Kolkata Knight Riders KKR
3 IPL titles, 136 wins from 271 matches, a 50.2% win rate across 18 seasons: Kolkata Knight Riders have turned sustained success into one of the IPL's most decorated records.
Kolkata Knight Riders at a Glance
Kolkata Knight Riders Season-by-Season Performance
Season ↕ | Stage | Played ↕ | Wins ↕ | NR ↕ | Win % ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | — | 14 | 5 | 2 | 41.7% |
| 2024 | 🏆 Title | 16 | 11 | 2 | 78.6% |
| 2023 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 42.9% |
| 2022 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 42.9% |
| 2021 | Final | 17 | 9 | — | 52.9% |
| 2020 | — | 14 | 7 | — | 50.0% |
| 2019 | — | 14 | 6 | — | 42.9% |
| 2018 | Playoffs | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2017 | Playoffs | 16 | 9 | — | 56.3% |
| 2016 | Playoffs | 15 | 8 | — | 53.3% |
| 2015 | — | 14 | 7 | 1 | 53.8% |
| 2014 | 🏆 Title | 16 | 11 | — | 68.8% |
| 2013 | — | 16 | 6 | — | 37.5% |
| 2012 | 🏆 Title | 18 | 12 | 1 | 70.6% |
| 2011 | Playoffs | 15 | 8 | — | 53.3% |
| 2010 | — | 14 | 7 | — | 50.0% |
| 2009 | — | 14 | 3 | 1 | 23.1% |
| 2008 | — | 14 | 6 | 1 | 46.2% |
How has Kolkata Knight Riders' win percentage changed across IPL seasons?
KKR have won the IPL three times, between 2012 and 2024. KKR have won three of their four finals. Their high point was 2024 with 11 wins (78.6%), while their low came in 2009 with 3 wins (23.1%). Their most recent season (2025) posted a win rate of 41.7% ↓, below their 51.7% all-time mark. KKR have strung together three consecutive playoff seasons, from 2016 to 2018. They have reached the playoffs in eight of 18 seasons (44.4%).
All-time Run Scorers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg ↕ | SR ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Russell | 136 | 2593 | 28.8 | 175.0 |
| Sunil Narine | 193 | 1780 | 17.6 | 166.5 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 64 | 1468 | 30.0 | 137.3 |
| Manish Pandey | 62 | 1404 | 32.7 | 126.4 |
| Nitish Rana | 91 | 2199 | 28.2 | 136.3 |
| Shubman Gill | 58 | 1417 | 31.5 | 123.0 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 110 | 3035 | 31.6 | 124.3 |
| Robin Uthappa | 87 | 2439 | 30.5 | 136.3 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 108 | 1893 | 31.6 | 138.3 |
| Jacques Kallis | 57 | 1295 | 26.4 | 106.8 |
Who has scored the most runs for Kolkata Knight Riders?
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Between 2011 and 2017, Gautam Gambhir scored 3,035 runs at a strike rate of 124.3 for KKR; Andre Russell finished on 2,593. Russell actually strikes at 175.0, though.
All-time Wicket Takers
Player ↕ | M ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Avg ↕ | Econ ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Narine | 193 | 192 | 25.6 | 6.80 |
| Andre Russell | 136 | 122 | 21.6 | 9.47 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 85 | 99 | 23.7 | 7.54 |
| Harshit Rana | 36 | 40 | 25.7 | 9.51 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 46 | 40 | 30.9 | 8.28 |
| Piyush Chawla | 71 | 66 | 27.8 | 8.22 |
| Umesh Yadav | 68 | 65 | 29.6 | 8.41 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 53 | 47 | 27.4 | 7.18 |
| Jacques Kallis | 57 | 42 | 27.5 | 7.54 |
| Lakshmipathy Balaji | 36 | 33 | 27.9 | 7.39 |
Which bowler has taken the most wickets for Kolkata Knight Riders?
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No bowler has picked up more wickets for KKR than Sunil Narine — 192 at an economy of 6.80, 70 ↑ ahead of Andre Russell. Narine could yet extend the lead. Russell gets there faster, though — a bowling average of 21.6 in just 136 matches.