Kolkata Knight Riders have been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League, having won the IPL title in 2012 and 2014. In the 14th edition, the Kolkata franchise also got to the final showdown but suffered defeat at the hands of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a>.

KKR have played some phenomenal cricket over the years and there have been times&nbsp;when they have etched their names in history books through their exploits on the cricket field. Kolkata have created some mind-boggling records which seem quite tough to be broken by any player or team again in the league.

Here are the five major records made by KKR in IPL history:

Kolkata Knight Riders met Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 46th match of IPL 2017. KKR won the toss and opted to field as Bangalore posted a fighting total of 158 runs on the board, riding on half-centuries from Mandeep Singh (52 runs off 43 balls) and Travis Head (75 runs off 47 balls).

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-always-found-it-tough-to-bowl-to-virender-sehwag-sunil-narine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Chris Lynn started proceedings with the bat for Kolkata and completely demolished RCB’s bowling attack. The duo hammered each and every bowler that came their way, blasting 105 runs in the first six overs and made a meal of the target.&nbsp;

Courtesy of the Narine-Lynn show, KKR surpassed Chennai Super Kings to become the team to score the most runs in the powerplay. CSK had made the record against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the second qualifier of the 2014 season, scoring 100 runs in the first six overs.

KKR won the game comprehensively by six wickets with 29 balls to spare. Narine was adjudged the Player of the Match for his superb all-round performance. The West Indies all-rounder smashed 54 runs off 17 balls and bagged two wickets for his side.&nbsp;

4. Highest partnership for the fifth wicket

Kolkata Knight Riders faced Gujarat Lions in the 38th match of IPL 2016. Suresh Raina &amp; co. won the toss and decided to put KKR into bat. GL seamers breathed fire with the new ball and left Kolkata in a spot of bother at&nbsp; 24 for 4. It was looking like one-way traffic but Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan had other plans.

The duo knocked the wind off the Gujarat bowling attack and stitched a stunning partnership of 134* runs in just 85 deliveries to stage Kolkata’s comeback. Shakib struck 66 runs off 49 balls and Yusuf hit 63 runs in 41 deliveries. The duo helped KKR post a competitive total of 158 and in the meanwhile created history by stitching the highest fifth-wicket stand in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL.</a>

Shakib and Yusuf surpassed the joint-best stand of 130 runs made by Owais Shah-Angelo Mattews (for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers in 2010) and David Miller-Rajagopal Sathish (for Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013). However, the lion-hearted effort of the ace KKR batters went in vain as GL chased the target down with two overs to spare. Dinesh Karthik (51 runs off 29 balls) was the top scorer for Gujarat.

3. Highest successful run chase in the IPL final

Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the finals of the 2014 season of the lucrative T20 tournament. Kolkata won the toss and skipper Gautam Gambhir decided to put KXIP into bat. Wriddhiman Saha (115 runs off 55 balls) and Manan Vohra (67 runs off 52 balls) took KKR bowlers to the cleaners and helped Punjab post a daunting total of 199 runs on the board.

Chasing 200 in a high-pressure final was quite a tough ask but the KKR batters were up for the challenge. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/this-cap-never-came-free-to-anyone-manish-pandey-as-he-eyes-ranji-trophy-win-for-karnataka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manish Pandey</a> led the way with the bat and struck 94 runs off 50 deliveries to put Kolkata on a brink of victory. Piyush Chawla held his nerve in the end overs and played a crucial cameo of 13 runs in five deliveries to take his team across the line.

With the historic win, KKR recorded the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Indian Premier League and broke their own record that they created in 2012.&nbsp; In the summit clash of the fifth IPL edition, Gambhir &amp; co. hunted down the target of 191 runs against Chennai Super Kings to clinch their maiden title.

2. Joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings&nbsp;

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-am-not-gonna-stay-quiet-andre-russell-hits-back-at-west-indies-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andre Russell</a> is one of the most destructive batters in world cricket at the moment. He has displayed his power-hitting might time and time again and dismantled top-drawer bowling attacks for fun. Also, the ace all-rounder is a useful contributor with the ball and has the ability to bowl in any phase of the game. The 34-year-old has been remarkable in the IPL and has smashed 2035 runs in 98 games at a staggering strike rate of 177.88 apart from bagging 89 wickets at an economy of 9.14.

Russell showed his bowling prowess in the 35th match of IPL 2022 against the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer handed the ball to the West Indies all-rounder for the final over of Gujarat’s innings. The Jamaica-born had not bowled a single ball in the match till then it was not an easy task to come in and bowl a great 20th over where the opposition’s batters will try to hit every ball out of the park.

