IPL 2024: Shah Rukh Khan's Standing Ovation for Sunil Narine's Explosive Innings against DC Goes Viral
Sunil Narine played a blistering innings with the bat to put Kolkata Knight Riders in the driver's seat in the ongoing game against Delhi Capitals in the 16th match of the Indian Premier League 2024 (IPL 2024) on Wednesday (April 3). Opening the batting, Sunil Narine scored 85 runs in just 39 balls with the help of seven fours and six sixes. He hit a four in the third over to take the lead and never looked back. In the fourth over, the Caribbean star hit Ishant Sharma with three sixes and two fours to score 26 runs. In the final over of the Powerplay, Sunil Narine completed his fifty in just 21 balls after hitting Rasikh Salam for a six and three fours. At the end of the Powerplay, KKR were 88 for 1. Even after Powerplay, things didn't change much.
Sunil Narine continued to hit boundaries at will and was finally dismissed in the 13th over when he bowled a short and slow ball behind Mitchell Marsh's stumps to wicketkeeper Rishabh Pant. When the KKR star missed out on a well-deserved century by just 15 runs, the entire stadium gave him a standing ovation. As Sunil Narine walked back, cameras panned to the stands where KKR co-owner Shah Rukh Khan stood up and gave the player a standing ovation.
Watch Shah Rukh Khan give Sunil Narayan a standing ovation:
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Talking about the game, KKR were at 203 for 3 in the 16th over at the time of writing this report. Apart from Narine, debutant Angkrish Raghuvanshi also impressed with the bat. The 18-year-old scored 54 runs off just 27 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes.
Narine and Raghuvanshi shared 104 runs for the second wicket. Shreyas Iyer and Andre Russell were batting in the middle when this report was written. KKR are eyeing a third straight win in IPL 2024 while DC are looking for their second win in four matches.