Kolkata Knight Riders – IPL Stats | Achievements

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is the 3rd most successful franchise after MI and CSK, with 3 IPL titles. KKR won the first Indian Premier League (IPL) title in 2012. The franchise has seen so many great moments under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. They always have the balanced side with all the basis covered in the team.

Kolkata Knight Riders is the current champions as well and will look to defend their title in IPL 2025 which is going to start on 22nd March, 2025. Lets take a close look at IPL stats and records of KKR that highlight their achievements, and key moments.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Team Stats

Batting Stats

KKR – IPL Stats – Most Runs Scored

	Most Runs Scored
Pos	Player	Runs	Innings
1.	Gautam Gambhir	3345	121
2.	Robin Uthappa	2649	89
3.	Andre Russell	2491	105
4.	Nitish Rana	2199	86
5.	Yusuf Pathan	2061	103
6.	Jacques Kallis	1603	67
7.	Sunil Narine	1535	111
8.	Manish Pandey	1484	58
9.	Shubman Gill	1417	55
10.	Venkatesh Iyer	1326	49

KKR Highest Individual Score in IPL

	Highest Individual Score
Pos	Player	High Score	Ball Played	Opposition Team	Venue	Date
1.	BB McCullum	158*	73	vs RCB	Bangalore	18 Apr 2008
2.	Sunil Narine	109	56	vs RR	Kolkata	16 Apr 2024
3.	Venkatesh Iyer	104	51	vs MI	Mumbai	16 Apr 2023
4.	Dinesh Karthik	97*	50	vs RR	Kolkata	25 Apr 2019
5.	Manish Pandey	94	50	vs PBKS	Bangalore	01 Jun 2014
6.	Chris Lynn	93*	41	vs GL	Rajkot	07 Apr 2017
7.	Gautam Gambhir	93	51	vs RCB	Kolkata	28 Apr 2012
8.	Manvinder Bisla	92	61	vs CSK	Chennai	28 Apr 2013
9.	Sourav Ganguly	91	57	vs Chargers	Hyderabad	11 May 2008
10.	Gautam Gambhir	90*	60	vs SRH	Hyderabad	16 Apr 2016

Bowling Stats

Most wickets for KKR in IPL


Pos	Players	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Runs	Wickets	Econ
1.	Sunil Narine	2012-2024	186	184	4271	711.5	4739	198	6.65
2.	Andre Russell	2014-2024	126	110	1643	273.5	2522	116	9.20
3.	Varun Chakravarthy	2020-2024	70	69	1570	261.4	1967	82	7.51
4.	Piyush Chawla	2014-2019	76	75	1472	245.2	2023	71	8.24
5.	Umesh Yadav	2014-2023	68	68	1395	232.3	1964	65	8.44
6.	Jacques Kallis	2011-2014	70	58	1092	182.0	1381	48	7.58
7.	Shakib Al Hasan	2011-2021	57	56	1197	199.3	1429	48	7.16
8.	Kuldeep Yadav	2014-2020	50	48	1016	169.2	1386	46	8.18
9.	Lakshmipathy Balaji	2011-2013	42	42	897	149.3	1140	44	7.62
10.	Rajat Bhatia	2011-2013	54	49	856	142.4	1022	36	7.16

Most Catches for KKR in IPL

	Most Catches for KKR
Pos	Player	Span	Matches	Innings	Catches	Ct/Inn
1.	Sunil Narine	2012-2024	186	185	38	0.205
2.	Andre Russell	2014-2024	126	125	37	0.296
3.	Manoj Tiwary	2010-2013	64	64	34	0.531
4.	Yusuf Pathan	2011-2017	122	122	31	0.254
5.	Rinku Singh	2018-2024	46	45	29	0.644
6.	Suryakumar Yadav	2014-2017	60	60	28	0.466
7.	Manish Pandey	2014-2024	61	61	26	0.426
8.	Gautam Gambhir	2011-2017	122	122	25	0.204
9.	Shubman Gill	2018-2021	58	58	23	0.396
10.	Eoin Morgan	2011-2021	57	57	21	0.368

KKR Captaincy Records

	Captaincy Records
Player	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied/ No Result	Win %	Best Finish
Sourav Ganguly	2008-2010	27	13	14	0/0	48.14	6th place (2008)
Brendon McCullum	2009	13	3	9	1/0	23.07	8th place (2009)
Gautam Gambhir	2011-2017	122	69	51	1/1	56.55	Champions (2012, 2014)
Jacques Kallis	2011	2	1	1	0/0	50.00	–
Dinesh Karthik	2018-2020	37	19	17	1/0	51.35	Playoffs (2018)
Eoin Morgan	2020-2021	24	11	12	1/0	45.83	Runners-up (2021)
Shreyas Iyer	2022-2024	29	17	11	0/1	58.62	Champions (2024)
Nitish Rana	2023	14	14	6	0/0	42.85	7th place (2023)