However, Russell put on an exhibition of some fantastic death-bowling and bagged four scalps while giving away just five runs. The destructive all-rounder took wickets at a stellar strike rate of 1.5 and hence, registered a joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings in the IPL. Earlier, Suresh Raina ended with insane bowling figures of 0.3-0-0-2 when Chennai Super Kings clashed with Rajasthan Royals in the 52nd match IPL 2011.

1. The longest winning streak in IPL

<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> had a good start to their IPL 2014 campaign, winning two of their first three games. But then they succumbed to four consecutive defeats and their campaign was in shambles.

A few more losses could have ended KKR’s hopes of making it to the playoffs and they needed to get their act together as soon as possible. Gambhir &amp; co. did just that as they played some exceptional cricket and scripted a dramatic turnaround, winning all seven remaining league stage games to reach the playoffs.&nbsp;

Making it to the knockout stages did not stop Kolkata and they conquered table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in the first Qualifier and then again in the Final to clinch their second IPL trophy. KKR won nine consecutive games in the seventh edition of the cash-rich league and opened the 2015 season with a win, making it 10 victories in a row.&nbsp;Kolkata’s stunning 10-match winning streak is the longest in the history of the cash-rich league and it will take some getting to break the record.

Kolkata Knight Riders have been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League, having won the IPL title in 2012 and 2014. In the 14th edition, the Kolkata franchise also got to the final showdown but suffered defeat at the hands of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a>.
KKR have played some phenomenal cricket over the years and there have been times&nbsp;when they have etched their names in history books through their exploits on the cricket field. Kolkata have created some mind-boggling records which seem quite tough to be broken by any player or team again in the league.
<h3>Here are the five major records made by KKR in IPL history:</h3>
<h3>5. Most runs in the powerplay</h3>
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Kolkata Knight Riders met Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 46th match of IPL 2017. KKR won the toss and opted to field as Bangalore posted a fighting total of 158 runs on the board, riding on half-centuries from Mandeep Singh (52 runs off 43 balls) and Travis Head (75 runs off 47 balls).
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-always-found-it-tough-to-bowl-to-virender-sehwag-sunil-narine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Chris Lynn started proceedings with the bat for Kolkata and completely demolished RCB’s bowling attack. The duo hammered each and every bowler that came their way, blasting 105 runs in the first six overs and made a meal of the target.&nbsp;
Courtesy of the Narine-Lynn show, KKR surpassed Chennai Super Kings to become the team to score the most runs in the powerplay. CSK had made the record against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the second qualifier of the 2014 season, scoring 100 runs in the first six overs.
KKR won the game comprehensively by six wickets with 29 balls to spare. Narine was adjudged the Player of the Match for his superb all-round performance. The West Indies all-rounder smashed 54 runs off 17 balls and bagged two wickets for his side.&nbsp;

<h3>4. Highest partnership for the fifth wicket</h3>
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Kolkata Knight Riders faced Gujarat Lions in the 38th match of IPL 2016. Suresh Raina &amp; co. won the toss and decided to put KKR into bat. GL seamers breathed fire with the new ball and left Kolkata in a spot of bother at&nbsp; 24 for 4. It was looking like one-way traffic but Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan had other plans.
The duo knocked the wind off the Gujarat bowling attack and stitched a stunning partnership of 134* runs in just 85 deliveries to stage Kolkata’s comeback. Shakib struck 66 runs off 49 balls and Yusuf hit 63 runs in 41 deliveries. The duo helped KKR post a competitive total of 158 and in the meanwhile created history by stitching the highest fifth-wicket stand in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL.</a>
Shakib and Yusuf surpassed the joint-best stand of 130 runs made by Owais Shah-Angelo Mattews (for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers in 2010) and David Miller-Rajagopal Sathish (for Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013). However, the lion-hearted effort of the ace KKR batters went in vain as GL chased the target down with two overs to spare. Dinesh Karthik (51 runs off 29 balls) was the top scorer for Gujarat.

<h3>3. Highest successful run chase in the IPL final</h3>
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Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the finals of the 2014 season of the lucrative T20 tournament. Kolkata won the toss and skipper Gautam Gambhir decided to put KXIP into bat. Wriddhiman Saha (115 runs off 55 balls) and Manan Vohra (67 runs off 52 balls) took KKR bowlers to the cleaners and helped Punjab post a daunting total of 199 runs on the board.
Chasing 200 in a high-pressure final was quite a tough ask but the KKR batters were up for the challenge. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/this-cap-never-came-free-to-anyone-manish-pandey-as-he-eyes-ranji-trophy-win-for-karnataka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manish Pandey</a> led the way with the bat and struck 94 runs off 50 deliveries to put Kolkata on a brink of victory. Piyush Chawla held his nerve in the end overs and played a crucial cameo of 13 runs in five deliveries to take his team across the line.
With the historic win, KKR recorded the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Indian Premier League and broke their own record that they created in 2012.&nbsp; In the summit clash of the fifth IPL edition, Gambhir &amp; co. hunted down the target of 191 runs against Chennai Super Kings to clinch their maiden title.

