KKR vs RR Head To Head Record, Stats & Results in Eden Gardens, Kolkata Ahead of IPL 2025 Match 53

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will look to keep their playoff hopes alive when they host already eliminated Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Sunday (May 4).

Ajinkya Rahane-led KKR head into the match on the back of their fourth win of the season in 10 outings, having beaten Delhi Capitals by 14 runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, where the reigning chams defended a total of 204/9.

KKR vs RR head to head record and stats ahead of IPL 2025 match 53

Riyan Parag’s RR, on the other hand, are fresh from a 100-run humbling by Mumbai Indians at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, where the inaugural champions crumbled in their run chase of 218 and suffered their eighth defeat of the season, which also ended their playoff hopes.

RR has already lost to KKR earlier this season in the reverse fixture, when they failed to defend a total of 151 against the Kolkata-based side at the Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati.

The Royals will, however, still look to spoil KKR’s party when the two sides lock horns for the 32nd time in IPL history and for the eleventh time at the iconic Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Here is a look at the KKR vs RR head to head numbers:

KKR vs RR Head to Head Record in IPL

In the 31 RR vs KKR head to head meetings in IPL, KKR has a slight edge having won 15 times against RR, who have won 14 times versus the Kolkata-based side, while one match has ended in no result.

In the last 5 meetings, however, it’s 3-2 in favour of RR, who won on their most recent to the home of the Knight Riders. Here is a look at RR vs KKR stats, numbers and performances:

KKR vs RR Head to Head Stats

Stats	For KKR vs RR	For RR vs KKR
Wins Batting 1st	4	9
Wins Chasing	11	5
Highest Total	223	224
Lowest Total	125	81
Highest Successful Chase	163	224
Lowest Total Defended	169	144
Most Runs	Dinesh Karthik (272 runs)	Sanju Samson (413 runs)
Highest scorer	Sunil Narine (109)	Jos Buttler (107*)
Most Sixes	Andre Russell (16 sixes)	Jos Buttler (17 sixes)
Most Fours	Sunil Narine (32 fours)	Jos Buttler (39 fours)
Most Fifties	Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Eoin Morgan & Dinesh Karthik (2 fifties each)	Sanju Samson (2 fifties)
Most Hundreds	Sunil Narine (1 hundred)	Jos Buttler (2 hundreds)
Most wickets	Sunil Narine (14 wickets)	Yuzvendra Chahal (10 wickets)
Best Bowling	Kuldeep Yadav (4/20)	Yuzvendra Chahal (5/40)

KKR vs RR IPL record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

As mentioned earlier, this will be the 11th time, Kolkata Knight Riders host Rajasthan Royals in their home venue. In the 10 previous meetings, KKR holds a 6-4 record at home against RR.

The last time KKR and RR met at the venue, the visitors rode on Jos Buttler’s century, which overshadowed Sunil Narine’s maiden hundred as RR chased down 224. Here is a look at the stats from their previous meetings in Kolkata:

Stats	KKR vs RR in Eden Gardens	RR vs KKR in Eden Gardens
Matches	10	10
Wins	6	4
Defeats	4	6
Wins Batting 1st	1	0
Wins Chasing	5	4
Highest Total	223/6 in 2024	224/8 in 2024
Lowest Total	147/8 in 2008	81 All Out in 2011
Highest Successful Chase	145/4 in 2018	224/8 in 2024
Lowest Total Defended	169/7 in 2018	NA

Apart from facing each RR, KKR have faced many other opponents at their home ground, where they possessed a decent record before this season. RR also have face different opposition apart from KKR at the venue in Kolkata.

The Kolkata-based side has already lost three and won once with one match ending in a wash out so far this season at home. Rahane’s side will look to end their home run on a high as they aim for a playoff spot. Here is a look at both teams’ record at the venue:

KKR Record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR Played: 93
KKR Won: 53
KKR Lost: 39
KKR No Result: 1
KKR Won Batting First: 25
KKR Won Chasing: 28
KKR Highest Total: 261
KKR Lowest Total: 108

RR Record in Eden Gardens, Kolkata

RR Played: 12
RR Won: 4
RR Lost: 8
RR Won Batting First: 0
RR Won Chasing: 4
RR Highest Total: 188
RR Lowest Total: 81

Eden Gardens Records and Stats in IPL

Total Matches: 97
Batting 1st Won: 40
Batting 2nd Won: 56
No Result: 1
Highest Total: 262/2 by Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024
Lowest Total: 49 all out by Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2017
Highest Run-chase: 262/2 in 18.4 overs by Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024
Lowest Total Defended: 131 All Out by Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017
Average 1st Innings Score: 166
Highest Individual Score: Rajat Patidar (RCB) – 112* from 54 balls vs LSG in 2022
Most Runs: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 1407 runs in 47 innings
Total Sixes: 1259 sixes
Most Sixes: Andre Russell (KKR & DC) – 85 sixes in 40 innings
Total Fours: 2834 fours
Most Fours: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 165 fours in 55 innings
Total Fifties: 148 fifties
Most Fifties: Gautam Gamhir (KKR & DC) – 11 fifties
Total Hundreds: 9 hundreds
Most Hundreds: Jonny Bairstow (PBKS), Sunil Narine (KKR), Jos Buttler (RR), Virat Kohli (RCB), Rajat Patidar (RCB), Rohit Sharma (MI), Chris Gayle (RCB), Mahela Jaywardene (PBKS) & Harry Brook (SRH) – 1 hundred each
Best Bowling Figures: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 5 for 15 vs PBKS in 2012
Most Wickets: Sunil Narine (KKR) – 72 wickets in 63 innings