Home teams had won the first nine games of IPL 2024. Conversely, Kolkata Knight Riders hadn’t tasted defeat in six straight matches, dating back to 2016. One of those records had to take a tumble on Friday night.

Sunil Narine emphatically settled that debate, consigning Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) to a seven-wicket humbling with 19 deliveries to spare, making Faf du Plessis’ side the first to court defeat on home turf. In his 500th representative T20 game, the Trinidadian made up for an ordinary day in the park with a blazing 47 whilst opening the batting, making RCB’s 182 for six appear well below par.