Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Results Every Year

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are one of the three teams to win the IPL three or more times. They have won the tournament three times, the second most by a team.

KKR won their first two trophies under Gautam Gambhir’s leadership in 2012 and 2014. Their third title came under Shreyas Iyer’s captaincy in 2024.

It was under Gambhir’s tenure KKR entered their first playoffs in 2011. The very next season they won the whole thing to become the fourth team to win the IPL.

Here is the season-wise performances and results of Kolkata Knight Riders in their IPL journey.

Year	Result	W-L	Top Run-Scorer	Top Wicket-Taker
2026	Upcoming (Starts Mar 29)	—	—	—
2025	League Stage (8th)	6-8	Ajinkya Rahane (390)	Varun Chakaravarthy (17)
2024	Champions	11-3	Sunil Narine (488)	Varun Chakaravarthy (21)
2023	League Stage (7th)	6-8	Rinku Singh (474)	Varun Chakaravarthy (20)
2022	League Stage (7th)	6-8	Shreyas Iyer (401)	Andre Russell (17)
2021	Runners-up	9-8	Shubman Gill (478)	Varun Chakaravarthy (18)
2020	League Stage (5th)	7-7	Shubman Gill (440)	Varun Chakaravarthy (17)
2019	League Stage (5th)	6-8	Andre Russell (510)	Andre Russell (11)
2018	Playoffs (3rd)	9-7	Dinesh Karthik (498)	Sunil Narine (17)
2017	Playoffs (3rd)	9-7	Gautam Gambhir (498)	Chris Woakes (17)
2016	Playoffs (4th)	8-7	Gautam Gambhir (501)	Andre Russell (15)
2015	League Stage (5th)	7-6	Robin Uthappa (364)	Andre Russell (14)
2014	Champions	11-4	Robin Uthappa (660)	Sunil Narine (21)
2013	League Stage (7th)	6-10	Gautam Gambhir (406)	Sunil Narine (22)
2012	Champions	12-5	Gautam Gambhir (590)	Sunil Narine (24)
2011	Playoffs (4th)	8-7	Jacques Kallis (424)	Iqbal Abdulla (16)
2010	League Stage (6th)	7-7	Sourav Ganguly (493)	Ashok Dinda (9)
2009	League Stage (8th)	3-10	Brad Hodge (365)	Ishant Sharma (11)
2008	League Stage (6th)	6-7	Sourav Ganguly (349)	Umar Gul (12)

Key Insights

Total Titles: 3 (2012, 2014, 2024)
Final Appearances: 4 (2012, 2014, 2021, 2024)
Final Efficiency: KKR boasts a high conversion rate, winning 75% of the finals they have reached (3 out of 4).
Consistency: Qualified for the playoffs 8 times in 18 seasons. They are known for mid-season turnarounds, notably in 2014 and 2021.
Champions League T20: Their best finish was as Runners-up in 2014, losing the final to CSK.
Wooden Spoons: KKR finished last once in the early years (2009).

Gambhir also happens to be KKR’s most successful captain. He led them to 61 wins out of 108 matches in the IPL. With bat, he became the first KKR captain and second overall to score 500+ runs in a single IPL season.

The Knight Riders have qualified for the playoffs eight times, the fourth most by an IPL team. And they have reached the final four times, which is the third most for a team.

2009 was KKR’s worst IPL season. They lost nine matches on the trot in the season, which are the joint second most by a team.

KKR’s 12 victories in the 2012 season are the joint second most for a team in an IPL edition. Interestingly, they have won 10 or more matches in every season they have lifted the trophy.

Saurabh Chede

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