Sunil Narine Reaches 650 T20 Wickets
The Trinbago Knight Riders spinner took his 650th wicket by trapping John Campbell lbw, placing him second on the all‑time T20 list behind Rashid Khan.
Overview
- Sunil Narine reached the 650‑wicket mark Thursday when he trapped John Campbell lbw with the last ball of the 12th over during a CPL match at Brian Lara Stadium.
- The wicket came in Narine's 611th T20 appearance and he finished that game with figures of 1 for 27 from four overs.
- Narine is the leading wicket‑taker in CPL history with 137 dismissals and has taken 207 wickets in 202 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders, making him the only overseas player to pass 200 wickets for a single IPL team.
- Rashid Khan remains the format's top wicket‑taker with about 736 T20 wickets, while Dwayne Bravo and Imran Tahir sit well behind Narine on the leaderboard.
- Beyond wickets, Narine's sustained value is shown by a low IPL economy rate (career 6.79 and 6.65 in IPL 2026) and 4,881 T20 runs, which together explain why franchises continue to select him and why the milestone signals lasting cross‑league impact.