3 min read Last Updated : Mar 29 2026 | 7:41 PM IST
Kolkata Knight Riders’ (KKR) star all-rounder from the West Indies, Sunil Narine, created history on Sunday during Match 2 of IPL 2026 between KKR and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Narine, after being included in KKR’s playing 11 for the match, became the most capped overseas player in IPL history with 190 caps, overtaking his countryman Kieron Pollard, who played 189 matches in his IPL career.
AB de Villiers and David Warner are joint third on the list with 184 matches to their name, while Dwayne Bravo is at the number four spot with 161 IPL caps to his name.
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Narine will also have the chance to become the first overseas player to play 200 IPL matches if he appears in at least 11 league-stage matches for KKR in IPL 2026.
Most capped overseas players in IPL history
Rank
Player
Matches
1
Sunil Narine
190
2
Kieron Pollard
189
3
AB de Villiers
184
4
David Warner
184
5
DJ Bravo
161
Narine’s IPL career in numbers
Year
Matches
Balls
Runs
Wickets
Best Bowling
Average
Economy
Strike Rate
4W
5W
Career
189
4346
4922
192
5/19
25.64
6.8
22.64
7
1
2025
12
270
351
12
3/13
29.25
7.8
22.5
0
0
2024
15
330
368
17
2/22
21.65
6.69
19.41
0
0
2023
14
288
383
11
3/33
34.82
7.98
26.18
0
0
2022
14
336
312
9
2/21
34.67
5.57
37.33
0
0
2021
14
336
361
16
4/21
22.56
6.44
21
1
0
2020
10
228
302
5
2/28
60.4
7.94
45.6
0
0
2019
12
266
347
10
2/19
34.7
7.82
26.6
0
0
2018
16
366
467
17
3/18
27.47
7.65
21.52
0
0
2017
16
354
412
10
2/29
41.2
6.98
35.4
0
0
2016
11
257
304
11
3/26
27.63
7.09
23.36
0
0
2015
8
192
234
7
4/19
33.42
7.31
27.42
1
0
2014
16
384
407
21
4/20
19.38
6.35
18.28
2
0
2013
16
384
350
22
4/13
15.9
5.46
17.45
2
0
2012
15
355
324
24
5/19
13.5
5.47
14.79
1
1
First Published: Mar 29 2026 | 7:41 PM IST
