IPL: Top 5 bowling performances of all time for KKR

1. Sunil Narine’s 4/21 against Royal Challengers Bangalore,  2021

Sunil Narine is considered one of the biggest match-winners for KKR. In his 12-year association with Kolkata, the Windies legend delivered numerous notable performances to the team, but in the 2021 Eliminator game, he got the better of RCB with his all-round performance and became the Player of the Match. 

At the beautiful Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bat first. The challengers started rapidly as they amassed 49 run runs in five overs. On the first delivery of the sixth over, New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson struck RCB, sending Devdutt Padikkal back to the pavilion. 

Taking the momentum ahead, Narine delivered consistent breakthroughs to KKR, picking up Srikar Bharat, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers, and Glenn Maxwell. The veteran’s exceptional bowling performance restricted RCB to a low score of 138. Narine also shone with the bat in the second innings of the game and steered his team to a four-wicket triumph with his 26-run innings off just 15 balls.