KKR all-rounder Sunil Narine added another feather in his illustrious IPL career when he took the field against Mumbai Indians on Sunday evening at the Wankhede Stadium. This time, he broke a long-standing record of Kieron Pollard, the former MI legend.
The MI vs KKR fixture in Mumbai kicked off the IPL 2026 campaigns for both these teams, with Hardik Pandya, the home team skipper, winning the toss and electing to bowl first.
As soon as Narine was revealed as part of KKR’s line-up, he went past Pollard to become the most capped overseas player in IPL history.
Which overseas player has played the most matches in the IPL?
Sunil Narine of KKR holds the record for featuring in the most games in the IPL as an overseas player. The MI vs KKR match on March 29, 2026, was the 190th IPL game for Narine, going past the 189 caps of MI legend Kieron Pollard.
Behind the West Indian duo on this list are RCB’s superstar AB de Villiers and former SRH captain David Warner, both with 184 IPL matches each under their belt.
Who has played the most matches in IPL history?
As of March 29, 2026, MS Dhoni has played in the most IPL games – 278 – with Rohit Sharma only five matches behind Dhoni. Virat Kohli, who is the only cricketer to have played all 19 seasons for a single franchise, has taken the field 268 times in the IPL.
Meanwhile, talking about the MI vs KKR match at the Wankhede, KKR got off to a flyer courtesy of a 69 (32) opening stand between captain Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen.
Both the KKR openers struck at over 200 in the powerplay, ending the first six overs at 78/1. Allen smoked 37 off 17 and departed off Shardul Thakur, while Rahane blasted 36* (18) under the field restrictions.
Captain Pandya leaked 29 runs across his two powerplay overs, while Boult, Bumrah, Shardul, and Ghazanfar all conceded 10 or more runs in their lone powerplay over.
MI vs KKR Playing XI:
KKR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Finn Allen, Cameron Green, Angkrish Raghuvanshi (wk), Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Vaibhav Arora, Ramandeep Singh, Blessing Muzarabani
MI: Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya (c), Rohit Sharma, Ryan Rickelton (wk), Mayank Markande, Naman Dhir, Sherfane Rutherford, Shardul Thakur, AM Ghazanfar, Trent Boult, Jasprit Bumrah
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