Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), the two-time IPL champions, have always been a strong bowling team with the likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Varun Chakravarthy in their team.
With their home ground, Eden Gardens, being a relatively bigger one, teams have struggled to score against the side that has always performed well in the home conditions.
Here are the top 10 opponent batsmen who made sure they scored the maximum when they batted against the Kolkata-based IPL franchise KKR.
Most Runs vs KKR in IPL
| PLAYER | INNS | RUNS | AVERAGE | STRIKE RATE | HIGH SCORE | NOT OUTS | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 28 | 1093 | 43.72 | 145.15 | 126 | 3 | 2/6 |
| Rohit Sharma | 35 | 1083 | 38.67 | 127.86 | 109* | 7 | 1/6 |
| Virat Kohli | 32 | 1021 | 40.84 | 133.63 | 100 | 7 | 1/7 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 31 | 907 | 30.23 | 118.25 | 97* | 1 | 0/7 |
| Suresh Raina | 23 | 829 | 43.63 | 136.57 | 84 | 4 | 0/8 |
| Chris Gayle | 19 | 700 | 43.75 | 151.84 | 102* | 3 | 1/5 |
| MS Dhoni | 30 | 574 | 41.00 | 128.41 | 66* | 16 | 0/2 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 22 | 565 | 26.90 | 127.53 | 72 | 1 | 0/3 |
| Faf du Plessis | 19 | 549 | 34.31 | 135.55 | 95* | 3 | 0/3 |
| Sanju Samson | 21 | 542 | 28.52 | 125.75 | 60 | 2 | 0/3 |
Leading Run-Scorers vs Other IPL Teams
Key Insights
Rohit Sharma became the first player to score 1000+ runs against a single opponent (KKR) in the history of IPL. Warner ed him in the 2022 season.
Chris Gayle, who initially played for KKR, hit the maximum sixes against them in the tournament – 54. He also has 700 runs against Kolkata.
David Warner has two centuries against KKR; the first ton came while playing for Delhi Daredevils in 2010, and the next, seven years later, while playing for SRH. Find out Warner’s year-by-year stats in the league here. Jos Buttler is the other batter with two tons against KKR.
Quinton de Kock’s 70-ball 140* in the 2022 edition of the tournament is the highest score by any batter against KKR in IPL.
Among the batsmen with more than 500 runs against the Knight Riders, Gayle (43.75) and AB de Villiers (154.89) top the average and strike rate columns respectively.