<h3>2. Joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings&nbsp;</h3>
<amp-img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2016/05/Andre-Russell-3.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt layout="responsive" style="max-width: 100%; margin: 0;"></amp-img>
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-am-not-gonna-stay-quiet-andre-russell-hits-back-at-west-indies-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andre Russell</a> is one of the most destructive batters in world cricket at the moment. He has displayed his power-hitting might time and time again and dismantled top-drawer bowling attacks for fun. Also, the ace all-rounder is a useful contributor with the ball and has the ability to bowl in any phase of the game. The 34-year-old has been remarkable in the IPL and has smashed 2035 runs in 98 games at a staggering strike rate of 177.88 apart from bagging 89 wickets at an economy of 9.14.
Russell showed his bowling prowess in the 35th match of IPL 2022 against the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer handed the ball to the West Indies all-rounder for the final over of Gujarat’s innings. The Jamaica-born had not bowled a single ball in the match till then it was not an easy task to come in and bowl a great 20th over where the opposition’s batters will try to hit every ball out of the park.
However, Russell put on an exhibition of some fantastic death-bowling and bagged four scalps while giving away just five runs. The destructive all-rounder took wickets at a stellar strike rate of 1.5 and hence, registered a joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings in the IPL. Earlier, Suresh Raina ended with insane bowling figures of 0.3-0-0-2 when Chennai Super Kings clashed with Rajasthan Royals in the 52nd match IPL 2011.

<h3>1. The longest winning streak in IPL</h3>
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<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> had a good start to their IPL 2014 campaign, winning two of their first three games. But then they succumbed to four consecutive defeats and their campaign was in shambles.
A few more losses could have ended KKR’s hopes of making it to the playoffs and they needed to get their act together as soon as possible. Gambhir &amp; co. did just that as they played some exceptional cricket and scripted a dramatic turnaround, winning all seven remaining league stage games to reach the playoffs.&nbsp;
Making it to the knockout stages did not stop Kolkata and they conquered table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in the first Qualifier and then again in the Final to clinch their second IPL trophy. KKR won nine consecutive games in the seventh edition of the cash-rich league and opened the 2015 season with a win, making it 10 victories in a row.&nbsp;Kolkata’s stunning 10-match winning streak is the longest in the history of the cash-rich league and it will take some getting to break the record.

Kolkata Knight Riders have been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League, having won the IPL title in 2012 and 2014. In the 14th edition, the Kolkata franchise also got to the final showdown but suffered defeat at the hands of <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/csk-chennai-super-kings/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chennai Super Kings</a>.
KKR have played some phenomenal cricket over the years and there have been times&nbsp;when they have etched their names in history books through their exploits on the cricket field. Kolkata have created some mind-boggling records which seem quite tough to be broken by any player or team again in the league.
<h3>Here are the five major records made by KKR in IPL history:</h3>
<h3>5. Most runs in the powerplay</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Chris-Lynn-and-Sunil-Narine.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Kolkata Knight Riders met Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 46th match of IPL 2017. KKR won the toss and opted to field as Bangalore posted a fighting total of 158 runs on the board, riding on half-centuries from Mandeep Singh (52 runs off 43 balls) and Travis Head (75 runs off 47 balls).
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-always-found-it-tough-to-bowl-to-virender-sehwag-sunil-narine/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sunil Narine</a> and Chris Lynn started proceedings with the bat for Kolkata and completely demolished RCB’s bowling attack. The duo hammered each and every bowler that came their way, blasting 105 runs in the first six overs and made a meal of the target.&nbsp;
Courtesy of the Narine-Lynn show, KKR surpassed Chennai Super Kings to become the team to score the most runs in the powerplay. CSK had made the record against Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the second qualifier of the 2014 season, scoring 100 runs in the first six overs.
KKR won the game comprehensively by six wickets with 29 balls to spare. Narine was adjudged the Player of the Match for his superb all-round performance. The West Indies all-rounder smashed 54 runs off 17 balls and bagged two wickets for his side.&nbsp;

<h3>4. Highest partnership for the fifth wicket</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/attachments/1668922646892_Shakib-al-Hasan-IPL-2014.jpeg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Kolkata Knight Riders faced Gujarat Lions in the 38th match of IPL 2016. Suresh Raina &amp; co. won the toss and decided to put KKR into bat. GL seamers breathed fire with the new ball and left Kolkata in a spot of bother at&nbsp; 24 for 4. It was looking like one-way traffic but Shakib Al Hasan and Yusuf Pathan had other plans.
The duo knocked the wind off the Gujarat bowling attack and stitched a stunning partnership of 134* runs in just 85 deliveries to stage Kolkata’s comeback. Shakib struck 66 runs off 49 balls and Yusuf hit 63 runs in 41 deliveries. The duo helped KKR post a competitive total of 158 and in the meanwhile created history by stitching the highest fifth-wicket stand in the <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/tag/ipl-auction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">IPL.</a>
Shakib and Yusuf surpassed the joint-best stand of 130 runs made by Owais Shah-Angelo Mattews (for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers in 2010) and David Miller-Rajagopal Sathish (for Kings XI Punjab vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013). However, the lion-hearted effort of the ace KKR batters went in vain as GL chased the target down with two overs to spare. Dinesh Karthik (51 runs off 29 balls) was the top scorer for Gujarat.

