Kolkata Knight Riders KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders are at their best chasing — 58.3% wins running down a target against 43.9% setting one, across 276 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
KKR's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 9 | 44.4% | 4 | 50.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | 0.0% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2010 | 8 | 50.0% | 6 | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2012 | 8 | 75.0% | 9 | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 7 | 28.6% | 9 | 44.4% |
| 2014 | 5 | 80.0% | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2015 | 4 | 50.0% | 9 | 55.6% |
| 2016 | 7 | 28.6% | 8 | 75.0% |
| 2017 | 6 | 33.3% | 10 | 70.0% |
| 2018 | 6 | 50.0% | 10 | 60.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | 22.2% | 5 | 80.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | 60.0% | 4 | 25.0% |
| 2021 | 6 | 33.3% | 11 | 63.6% |
| 2022 | 5 | 40.0% | 9 | 44.4% |
| 2023 | 7 | 42.9% | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2024 | 9 | 66.7% | 5 | 100.0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 50.0% | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2026 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 57.1% |
Leans Chasing — Better in 13 of 19 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
The balance sits with chasing for KKR — ahead in 13 of 19 seasons, a lean rather than a settled identity. Split their run in two and both halves lean the same way. Two seasons stand apart: a blank 0 of 7 defending in 2009, and 2019's 80.0% (4 of 5) chasing — 57.8 percentage points clear of the 22.2% they managed batting first. 2026 stayed with the lean — 57.1% (4 of 7) chasing against 33.3% (2 of 6) batting first.
KKR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Defending — 160–179 (53.7%, 7.0% above average)
5+ matches per band
KKR's highest win rate while defending comes with a total of 200 or more — 16 of 21 matches (76.2%). Defending 160–179 is where they sit furthest above the league average: 22 of 41 (53.7%), 7.0% ↑ above the 46.7% league average for this scoring range.
KKR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Chasing — 180–199 (50.0%, 9.1% above average)
5+ matches per band
No chasing range has brought KKR a higher win rate than targets below 160 — 52 of 69 matches (75.4%). They sit furthest above the league average against targets of 180–199 — 10 of 20 (50.0%), exactly half, and 9.1% ↑ above the 40.9% league average in this band. Meanwhile, chasing targets of 200 or more is worse still at 3 of 21 (14.3%), short of the league's 24.6% average here.