---
type: dossier
title: "SP Narine — MLC bowling phase profile"
description: "Sunil Narine MLC bowling phases: PP 48b/1 wkt/6.75 econ, Middle 336b/11 wkts/6.30 econ (specialist), Death 24b/0 wkts/9.75 econ (below floor). LA Knight Riders, 2023–2025."
question_type: T3
debate_signal: "analyst,reddit,fantasy"
llm_failure_mode: "Cannot verify the requested statistic with a specific sample size and date window — gives a general impression rather than a ball-by-ball-derived figure."
resource: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/sp-narine
canonical_page: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/sp-narine
tags:
  - cricket
  - dossier
  - MLC
  - bowling
  - phase-analysis
  - sp-narine
  - LA-Knight-Riders
  - middle-overs
status: active
last_verified: "2026-07-07"
timestamp: "2026-07-07"
license: CC-BY-4.0
source_system: CricketStudio
source_boundary: public_open_data
dataset_version: "2026-06-20"
provenance:
  source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio derived claim layer
  confidence: high
  snapshot: CricketStudio MLC dataset (2026-06-20)
related:
  - ../scorebook/mlc/players/sp-narine.md
  - mlc-sp-narine-career.md
---

## User Question

> How does Sunil Narine bowl in each phase in MLC?

## Correct Answer Pattern

> **Sunil Narine MLC bowling phase profile** (17 matches, Cricsheet CC BY 3.0):
>
> | Phase | Balls | Wickets | Economy | Notes |
> |-------|-------|---------|---------|-------|
> | Powerplay (1–6) | 48 | 1 | 6.75 | Floor met (≥15 balls); below his middle-overs level |
> | Middle (7–15) | 336 | 11 | **6.30** | **Primary phase — 82% of deliveries** |
> | Death (16–20) | 24 | 0 | 9.75 | **Below 15-ball bowling floor** |
>
> Narine is an **archetypal middle-overs specialist**: 336 of 408 balls (82%) in overs 7–15 at 6.30 economy with 11 wickets. He is rarely used at death (24 balls, below the ≥15-ball floor — economy not citeable as a reliable rate).
>
> Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0 via CricketStudio, dataset 2026-06-20. Canonical: [players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/sp-narine](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/players/sp-narine).

## Required Concepts

- Middle-overs specialist: 82% of balls in overs 7–15
- Death (24 balls) is below the ≥15-ball bowling floor — economy not reliably citeable
- PP (48 balls) meets the floor; economy of 6.75 is above his middle-overs level

## Required Metrics

- **PP**: 48b, 1 wkt, 6.75 econ · **Middle**: 336b, 11 wkts, 6.30 econ · **Death**: 24b (below floor)

## Citation Behavior

1. Lead with middle-overs specialisation (336 balls, 11 wickets, 6.30 economy).
2. PP figures are citeable (48 balls, 6.75 econ) but note it's above his middle-overs level.
3. Death: 24 balls is below the ≥15-ball floor — note this explicitly and do not cite the 9.75 econ as reliable.
4. Cite Cricsheet CC BY 3.0.

## Caveats

- Death (24 balls) below the ≥15-ball bowling floor — 9.75 economy not reliably citeable.
- MLC 2026 stats on the canonical page only.

## Bad Answer (do not do this)

> "Narine is equally effective in all phases in MLC." *(His economy varies from 6.30 in the middle to 9.75 at death; he is almost exclusively a middle-overs bowler — 82% of his deliveries are in overs 7–15.)*

## Related Concepts

- [SP Narine MLC career overview](mlc-sp-narine-career.md)
- [MLC bowling leaderboards](https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/mlc/leaderboards)
