Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Records and Stats against Punjab Kings

KKR vs PBKS ( Source : IPL )

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Match 42 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Both teams have contrasting results in the points table. Kolkata are placed second with five wins from seven matches so far. Meanwhile, the visitors are in dire straits, as they have lost six out of eight games and are second last in the standings.

The two have been part of the league since its inception in 2008 and have shared a fierce rivalry over the years. However, in terms of success, the two-time champions have a clear edge over inconsistent Punjab. In their 32 head-to-head encounters, KKR emerged victorious on 21 occasions, while PBKS won 11 times.

Here’s a look at KKR IPL Stats and Records against PBKS:

Top Run Scorers for KKR against PBKS

Gautam Gambhir, who led KKR to two titles in 2012 and 2014, is the highest run-scorer against PBKS. The former KKR opener has amassed 492 runs in this rivalry. Robin Uthappa is second on this list with 438 runs, followed by big-hitter Andre Russell with 408 runs.

Top Wicket-takers for KKR against PBKS

Spin wizard Sunil Narine tops the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets (33) for KKR against PBKS. Since 2021, the West Indies cricketer has been associated with KKR and has played 169 matches for them. Pace bowler Umesh Yadav is second on the list with 19 wickets, and Piyush Chawla is third with 14 wickets.

KKR’s highest total against PBKS in IPL history

KKR recorded their highest score against GT at the Holkar Stadium, Indore in the 44th match of the 2018 season. Batting first, KKR posted 245-6 on the back of half-centuries from Sunil Narine and Dinesh Karthik. PBKS fought hard but ended up with 214 runs on the board.

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KKR’s lowest total against PBKS in IPL history

KKR were a happy unit after restricting PBKS to 132/9 in the first innings of Match 15 of the 2014 edition at Abu Dhabi. With a strong batting unit, the target looked easy for them, but Punjab bowlers did a splendid job of dismissing their opposition to 109 runs.

KKR’s IPL Records and Milestones against PBKS

KKR won by one wicket in Kolkata in 2015, which was the first such instance in IPL.

KKR’s 245/6 at Indore in 2018, is the second-highest total, both for KKR and against PBKS in the league. It is also the 9th highest team total in IPL.

KKR’s 218/4 in Kolkata in 2019 is the 7th-highest total by KKR and 8th-highest total against PBKS in the tournament.

In Abu Dhabi in 2014, KKR shot PBKS out for just 109, which is the joint 4th lowest total by PBKS in history. 

Manish Pandey’s 94 in the 2014 final against PBKS is the fifth-highest individual score by a KKR player.

Andre Russell at Wankhede in 2022, and Chris Gayle in Kolkata in 2010 – both hit 8 sixes in an innings against PBKS. This is the joint fourth-highest in an innings, both for KKR and against PBKS.

In Kolkata in 2019, Andre Russell scored 48 runs at a strike rate of 282.35, which in an innings of a minimum of 25 runs, is the 7th highest against PBKS.

Sunil Narine’s 5/19 in Kolkata in the 2012 IPL is the second-best bowling figure for KKR and the best against PBKS.

In Kolkata in 2023, Rahmanullah Gurbaz made 4 dismissals as a wicketkeeper, which is the joint most both for KKR and against PBKS. Manvinder Bisla in Kolkata in 2012 and Robin Uthappa in Mohali in 2016 also made 3 dismissals as keepers, which is the joint second most both for KKR and against PBKS.

Eoin Morgan in Ahmedabad in 2021 and Tim Southee in Wankhede in 2022 — both took 3 catches as fielders in a match, which is the joint most against PBKS and the joint second most for KKR. 

Robin Uthappa and Nitish Rana’s partnership of 110 for the third wicket in Kolkata in the 2019 IPL, is the third-highest for the third wicket, both for KKR and against PBKS.