Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR): News

06 Jun 2025

Piyush Chawla

Piyush Chawla retires from professional cricket: Decoding his stats

Piyush Chawla, the former Indian leg-spinner and Indian Premier League veteran, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket.

Decoding the Indian Premier League 2025 campaign in stats

Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifted their maiden Indian Premier League title, winning the 2025 edition after defeating Punjab Kings in the final on June 3.

IPL: A look at highest successful run-chases in IPL playoffs

Punjab Kings reached the IPL 2025 final after beating Mumbai Indians at the Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad.

These teams qualified for IPL finals on 4-plus occasions

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have stormed into their first Indian Premier League (IPL) final since 2016.

Teams with most away league wins in an IPL season

Royal Challengers Bengaluru reached Qualifier 1 after beating Lucknow Super Giants in the final IPL 2025 league encounter.

IPL: Teams without a 50-plus opening partnership in a season

Kolkata Knight Riders ended their dismal IPL 2025 campaign with a 110-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

26 May 2025

Ajinkya Rahane

Was Venkatesh Iyer burdened by price tag in IPL 2025? 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane has defended his teammate Venkatesh Iyer's performance in the 2025 Indian Premier League.

IPL: Decoding Jaydev Unadkat's dominance against Rahane, Narine

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) thrashed Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 110 runs in their final league game of the 2025 Indian Premier League.

Presenting the highest team totals against KKR in IPL

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) stunned Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in their final league of the 2025 Indian Premier League.

26 May 2025

Pat Cummins

KKR lost these IPL matches by 90-plus runs 

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) ended their otherwise dismal 2025 Indian Premier League campaign in style with a commanding 110-run victory over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.

Unadkat, Malinga and Dubey claim 3-fers as SRH trounce KKR

In Match 68 of the IPL 2025 season, Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame Kolkata Knight Riders by 110 runs in Delhi.

IPL 2025, SRH beat KKR: How the Impact Players fared

Sunrisers Hyderabad overcame sorry Kolkata Knight Riders by 110 runs in Match 68 of the IPL 2025 season in Delhi on Sunday.

25 May 2025

Abhishek Sharma

Record-breaking SRH hammer KKR to sign off with victory: Stats

Sunrisers Hyderabad tamed sorry Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 68 of the IPL 2025 season in Delhi on Sunday.

25 May 2025

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen slams his 2nd century in IPL: Key stats

Heinrich Klaasen scored a whirlwind 37-ball century versus Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 68 of the IPL 2025 season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

25 May 2025

Heinrich Klaasen

Heinrich Klaasen completes 300 sixes in T20s: Key stats

South Africa dasher Heinrich Klaasen has completed 300 sixes in men's T20 cricket.

Travis Head completes 200 T20 sixes, 50 in IPL: Stats

Australian batter Travis Head has completed 200 sixes in T20 cricket.

24 May 2025

Abhishek Sharma

IPL 2025, SRH vs KKR: Presenting key player battles 

In a stark contrast to their performance last year, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are languishing at the bottom of the IPL 2025 standings.

24 May 2025

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

IPL 2025: Eliminated KKR & SRH aim to salvage pride 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will clash at Delhi's Arun Jaitley Stadium on May 25 in their respective last assignments of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL).

Mumbai Indians have beaten these teams most often in IPL

Mumbai Indians reached the IPL 2025 playoffs after beating Delhi Capitals at the Wankhede Stadium on May 21.

Batters with highest strike rate in an IPL season

Rajasthan Royals's Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored an impressive fifty in his final innings of IPL 2025, against Chennai Super Kings.

IPL 2025: Why franchises are disgruntled with BCCI

Kolkata Knight Riders have voiced their displeasure at the Board of Control for Cricket in India for altering the Indian Premier League 2025 playing conditions, mid-season.

21 May 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC)

IPL: DC co-owner requests match relocation amid Mumbai's yellow alert

Delhi Capitals (DC) co-owner Parth Jindal has requested the Indian Premier League (IPL) to shift their next match against Mumbai Indians (MI).

19 May 2025

Shreyas Iyer

IPL: Shreyas Iyer becomes first captain with this record

Punjab Kings (PBKS) skipper Shreyas Iyer has entered the record books by taking three different franchises to IPL playoffs.

KKR knocked out of IPL 2025 after washout versus RCB

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders have been knocked out of the IPL 2025 season.

17 May 2025

Virat Kohli

White pigeons pay tribute to Virat Kohli during RCB-KKR clash

The much-awaited IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru was marred by rain on Saturday.

IPL 2025: RCB-KKR clash likely to be affected by rain

The much-awaited IPL 2025 clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) could be interrupted by heavy rains in Bengaluru.

How has Rinku Singh fared against Yash Dayal in IPL?

