IPL 2021 statistical preview: All the numbers and stats concerning Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata Knight Riders is a former two-time champion of the Indian Premier League, having won it in 2012 and 2014 under Gautam Gambhir's leadership. KKR managed to finish fifth in IPL 2020 under Dinesh Karthik and eyes a better run in IPL 2021 under Eoin Morgan.

<p>If we consider one of the most fan-followed teams in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders has to be one of them. It is primarily because of KKR being owned by renowned Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Nonetheless, KKR also has had success in the IPL, winning the title twice under Gautam Gambhir. While it has struggled to get the third, Eoin Morgan and co would be looking to get it done in IPL 2021, as we present the numbers and stats of the side to date.</p>

If we consider one of the most fan-followed teams in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders has to be one of them. It is primarily because of KKR being owned by renowned Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan.

Nonetheless, KKR also has had success in the IPL, winning the title twice under Gautam Gambhir. While it has struggled to get the third, Eoin Morgan and co would be looking to get it done in IPL 2021, as we present the numbers and stats of the side to date.

<p><strong>Team stats<br />Best total: </strong>245/6 vs Punjab Kings (Indore, 2018)<br /><strong>Biggest win (runs):</strong> 140 runs vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru, 2008)<br /><strong>Biggest win (wickets):</strong> Ten wickets vs Gujarat Lions (Rajkot, 2017)</p>

Team stats
Best total: 245/6 vs Punjab Kings (Indore, 2018)
Biggest win (runs): 140 runs vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Bengaluru, 2008)
Biggest win (wickets): Ten wickets vs Gujarat Lions (Rajkot, 2017)

<p><strong>Batting stats<br />Most runs:</strong> Gambhir- 3,035<br /><strong>Top score:</strong> Brendon McCullum- 158 not out vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)<br /><strong>Best average:</strong> Chris Lynn- 34.43<br /><strong>Best strike rate:</strong> Andre Russell- 184.21<br /><strong>Best innings strike rate:</strong> Russell- 369.23 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2019)<br /><strong>Most 50-plus:</strong> Gambhir- 27<br /><strong>Most centuries: </strong>McCullum- 1<br /><strong>Most sixes:</strong> Russell- 126<br /><strong>Most innings sixes:</strong> McCullum- 13 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)<br /><strong>Most innings runs via boundaries:</strong> McCullum- 118 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)<br /><strong>Most season runs: </strong>Robin Uthappa- 660 in 2016<br /><strong>Best partnership:</strong> Gambhir-Lynn (184 not out) vs GL (Rajkot, 2017)</p>

Batting stats
Most runs: Gambhir- 3,035
Top score: Brendon McCullum- 158 not out vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)
Best average: Chris Lynn- 34.43
Best strike rate: Andre Russell- 184.21
Best innings strike rate: Russell- 369.23 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2019)
Most 50-plus: Gambhir- 27
Most centuries: McCullum- 1
Most sixes: Russell- 126
Most innings sixes: McCullum- 13 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)
Most innings runs via boundaries: McCullum- 118 vs RCB (Bengaluru, 2008)
Most season runs: Robin Uthappa- 660 in 2016
Best partnership: Gambhir-Lynn (184 not out) vs GL (Rajkot, 2017)

<p><strong>Bowling stats<br />Most wickets:</strong> Sunil Narine- 127<br /><strong>Best innings figures: </strong>Narine- 5/19 vs PK (Kolkata, 2012), Varun Chakravarthy- 5/20 vs Delhi Capitals (Abu Dhabi, 2020)<br /><strong>Best economy:</strong> Iqbal Abdulla- 6.58<br /><strong>Best innings economy: </strong>Mohammad Hafeez- 2.00 vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata, 2008)<br /><strong>Most four-fors:</strong> Narine- 7<br /><strong>Most fifers: </strong>Narine and Chakravarthy- 1<br /><strong>Most season wickets:</strong> Narine- 24 in 2012</p>

Bowling stats
Most wickets: Sunil Narine- 127
Best innings figures: Narine- 5/19 vs PK (Kolkata, 2012), Varun Chakravarthy- 5/20 vs Delhi Capitals (Abu Dhabi, 2020)
Best economy: Iqbal Abdulla- 6.58
Best innings economy: Mohammad Hafeez- 2.00 vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata, 2008)
Most four-fors: Narine- 7
Most fifers: Narine and Chakravarthy- 1
Most season wickets: Narine- 24 in 2012

<p><strong>Wicketkeeping stats<br />Most dismissals: </strong>Uthappa- 49<br /><strong>Most season dismissals:</strong> Dinesh Karthik- 18 in 2018</p>

Wicketkeeping stats
Most dismissals: Uthappa- 49
Most season dismissals: Dinesh Karthik- 18 in 2018

<p><strong>Fielding stats<br />Most catches:</strong> Manoj Tiwary- 30<br /><strong>Most season catches:</strong> Jacques Kallis- 4 vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata, 2011)<br /><strong>Most season catches: </strong>Tiwary- 10 in 2012 and 2013</p>

Fielding stats
Most catches: Manoj Tiwary- 30
Most season catches: Jacques Kallis- 4 vs Deccan Chargers (Kolkata, 2011)
Most season catches: Tiwary- 10 in 2012 and 2013

<p><strong>Individual stats<br />Most matches:</strong> Narine- 120<br /><strong>Most matches as skipper: </strong>Gambhir- 108</p>

Individual stats
Most matches: Narine- 120
Most matches as skipper: Gambhir- 108