Sunil Narine entered his name in the record books on Saturday (May 16) by becoming the first overseas cricketer to play 200 matches in the Indian Premier League. The ongoing IPL 2026 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Gujarat Titans at Eden Gardens in Kolkata is Narine’s 200th match in the IPL. IPL 2026 | Schedule | Results | Orange Cap | Purple Cap He debuted in the IPL in 2012 with the Kolkata Knight Riders and has been with them since. In the list of overseas players with the most appearances in the IPL, Narine is followed by Kieron Pollard. Pollard played 189 IPL matches for the Mumbai Indians from 2010 to 2022 and scored 3412 in addition to taking 69 wickets. Most appearances in IPL (by overseas players) PLAYER TEAM(S) MATCHES RUNS WICKETS Sunil Narine Kolkata Knight Riders 200* 1820* 203* Kieron Pollard Mumbai Indians 189 3412 69 AB de Villiers Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru 184 5162 0 David Warner Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad 184 6565 0 Dwayne Bravo Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions 161 1560 183 Faf du Plessis Chennai Super Kings, Rising Pune Supergiants, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Delhi Capitals 154 4773 0 David Miller Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Gujarat Titans, Lucknow Super Giants, Delhi Capitals 150 3251 0 Rashid Khan Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans 149* 620* 174* Shane Watson Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai Super Kings 145 3874 92 Chris Gayle Kolkata Knight Riders, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings 142 4965 18 In the past 16 years of the IPL, Narine has played a big role in KKR’s three title wins, and he also tops the list of bowlers with the most wickets for them (KKR) in the IPL. With the bat, he has scored a total of 1820 runs so far in 126 innings. Narine’s performances in IPL (year wise) YEAR MATCHES RUNS BEST SCORE STRIKE RATE 100/50 4/6s WICKETS BEST FIGURES ECONOMY 2012 15 9 9* 128.57 0/0 2/0 24 5/19 5.47 2013 16 21 13 110.52 0/0 0/2 22 4/13 5.46 2014 16 10 6 71.42 0/0 0/0 21 4/20 6.35 2015 8 0 0* 0.00 0/0 0/0 7 4/19 7.31 2016 11 7 4 53.84 0/0 0/0 11 3/26 7.12 2017 16 224 54 172.30 0/1 34/10 10 2/29 6.98 2018 16 357 75 189.89 0/2 40/23 17 3/18 7.65 2019 12 143 47 166.27 0/0 17/9 10 2/19 7.82 2020 10 121 64 142.35 0/1 10/8 5 2/28 7.94 2021 14 62 26 131.91 0/0 3/5 16 4/21 6.44 2022 14 71 22 177.50 0/0 6/6 9 2/21 5.57 2023 14 21 7* 84.00 0/0 2/1 11 3/33 7.97 2024 15 488 109 180.74 1/3 50/33 17 2/22 6.69 2025 12 246 44 170.83 0/0 25/19 12 3/13 7.80 2026 11* 40* 24 125.00 0/0 2/4 11 2/26 6.64 TOTAL 200* 1820* 109 165.30 1/7 191/120 203 5/19 6.78 The former West Indies spinner is the only overseas bowler to dismiss 200 or more batters in the IPL. In the list of non-Indian bowlers with the most wickets in the IPL, Narine is followed by Dwayne Bravo and Rashid Khan. While Bravo finished his IPL career with 183 wickets in 161 matches for three teams – Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Lions – Rashid has dismissed 174 batters so far. He is playing his 149th IPL match on Saturday. Most wickets by overseas players in IPL PLAYER TEAM(S) MATCHES WICKETS BEST FIGURES ECONOMY Sunil Narine Kolkata Knight Riders 200* 203* 5/19 6.78 Dwayne Bravo Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions 161 183 4/22 8.38 Rashid Khan Sunrisers Hyderabad, Gujarat Titans 149* 174* 4/24 7.16 Lasith Malinga Mumbai Indians 122 170 5/13 7.14 Trent Boult Kolkata Knight Riders, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians, Rajasthan Royals 125 145 4/18 8.49 Apart from being the most capped overseas player in IPL history, Narine is also the first player to feature in 200 IPL matches for KKR. Only three more players – Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and MS Dhoni – have played 200-plus matches in the IPL for one team. Most appearances for KKR in IPL Sunil Narine – 200* Andre Russell – 133 Gautam Gambhir – 108 Yusuf Pathan – 106 Varun Chakaravarthy – 92* Nitish Rana – 90 Robin Uthappa – 86 Rinku Singh – 71* Piyush Chawla – 70 Umesh Yadav – 67 Cricketers to play 200-plus IPL matches for one team PLAYER TIME PERIOD TEAM MATCHES RUNS WICKETS Virat Kohli 2008-2026* Royal Challengers Bengaluru 279 9145 4 MS Dhoni 2008-2025 Chennai Super Kings 248 4865 0 Rohit Sharma 2008-2026* Mumbai Indians 234 6144 1 Sunil Narine 2012-2026* Kolkata Knight Riders 200* 1820* 203* Must-win match for KKR Saturday’s match against Gujarat Titans in Kolkata is a must-win game for Kolkata Knight Riders. If KKR manage to get the better of the Shubman Gill-led side, they will remain alive in the playoffs race. And if they lose, then GT will become the first team to officially qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs, and KKR will get knocked out.