Kolkata Knight Riders
KKRKolkata Knight Riders have won 3 IPL titles (2012, 2014, 2024), with a 50.4% win rate from 278 matches (140 wins, 131 losses) across 19 seasons (2008–2026).
Finals contested
4 finals: 3 won, 1 lost.
| Season | Result | Opponent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Won | Chennai Super Kings | 5 wickets |
| 2014 | Won | Punjab Kings | 3 wickets |
| 2021 | Lost | Chennai Super Kings | 27 runs |
| 2024 | Won | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 8 wickets |
Head-to-head record
All-time results against other franchises.
| Opponent | Played | Won | Lost | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians | 37 | 12 | 25 | 32.4% |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 36 | 20 | 16 | 55.6% |
| Delhi Capitals | 35 | 20 | 15 | 57.1% |
| Punjab Kings | 34 | 21 | 13 | 61.8% |
| Chennai Super Kings | 32 | 11 | 21 | 34.4% |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 31 | 20 | 11 | 64.5% |
| Rajasthan Royals | 29 | 17 | 12 | 58.6% |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 7 | 2 | 5 | 28.6% |
| Gujarat Titans | 6 | 2 | 4 | 33.3% |
Head-to-head totals cover matches between the ten major current franchises; ties/no-results may make won + lost differ from played.
Best record, over ten meetings or more: Sunrisers Hyderabad, 20 wins from 31 (64.5%). Weakest: Mumbai Indians, 12 from 37 (32.4%).
KKR in the all-time lists
Highest totals: 272 off 134 balls at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, 3 Apr 2024; 261 off 131 balls at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 26 Apr 2024.
Biggest wins by runs: 140 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, 18 Apr 2008; 106 against Delhi Capitals at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, 3 Apr 2024.
Heaviest defeats by runs: 110 to Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 25 May 2025.
Kolkata Knight Riders — from The IPL Story
The year of 250: KKR win a third title in the season scoring broke
Kolkata Knight Riders are champions for a third time, dismantling Sunrisers Hyderabad by 8 wickets in Chennai to end the highest-scoring season the IPL had ever seen with its most one-sided final.
IPL 2012: Gambhir's Knight Riders raid Chepauk for a maiden crown
Kolkata Knight Riders are IPL champions for the first time, beating two-time holders Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in their own fortress at Chepauk — an unheralded Manvinder Bisla launching the raid with 89 off 48 balls.