Archive · 27 Aug 2026
Sunil Narine Joins Rashid Khan Among T20 Cricket’s 650-Wicket Club
Sunil Narine reached a major milestone in T20 cricket.
He has now taken 650 wickets in this format.
Only Rashid Khan had reached that number before him.
Narine achieved it while playing for Trinbago Knight Riders.
His team was facing Saint Lucia Kings in the Caribbean Premier League.
He took one wicket and finished with bowling figures of 1/27.
Narine has also taken more CPL wickets than any other bowler.
He is known for both bowling and batting in T20 cricket.
Sunil Narine became the second cricketer to claim 650 wickets in T20 cricket.
He reached the milestone during Trinbago Knight Riders’ CPL 2026 match against Saint Lucia Kings.
Narine took 1/27 in four overs, dismissing John Campbell lbw with the final ball of the 12th over.
Rashid Khan leads the T20 wicket list with 736 wickets in 547 matches, ahead of Narine’s 650 in 611.
Narine is also the CPL’s leading wicket-taker and has taken 207 IPL wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders.
- Who
- Sunil Narine, playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, reached the milestone; Rashid Khan was the first to do so.
- What
- Narine became the second cricketer to take 650 wickets in T20 cricket.
- When
- August 27, 2026; the article describes the match as Thursday, with Wednesday local time also mentioned.
- Where
- Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
- Why
- Narine needed one wicket to reach 650 and took it against Saint Lucia Kings.
- T20 wickets
- Sunil Narine has 650 wickets in 611 matches.
- Milestone match
- Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings in CPL 2026.
- Match figures
- Narine took 1 wicket for 27 runs in four overs.
- Milestone dismissal
- He dismissed West Indies batter John Campbell lbw.
- T20 leader
- Rashid Khan has 736 wickets in 547 matches.
- CPL record
- Narine is the Caribbean Premier League’s leading wicket-taker with 137 dismissals.
- IPL wickets
- Narine has taken 207 wickets in 202 matches for Kolkata Knight Riders.