Brett Lee’s six-season IPL journey from 2008 to 2013 is best remembered for the thunderbolts he sent down, not the runs he scored. Across 38 bowling innings for Kolkata Knight Riders and Punjab Kings, the Australian speed gun hurled 145.5 overs, snared 25 wickets and kept rival batsmen to a tidy 7.51 economy. His strike-rate of 35 balls per scalp underlines how quickly he broke partnerships, while his solitary three-wicket burst—3 for 32—remains the headline spell. With the bat Lee was used as a late-overs pinch-hitter; in 19 innings he muscled 124 runs at a strike-rate of 127, clearing the rope eight times and finding the boundary eight more. His highest IPL score of 25 off 12 balls against Delhi in 2010 showcased the same fearless intent he brought to his bowling. From wearing Kings’ red in 2008-2010 to donning Knight Riders’ purple in 2011-2013, Lee’s express pace and toe-crushing yorkers made him a marquee IPL import and a crowd-puller every time the speed gun flashed 150 kph.

Sunil Narine IPL profile: 14 seasons, 192 wickets, 1780 runs, one-man match engine Sunil Narine has become the definitive two-phase weapon in IPL history, piling up 192 wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders while striking at 22.63 balls per scalp and keeping the economy to a miserly 6.8. The off-spinner has tortured batters with 16 three-wicket bursts and one five-wicket demolition, landing telling blows in 187 bowling innings since 2012. Yet Narine’s story is not just about the ball. Promoted up the order, he has smashed 1780 runs at a jaw-dropping strike rate of 166, peppering 189 fours and 116 sixes. His lone IPL hundred—an unbeaten 109—arrived off just 56 balls, proving he can flip a chase in the space of an over. Seven fifties and a highest score of 109 add layers to a batting record that few specialist bowlers can rival. From season one in 2012 to the 2025 campaign, Narine has worn only one jersey: KKR purple and gold. That loyalty has delivered both numbers and narrative—4345 balls of mystery spin, 1069 balls of audacious hitting, and countless moments when Eden Gardens rose to its feet for the ultimate IPL double threat.

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