Kane Richardson IPL profile: the Australian quick made his mark as a genuine wicket-taking option across four seasons from 2013 to 2021. Turning out for Pune Warriors, Rajasthan Royals and twice for Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Richardson sent down 335 balls of high-octane pace and walked away with 19 scalps at a strike rate of 17.63 – meaning he struck almost every three overs. His standout spell arrived at the death, highlighted by one blistering three-wicket haul that tilted games RCB’s way. While runs sometimes leaked at 8.45 an over, the upside of regular breakthroughs kept him in demand. With the bat he was a handy lower-order striker, smashing 36 runs in 39 balls including two fours and a towering six; his 26 off 18 against Sunrisers in 2016 remains his highest IPL score. Richardson’s T20 blueprint is clear: bowl fearless, hunt wickets, and provide sporadic late-order fireworks.

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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