Sunil Narine equals former England spinner's T20 world record in franchise cricket
Kolkata Knight Riders' veteran spinner Sunil Narine is set to break an all-time T20 record in the ongoing IPL 2025.
Sunil Narine took 3 wickets for 29 runs against KKR and equalled the record for most wickets for a single team or franchise. Here are top 5 bowlers with most wickets for a single franchise -
5. Right-arm pacer David Payne has 193 wickets from 142 games for Gloucestershire at an average of 20.35. His economy rate is 7.94 runs per over. He has a solitary fifer for Gloucestershire as well.
4. For Mumbai Indians, former Sri Lanka pacer Lasith Malinga has 195 wickets from 139 matches including now-defunct Champions T20 League. Malinga has a bowling average of 19.35 and economy rate of 7.12 runs per over. He has two fifers for MI as well.
3. For Hampshire, left-arm pacer Chris Wood has claimed 199 wickets from 188 games in a decade and a half. His bowling average is 26.24 and economy rate is 8.16 runs per over. The pacer has one fifer for Hampshire in the format as well.
2. England's left-arm spinner Samit Patel has taken 208 wickets from 232 games over two decades for Nottinghamshire at an average of 26.34. The left-arm spinner has one four-fer. His economy rate for the franchise is 7.35 runs per over.
1. Kolkata Knight Riders' mystery spinner Sunil Narine equalled Samit Patel's record for most wickets for a particular franchise. Narine took 208 wickets from 195 games at an average of 24, including a fifer. His bowling average is 24 and economy rate 6.70 runs per over.
Narine has taken 10 wickets from nine games at an average of 25.40 and an economy rate of 7.69 runs per over. His best of 3 for 13 came in the ongoing season came against Chennai Super Kings.