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will resume after nearly a 10-day suspension with an exciting face-off between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

Virat Kohli: Decoding his IPL stats versus KKR at Chinnaswamy 

Former Indian captain Virat Kohli will be in the spotlight when Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) host Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in Match 58 of the 2025 Indian Premier League.

16 May 2025

Sunil Narine

Narine has dismissed Virat Kohli four times in IPL: Stats 

Virat Kohli and Sunil Narine, two of the biggest stars of the Indian Premier League (IPL), will go head-to-head in Match 58 of the 2025 IPL between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

16 May 2025

Virat Kohli

IPL 2025, RCB vs KKR: Presenting key player battles 

The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru is all set for an exciting clash as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) take on the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 58th match of IPL 2025.

IPL 2025: KKR meet high-flying RCB in must-win contest

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will resume after nearly a 10-day suspension with an exciting face-off between the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).

15 May 2025

Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali withdraws from IPL 2025, KKR await Powell's update

Moeen Ali, the veteran English all-rounder, has pulled out of the rest of the IPL 2025 season citing personal reasons, ESPNcricinfo reported.

13 May 2025

Andre Russell

IPL 2025: KKR to welcome back Andre Russell, Sunil Narine 

West Indian all-rounders Andre Russell and Sunil Narine are gearing up to rejoin Kolkata Knight Riders for the remainder of IPL 2025, reported ESPNcricinfo.

Decoding highest strike rate in debut IPL innings (10+ balls)

Chennai Super Kings batter Urvil Patel had a solid debut to remember in Match 57 of the IPL 2025 season versus Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.

Presenting CSK bowlers with four-fers vs KKR in IPL

Match 57 of IPL 2025 saw Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets.

IPL: Presenting fastest spinners to reach 100 wickets (by matches)

In Match 57 of IPL 2025, 10th-placed Chennai Super Kings edged out Kolkata Knight Riders by two wickets, effectively ending KKR's playoff hopes.

07 May 2025

Dewald Brevis

IPL 2025, KKR vs CSK: Our Player of the Day

Dewald Brevis recorded his maiden Indian Premier League half-century while powering Chennai Super Kings to victory against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens.

IPL 2025, KKR vs CSK: How the Impact Players fared

Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 57 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.

IPL: CSK record their highest successful run-chase since 2019

Chennai Super Kings beat Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 57 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.

07 May 2025

Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy races to 100 IPL wickets: Key stats

Mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy has completed 100 wickets in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

IPL: Noor Ahmad becomes fourth CSK spinner with this record

Chennai Super Kings spinner Noor Ahmad bowled another terrific spell, this time against Kolkata Knight Riders, in Match 57 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.

07 May 2025

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

IPL: MS Dhoni becomes first wicket-keeper with 200 dismissals 

Chennai Super Kings captain MS Dhoni has added another feather to his illustrious cap.

07 May 2025

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane gets to 5,000 IPL runs: Key stats

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has raced to 5,000 runs in the Indian Premier League.

07 May 2025

Andre Russell

Andre Russell becomes fourth player with 550 T20 appearances: Stats 

Kolkata Knight Riders are set to take on Chennai Super Kings in Match 57 of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens.

07 May 2025

Shubman Gill

Notable records of Shubman Gill in Indian Premier League

Shubman Gill has emerged as one of the most prolific run-scorers in the Indian Premier League.

Gujarat Titans, RCB inch closer toward IPL 2025 playoffs: Details

The Gujarat Titans (GT) have established themselves as serious contenders for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 playoffs after a thrilling victory over Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium.

06 May 2025

Andre Russell

IPL: Presenting Andre Russell's impressive record against CSK

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell ended his streak of low scores with an unbeaten 57 against Rajasthan Royals in his preceding 2025 Indian Premier League encounter.

IPL: Decoding Sunil Narine's dominance versus MS Dhoni 

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in the 57th match of IPL 2025 at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on May 7.

06 May 2025

Ajinkya Rahane

IPL 2025, KKR vs CSK: Presenting the key player battles 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will face off in the 57th match of the IPL 2025 season at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

IPL 2025: Can KKR keep playoff hopes alive vs CSK? 

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 rolls on with another thrilling encounter between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK).

IPL 2025 playoffs: Seven teams vie for top 4 spots

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 nears its climax, seven teams remain in the race for a playoff spot.

05 May 2025

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

IPL: Decoding Rajasthan Royals' narrowest defeats by runs

In a nail-biting IPL 2025 clash, the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) edged past the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by a solitary run.

Varun Chakravarthy continues to dominate this RR star in IPL 

In a thrilling encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) spinner Varun Chakravarthy showed his class.

