Overview
- Narine, who reached the 200‑match mark Saturday at Eden Gardens, helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Gujarat Titans by 29 runs, 247/2 to 218/4.
- The 38-year-old mystery spinner took 2 for 29 with 11 dot balls, removing captain Shubman Gill and Nishant Sindhu on a flat pitch to earn Player of the Match.
- The result kept KKR’s playoff hopes alive in a tight race, with the veteran again delivering control in overs that often decide high‑scoring T20 chases.
- Across his IPL career he has 205 wickets for KKR and a career economy near 6.8 runs per over, and he has never gone above eight an over in any season.
- Ambati Rayudu called him the best IPL player ever and Sanjay Bangar praised his longevity and rebuilt action, noting a one‑franchise career since 2012 that now includes a batting reinvention as a power hitter.