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Sunil Narine
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Sunil Philip Narine has played 545 matches across multiple formats and franchise competitions, accumulating 592 wickets at a bowling average of 24.71 and an economy of 5.45. The Indian Premier League is his primary competition, where he has appeared 191 times for Kolkata Knight Riders and taken 194 wickets. Alongside his bowling, he has scored 4,647 career runs at a batting strike rate of 138.02. In his last 10 matches, he has taken wickets in seven outings, with his most recent returns in the 2026 IPL season yielding 1/13 and 0/39 in his first two fixtures.
Runs
0
Wickets
0
Bat Avg
16.2
Bowl Avg
24.7
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Kolkata Knight Riders · All-Rounder
Recent form
In his last 10 appearances, spanning the ILT20 and SA20 in late 2025 and early 2026 as well as the opening IPL fixtures in April 2026, Narine has taken wickets in seven of those matches, including a 3
Strongest format
Indian Premier League — With 191 appearances, 194 wickets, and 1,792 runs at a batting strike rate of 167.01, the IPL is the competition where Narine's volume of output acros
Career stats overview
6 Test · 64 ODI · 475 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
6 matches
40
Runs scored
21
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
64 matches
363
Runs scored
91
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
475 matches
4,244
Runs scored
480
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
592 career wickets at an economy of 5.45
Across 545 matches in all formats, Narine has claimed 592 wickets at a bowling average of 24.71 and conceded just 5.45 runs per over. That economy figure, sustained across more than 16,000 balls, places him among the most consistent wicket-taking bowlers in franchise cricket.
IPL: 194 wickets and a strike rate of 167 with the bat
In 191 Indian Premier League appearances, Narine has taken 194 wickets at 25.85 and scored 1,792 runs at a batting strike rate of 167.01. His dual contribution in the IPL makes him one of the more distinctive all-round performers in the competition's history.
Eden Gardens: 73 wickets and a batting average of 19.19
At Eden Gardens across 42 matches, Narine has taken 73 wickets at an economy of 6.53 and averaged 19.19 with the bat at a strike rate of 164.73. It is comfortably his most productive single venue across both disciplines.
Punjab Kings: 36 wickets, strike rate of 180 with the bat
Against Punjab Kings across 16 matches, Narine has taken 36 wickets while scoring 260 runs at a batting average of 26 and a strike rate of 180.56. Those are his strongest combined returns against any single opponent in the data.
CPL economy of 5.47 across 123 matches
In the Caribbean Premier League, Narine has bowled 123 matches at an economy of 5.47 and a bowling average of 19.91, his best bowling average across any major competition. He has taken 133 wickets in the tournament, underlining his importance in the Caribbean domestic circuit.
What’s next
Upcoming matches
- Indian Premier League · Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad17 Apr19:30 IST
- Indian Premier League · Eden Gardens, Kolkata19 Apr15:30 IST
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
SP Narine's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.