Narine delivered a superb spell of 1\/13 in four overs on a turning track as KKR restricted the Mumbai Indians to 147\/8 before successfully chasing down the target in 18.5 overs to stay alive in the playoff race.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dasgupta praised Narine for exploiting the conditions perfectly and highlighted his deep understanding of the Eden Gardens surface.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe extent of turn that Sunil Narine was getting from this Eden Gardens surface was quite sharp. It was good to see him making full use of the favourable conditions. Narine has been playing at this venue since 2012 and knows it very well. Watching him trouble batters with his variations is a treat. The way he brought the ball back into the stumps of Hardik Pandya and clean bowled him was a vintage Sunil Narine delivery,\u201d Dasgupta told Jio Hotstar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The former cricketer felt the nature of the surface resembled the spin-friendly Eden Gardens tracks seen during the 2013-14 seasons and noted that rain before the match also contributed to the conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThis Eden Gardens surface reminded us not of the 2020s but of 2013-14, where the ball used to turn quite a bit. The bit of rain and the covers also played their part,\u201d he added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dasgupta further said Narine\u2019s economical spell ensured the Mumbai Indians could never build momentum during the middle overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cReturning with an economical spell of 1 for 13 meant that MI could never get going in the middle overs whenever Sunil Narine bowled,\u201d he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Dasgupta further said Narine\u2019s economical spell ensured the Mumbai Indians could never build momentum during the middle overs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
KKR later completed the chase through crucial contributions from Manish Pandey (45) and Rovman Powell (40) to stay in the playoff contention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n