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Sunil Narine Becomes Third KKR Batter To Score A Century

The crucial KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals) IPL 2024 match at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) experienced a powerful batting performance from the home team, KKR, majorly thanks to the centurion Sunil Narine.

Sandipan Ghosh
Last updated: 16.04.2024
Sunil Narine was the 3rd KKR batter to hit an IPL century (Image Credit: X)

The crucial KKR vs RR (Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals) IPL 2024 match at Eden Gardens (Kolkata) experienced a powerful batting performance from the home team, KKR, majorly thanks to the centurion Sunil Narine.


After Rajasthan Royals chose to field first, KKR scored 223/6 in 20 overs. Opener Sunil Narine hit a 49-ball century and scored 109 runs in 56 balls with the help of 13 fours and six sixes. Apart from him, Angkrish Raghuvanshi scored 30 off 18 balls (five fours) and Rinku Singh had a powerful cameo of 20 not out in nine balls (one four and two sixes).

Sunil Narine became the 3rd KKR batter to score a century  

Sunil Narine (Image Credit: X)
Sunil Narine (Image Credit: X)

  • After New Zealand star Brendon McCullum and Indian cricketer Venkatesh Iyer, the Trinidadian Sunil Narine became the third cricketer for KKR to score a century. With his 109 runs, Narine also recorded the second-highest individual score for KKR.

Watch the Sunil Narine's century moment by clicking on the link: Sunil Narine Hundred

Centuries for KKR  

Player

Runs scored

Opposition

Venue

Date

Brendon McCullum

158*

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bengaluru

18 April 2008

Sunil Narine

109

Rajasthan Royals

Kolkata

16 April 2024

Venkatesh Iyer

104

Mumbai Indians

Wankhede

16 April 2023

 

Sunil Narine recorded the joint fastest KKR century  

Venkatesh Iyer and Sunil Narine
Venkatesh Iyer (left) and Sunil Narine (right)

  • With his 49-ball hundred, Sunil Narine equalled the fastest century record for KKR with Venkatesh Iyer’s 49-ball century (vs Mumbai Indians in 2023).


KKR recorded their 4th highest total  

  • With 223/6 in 20 overs, Kolkata Knight Riders recorded their second-highest total at Eden Gardens in Kolkata (the record is 232/2 vs MI in the IPL 2019) and fourth-highest total overall.

KKR Highest totals

Total (Overs)

Opposition

Venue

Date

272/7 (20)

Delhi Capitals

Visakhapatnam

3 April 2024

245/6 (20)

Kings XI Punjab

Indore

12 May 2018

232/2 (20)

Mumbai Indians

Kolkata

28 April 2019

223/6 (20)

Rajasthan Royals

Kolkata

16 April 2024

222/3 (20)

Royal Challengers Bangalore

Bengaluru

18 April 2008

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