Sunil Narine’s explosive start against Sunrisers Hyderabad ended in dramatic fashion, prompting a hilarious reaction from Harshal Patel during the IPL 2025 clash at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium. Chasing an imposing target of 279, the Kolkata Knight Riders had no choice but to go all guns blazing from the outset.
Sunil Narine, known for his fearless hitting, got going quickly by hammering two sixes off Pat Cummins in the opening over. He then followed it up with a boundary off Jaydev Unadkat and continued his assault with another six and four off Cummins in the third.
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In the fourth over, Narine struck another boundary off Unadkat and looked set for a big knock. But just when he seemed dangerous, Unadkat had the last laugh. After conceding a four, the left-arm seamer outfoxed Narine with a well-disguised off-cutter. Narine cleared his front leg for a wild slog, only to miss the delivery completely as it crashed into his stumps. The KKR opener walked back after a quickfire 31 off 16 balls, which included three fours and three sixes.
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The dismissal sparked an amusing celebration from Harshal Patel, who was seen mimicking horns over his head while flashing a cheeky grin, drawing laughs from players and fans alike.
At the time of Narine’s dismissal, KKR were 62/3 at the end of seven overs, with Rinku Singh and Angkrish Raghuvanshi trying to mount a record-breaking chase. The Knight Riders would need to pull off the highest successful chase in IPL history to end their campaign on a high.
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Earlier, Heinrich Klaasen’s blistering unbeaten century and a solid fifty from Travis Head had propelled SRH to a towering total of 278/3 — a mountain that even KKR’s explosive top order might struggle to scale.