<h3>3. Highest successful run chase in the IPL final</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2015/05/Manish-Pandey-kkr.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
Kolkata Knight Riders locked horns with Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in the finals of the 2014 season of the lucrative T20 tournament. Kolkata won the toss and skipper Gautam Gambhir decided to put KXIP into bat. Wriddhiman Saha (115 runs off 55 balls) and Manan Vohra (67 runs off 52 balls) took KKR bowlers to the cleaners and helped Punjab post a daunting total of 199 runs on the board.
Chasing 200 in a high-pressure final was quite a tough ask but the KKR batters were up for the challenge. <a href="https://www.crictracker.com/this-cap-never-came-free-to-anyone-manish-pandey-as-he-eyes-ranji-trophy-win-for-karnataka/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manish Pandey</a> led the way with the bat and struck 94 runs off 50 deliveries to put Kolkata on a brink of victory. Piyush Chawla held his nerve in the end overs and played a crucial cameo of 13 runs in five deliveries to take his team across the line.
With the historic win, KKR recorded the highest successful run-chase in the final of the Indian Premier League and broke their own record that they created in 2012.&nbsp; In the summit clash of the fifth IPL edition, Gambhir &amp; co. hunted down the target of 191 runs against Chennai Super Kings to clinch their maiden title.

<h3>2. Joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings&nbsp;</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/2016/05/Andre-Russell-3.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/i-am-not-gonna-stay-quiet-andre-russell-hits-back-at-west-indies-management/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andre Russell</a> is one of the most destructive batters in world cricket at the moment. He has displayed his power-hitting might time and time again and dismantled top-drawer bowling attacks for fun. Also, the ace all-rounder is a useful contributor with the ball and has the ability to bowl in any phase of the game. The 34-year-old has been remarkable in the IPL and has smashed 2035 runs in 98 games at a staggering strike rate of 177.88 apart from bagging 89 wickets at an economy of 9.14.
Russell showed his bowling prowess in the 35th match of IPL 2022 against the Hardik Pandya-led Gujarat Titans. KKR skipper Shreyas Iyer handed the ball to the West Indies all-rounder for the final over of Gujarat’s innings. The Jamaica-born had not bowled a single ball in the match till then it was not an easy task to come in and bowl a great 20th over where the opposition’s batters will try to hit every ball out of the park.
However, Russell put on an exhibition of some fantastic death-bowling and bagged four scalps while giving away just five runs. The destructive all-rounder took wickets at a stellar strike rate of 1.5 and hence, registered a joint-best strike rate by a bowler in an innings in the IPL. Earlier, Suresh Raina ended with insane bowling figures of 0.3-0-0-2 when Chennai Super Kings clashed with Rajasthan Royals in the 52nd match IPL 2011.

<h3>1. The longest winning streak in IPL</h3>
<img src="https://media.crictracker.com/media/featureimage/Kolkata-Knight-Riders-players.jpg" width="640" height="400" alt="">
<a href="https://www.crictracker.com/t20/ipl-indian-premier-league/kkr-kolkata-knight-riders/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kolkata Knight Riders</a> had a good start to their IPL 2014 campaign, winning two of their first three games. But then they succumbed to four consecutive defeats and their campaign was in shambles.
A few more losses could have ended KKR’s hopes of making it to the playoffs and they needed to get their act together as soon as possible. Gambhir &amp; co. did just that as they played some exceptional cricket and scripted a dramatic turnaround, winning all seven remaining league stage games to reach the playoffs.&nbsp;
Making it to the knockout stages did not stop Kolkata and they conquered table-toppers Kings XI Punjab in the first Qualifier and then again in the Final to clinch their second IPL trophy. KKR won nine consecutive games in the seventh edition of the cash-rich league and opened the 2015 season with a win, making it 10 victories in a row.&nbsp;Kolkata’s stunning 10-match winning streak is the longest in the history of the cash-rich league and it will take some getting to break the record.

Kolkata Knight Riders have been one of the most successful franchises in the history of the Indian Premier League, having won the IPL title in 2012 and 2014. In the 14th edition, the Kolkata franchise

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