Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a cricket team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They’re from Kolkata, West Bengal, and started in 2008. Kolkata Knight Riders won the IPL two times, in 2012 and 2014. They’ve had famous players like Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Dinesh Karthik.
Kolkata Knight Riders plays exciting cricket and has many fans. Some big cricket stars have played for Kolkata Knight Riders, and the team has had some memorable moments.
Here are the top 5 highest scores by KKR in IPL history, which might surprise you:
5. 206/5 against Royals Challengers Bangalore-2019
In the 2019 IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders played against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Chris Lynn, who starts the game for Kolkata Knight Riders, made 46 runs from 29 balls. Andre Russell made 48 runs from 19 balls, helping Kolkata Knight Riders win the game. Nitish Rana also played well, scoring 54 runs from 36 balls. Kolkata Knight Riders scored 206/5 in 20 overs and won the game by chasing down the target with 5 wickets left.
4. 218/4 against Punjab Kings-2019
Kolkata Knight Riders did really well playing at their own stadium, beating Kings XI Punjab with a score of 218/4. When Kolkata Knight Riders was in trouble at 36/2, their middle order players batted strongly, especially Nitish Rana (63 runs) and Robin Uthappa (67 runs), who together made 110 runs. Despite Kings XI Punjab trying hard to chase the big score, KKR’s spin bowlers stopped them at 190/4 by the end of the match.
3. 222/3 against Royals Challengers Bangalore-2008
Ranked 3rd for highest scores in KKR’s IPL history, nobody expected much from the first IPL match until Brendon McCullum, a Kiwi player, amazed everyone. In the opening match against Royal Challengers Bangalore, McCullum scored an unbeaten 158 runs, setting a new record for the highest individual score in IPL history. RCB couldn’t bounce back and scored only 88 runs, giving Kolkata Knight Riders a huge win by 140 runs.
2. 232/2 against Mumbai Indians-2019
In 2019, KKR and Mumbai Indians had a cricket match in Kolkata. Chris Lynn from KKR scored 81 runs in 47 balls. Dinesh Karthik, the KKR captain, scored 33 runs in 22 balls. Andre Russell also helped KKR by scoring 41 runs in just 17 balls. KKR finished with a score of 232/2 in 20 overs. Mumbai Indians couldn’t keep up and ended up losing by 34 runs.
1. 245/6 against Punjab Kings-2018
This game was a big deal for KKR in the 2018 IPL season. They played against Punjab Kings in Indore. Sunil Narine scored 75 runs in just 36 balls, which was impressive. Karthik also played well. Together, they scored 128 runs in 63 balls, setting up a big score for KKR. They ended up with 245/6 in 20 overs. Punjab Kings couldn’t catch up and lost by 31 runs.
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