“Mystery And…”: Sunil Narine’s post about the Chennai Super Kings goes viral after a record-breaking feat against RR

Records were broken during the Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Rajasthan Royals IPL 2024 match at Eden Gardens. Sunil Narine scored his first IPL century to kick off the run feast, and Jos Buttler pulled off a robbery to finish it. Gautam Gambhir’s move to elevate Sunil Narine to the top of the order was a brilliant one.

The West Indian all-rounder, who has amassed 226 runs at a strike rate of 187.76, has tortured opponents with his lightning-fast stroke play. Sunil Narine’s attack was directed on the Rajasthan Royals, as he assisted KKR in amassing a formidable 223-6 in 20 overs. In addition, Narine took important wickets of Dhruv Jurel and Rovman Powell, which helped KKR take the lead in the game. Even yet, Jos Buttler’s exceptional century helped KKR defeat RR by two wickets and record the joint-highest successful run chase in IPL history, but their efforts were insufficient to win the match.

In the KKR vs. RR match, Sunil Narine made history by being the first player in IPL history to hit a hundred, take a wicket, and make a catch (Sanju Samson) all in the same IPL game. In the IPL, he also made history by being the first player to ever score 100 runs, claim a hat trick, and capture five wickets.

Many in the cricket community, notably the Chennai Super Kings, whose message went viral on social media, praised Sunil Narine’s valiant act.

Credits to Sunil Narine for Gautam Gambhir

Sunil Narine, meanwhile, said that Gautam Gambhir, the previous captain of the KKR, was responsible for his metamorphosis and that Gambhir gave him the courage to start the batting.

“I would have taken it as a joke at the beginning of the season if someone had told him he would be competing for the Orange cap because I haven’t opened in a long time or done much with the bat in previous years.” (Starting this year) GG (Gambhir)’s return provided me the confidence and guarantee that I would bat first.

Regarding the game, KKR had the upper hand after reducing RR to 121-6. With 46 required from the last three overs and Trent Boult joining Jos Buttler, KKR would have been confident in winning. Butcher turned everything he touched into gold on that particular day, and RR recorded an exhilarating victory. With the victory, RR ascended to the top of the standings.

CSK Meanwhile, CSK is ranked fourth in the IPL 2024 standings with four victories and two losses. In the earlier game, they triumphed against the Mumbai Indians. On April 19, the squad will play the Lucknow Super Giants.