05 May 2025

Andre Russell

Listing KKR's narrowest triumphs in IPL history

In a nail-biting encounter at Eden Gardens, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) kept their IPL 2025 playoff hopes alive with a narrow one-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR).

04 May 2025

Rinku Singh

IPL 2025, KKR vs RR: Presenting Player of the Day

Kolkata Knight Riders kept their IPL 2025 playoff hopes alive after edging past Rajasthan Royals by a run in Match 53 at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

IPL 2025, KKR vs RR: How the 'Impact Players' fared

Kolkata Knight Riders kept their IPL 2025 playoff hopes alive after overcoming Rajasthan Royals by a run in Match 53 at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

04 May 2025

Riyan Parag

Riyan Parag slams 95 versus KKR, surpasses 1,500 IPL runs

Rajasthan Royals' Riyan Parag hit a sensational 95-run knock to turn the tide for his side against Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 53 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season at Eden Gardens.

KKR keep playoff hopes alive with one-run victory against RR

Kolkata Knight Riders have kept their IPL 2025 playoff hopes alive after handing Rajasthan Royals a narrow defeat in Match 53 at Eden Gardens on Sunday.

Presenting batters with 1,000-plus IPL runs at Eden Gardens

Match 53 of IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Rajasthan Royals saw KKR post 206/4.

04 May 2025

Andre Russell

Andre Russell completes 2,500 runs for KKR in IPL: Stats

Andre Russell has attained a new milestone for Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League.

04 May 2025

Rahmanullah Gurbaz

Maheesh Theekshana dismisses Rahmanullah Gurbaz for 5th time in T20s

Rajasthan Royals spinner Maheesh Theekshana picked up the wicket of Kolkata Knight Riders opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz in Match 53 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season.

03 May 2025

Andre Russell

IPL 2025, RR vs KKR: Presenting the key player battles 

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of the 2025 Indian Premier League.

03 May 2025

Sunil Narine

IPL 2025: KKR host struggling RR in do-or-die contest 

The 53rd match of IPL 2025 will see Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) hosting Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Eden Gardens on May 4.

03 May 2025

Andre Russell

Andre Russell averages 20 with bat vs RR: Key stats 

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the 53rd match of IPL 2025.

02 May 2025

Ajinkya Rahane

IPL: KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane hopeful of Indian team comeback

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Ajinkya Rahane has expressed a strong desire to return to the Indian cricket team.

Decoding Rajasthan Royals' biggest defeats in IPL (by runs)

Mumbai Indians (MI) handed Rajasthan Royals (RR) their eighth defeat of the season with a dominant 100-run win in match 50 of IPL 2025 at Jaipur.

Listing teams with most wins against CSK at Chepauk

Match 49 of IPL 2025 saw Chennai Super Kings eliminated from playoff contention after their eighth loss, this time to Punjab Kings.

30 Apr 2025

Kuldeep Yadav

Daren Ganga criticizes DC for underutilizing Kuldeep Yadav against KKR

Former West Indies cricketer Daren Ganga criticized Delhi Capitals (DC) for not using their key wrist spinner, Kuldeep Yadav, during the first innings of their IPL 2025 loss to Kolkata Knight Riders.

30 Apr 2025

Aakash Chopra

IPL 2025: Aakash Chopra questions Karun Nair's form

Former cricketer and commentator Aakash Chopra has voiced his disappointment with Karun Nair's underwhelming performance in the ongoing IPL 2025.

30 Apr 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Faf du Plessis: Decoding his best knocks vs KKR (IPL)

Delhi Capitals' vice-captain Faf du Plessis led a valiant charge with a gritty 62 off 45 balls, his third fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders in match 48 of the IPL 2025 season at Arun Jaitley Stadium.

30 Apr 2025

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine: Decoding his best bowling spells versus DC (IPL)

The Kolkata Knight Riders edged past the Delhi Capitals by 14 runs, securing their fourth win of the 2025 IPL season to stay in the playoff hunt.

30 Apr 2025

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine dismisses Axar Patel for 4th time in IPL

Veteran Kolkata Knight Riders ace Sunil Narine helped his side beat Delhi Capitals in Match 48 of the Indian Premier League 2025 season at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

30 Apr 2025

Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis slams fifty in his 150th IPL match

Delhi Capitals's Faf du Plessis made his 150th Indian Premier League (IPL) match memorable after smashing a fifty against Kolkata Knight Riders, albeit in a losing cause.

IPL 2025: Sunil Narine sets records in win over DC

In a thrilling 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) match, Kolkata Knight Riders claimed a narrow victory against Delhi Capitals by just 14 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.

IPL 2025, KKR vs DC: How the Impact Players fared

Kolkata Knight Riders overcame Delhi Capitals in Match 48 of IPL 2025 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium.