Sri Lankan all-rounder Thisara Perera lit up six IPL seasons (2010-2016) with explosive left-handed hitting and canny seam bowling, making him one of the league’s most valuable finishers of the era. Over 30 innings with Rising Pune Supergiants, Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Punjab Kings and Kochi Tuskers Kerala, he slammed 422 runs at a strike-rate of 137, clearing the ropes 26 times and finding 23 fours, often turning matches in the death overs. His highest score of 40 came at better than a-run-a-ball, underlining his reputation as a six-hitting specialist. Perera’s value doubled with the ball. In 36 bowling innings he picked up 31 wickets, including three three-wicket hauls, and kept batsmen guessing at an economy of 8.73. A best return of 3 for and a strike-rate of 22.5 balls per wicket showcased his knack for breaking partnerships when captains needed it most. From powering Supergiants in 2016 to lifting Mumbai Indians in 2012, Thisara Perera’s all-round fireworks remain etched in IPL folklore.

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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