Eden Gardens is an international cricket stadium located in Kolkata, West Bengal. It is the oldest and the 2nd largest stadium in India. The Cricket Association of Bengal operates it, and it is also the home stadium of the Kolkata Knight Riders. It is also known as the “Mecca of Indian Cricket”, as it is the first purpose-built ground for the sport. It has hosted many major international matches in tournaments like the ODI World Cup, T20 World Cup and Asia Cup. The pitch offers more for the pace bowlers to extract bounce from, but at the same time, the conditions are often favourable for batting as the ball comes on well to the bat. There have been many thrilling encounters in the IPL at this venue. Here’s a glance at the Top 5 highest team totals at the Eden Gardens:
IPL Highest Scores in Eden Gardens, Kolkata
| SR No | Player | Teams | Mat | Inns | NO | 50s | 100s | HS | Runs | Avg | S/R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jonny Bairstow | Punjab Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 108* | 147 | 147.00 | 177.11 |
| 2 | Herschelle Gibbs | Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66* | 116 | 116.00 | 112.62 |
| 3 | D P M D Jayawardene | Delhi Capitals, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Punjab Kings | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 110* | 212 | 106.00 | 143.24 |
| 4 | Rajat Patidar | RCB | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 112* | 198 | 99.00 | 212.90 |
| 5 | Jos Buttler | MI, RR | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 107* | 276 | 69.00 | 169.33 |
5. Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders- Match 19, IPL 2023
In Match 19 of the IPL 2025 season, the KKR captain, Nitish Rana, won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Sunrisers were not off to their best of starts as they lost two early wickets in the powerplay itself. Then, the innings was well constructed by the duo of Harry Brook and Aiden Markram, with a partnership of 72 runs. Harry Brook scored a sensational ton and was accompanied by the likes of Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen, who gave the Sunrisers the finish they would have liked. The Sunrisers ended up with a total of 228/4(20), which is the 5th highest total ever at the venue.
4. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians- Match 47, IPL 2019
In Match 47 of the IPL 2019 season, Mumbai Indians‘ Captain, Rohit Sharma, won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Kolkata Knight Riders started with a bang as they got a wonderful opening partnership of 96 runs between Shubman Gill and Chris Lynn, which laid the foundation for the innings. The innings was set up for a cracking finish, and when the first wicket fell, they sent their in-form power hitter, Andre Russell, to accelerate the innings at a quicker run rate. Russell wasted no time and scored a match-winning knock of 80*(40) and he was also accompanied by Dinesh Karthik who also whacked a couple of boundaries. KKR ended up with a total of 232/2(20), which is the 4th highest score at the venue.
3. Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders- Match 33, IPL 2023
In Match 33 of the IPL 2023 season, KKR captain Nitish Rana won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Chennai Super Kings started proceedings in a quite good manner as they put up a partnership of 73 runs for the 1st wicket. Ajinkya Rahane, who came in at No.3, completely changed the momentum of the innings and scored a stunning 71*(29), and he was also helped by his teammates, Shivam Dube and Jadeja, who supported him from the other end, scoring valuable runs for the team. CSK ended up at 235/4(20), making it the 3rd highest score on the ground.
2. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings- Match 42, IPL 2024
In Match 42 of the IPL 2024 season, Punjab Kings Captain Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first.
The Kolkata Knight Riders were off to a breathtaking start as they got an opening stand of 138 runs between Sunil Narine and Phil Salt. This was one of the highest opening partnerships in the 2024 season, and this was a sign of utter dominance from the home side in the first half of the match. Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell also joined in the act and scored quickfire knocks, which powered the Kolkata side to a massive total of 261/6(20), making it the 2nd highest total ever on the ground.
1. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings- Match 42, IPL 2024
In Match 42 of the IPL 2024 season, Punjab Kings Captain Sam Curran won the toss and elected to bowl first.
Punjab Kings had a mountain to climb in the second innings; if they chased the total down, then it would be the highest chase ever in the history of IPL. Prabhsimran Singh and Jonny Bairstow got off to a flying start with a partnership of 93 runs from just 36 balls. The batting unit had to make the start count and they sent in Rilee Rossouw to land a couple of blows and he did. Then it came down to Jonny Bairstow and Shashank Singh to chase down the mammoth total. They took matters into their own hands and Jonny Bairstow scored a magnificent ton along with Shashank Singh who scored a valiant knock of 68*(28). The record chase was completed in 18.4 overs and they got to a total of 262/2, making it the highest ever total at the Eden Gardens and the highest successful run chase in the history of the Indian Premier League.
