP Photos]
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