Kolkata Knight Riders KKR
Kolkata Knight Riders are at their best chasing — 58% wins running down a target against 44% setting one, across 271 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% |
Leans Chasing — Better in 12 of 18 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
KKR lean toward chasing — the better record in 12 of 18 seasons — without ever being one-sided enough to call it settled. That lean has held in both halves of their history. 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. 2025 bucked the lean — 50.0% (3 of 6) batting first against 33.3% (2 of 6) chasing. Only one season back, in 2024, they were still the better side chasing at 100.0% (5 of 5).
KKR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Defending — 160–179 (53.7%, 6.1% above average)
5+ matches per band
KKR's strongest scoring range is 160–179 — 22 of 41 matches (53.7%), 6.1% clear of the 47.6% league average in this band. Performance falls away at below 160, down to 10 of 51 (19.6%), short of the league's 24.2% average here.
KKR's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Chasing — 180–199 (52.6%, 13.5% above average)
5+ matches per band
KKR's best numbers come at 180–199 — 10 of 19 matches (52.6%), 13.5% above the 39.1% league average for this scoring range. By contrast, 200 or more lags behind at just 3 of 19 (15.8%), 4.7% off the 20.5% league average in this band.