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Former skipper and current mentor Gautam Gambhir is the most run score for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL history. But who are the other best 5 run scorers for the KKR in the IPL for the season?
Two-time champion Kolkata Knight Riders’s top ten most run-scorers have a 1000+ scorecard in their IPL history. And all the top 5 most run scorers for KKR have a record-breaking 2000 run plus IPL scorecard.
This blog covers all 5 best players with the most runs for Kolkata including their stats and best score in the IPL of all time. Let’s start with KKR’s top-running scorer in the IPL for all tournaments.
Most Runs for KKR in IPL 2024
| Player | Matches | Runs | Fours | Sixes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunil Narine | 14 | 482 | 50 | 32 | 179.85 |
| Phil Salt | 12 | 435 | 50 | 24 | 182.01 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 345 | 33 | 14 | 146.19 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | 14 | 318 | 31 | 16 | 153.62 |
| Andre Russell | 14 | 222 | 20 | 16 | 185.00 |
Most Runs For KKR In IPL History
We have listed the top 10 Kolkata Knight Riders batters with the most runs in the IPL history. Dinesh Karthik is the 10th cricketer who has scored the most runs for Kolkata in IPL. He has bagged 1143 runs in his 61 matches during his IPL career.
The table below has all the top ten KKR most run scorers in the IPL for the overall IPL seasons –
| Player | Span | Matches | Runs | High Score | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gautam Gambhir | 2011-2017 | 122 | 3345 | 93 | 124.72 |
| Robin Uthappa | 2014-2019 | 91 | 2649 | 87 | 135.84 |
| Andre Russell | 2014-2023 | 111 | 2269 | 88* | 175.07 |
| Nitish Rana | 2018-2023 | 88 | 2157 | 87 | 136.6 |
| Yusuf Pathan | 2011-2017 | 122 | 2061 | 72 | 135.94 |
| Jacques Kallis | 2011-2014 | 70 | 1603 | 80* | 108.31 |
| Manish Pandey | 2014-2017 | 60 | 1442 | 94 | 126.82 |
| Shubman Gill | 2018-2021 | 58 | 1417 | 76 | 123 |
| Chris Lynn | 2014-2019 | 40 | 1274 | 93* | 141.39 |
| Dinesh Karthik | 2018-2021 | 61 | 1143 | 97* | 140.41 |
1. Gautam Gambhir – 3345
Gautam Gambhir is the most run scorer for the Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir has bagged 3345 runs with a strike rate of 124.72. He has the highest score of 93 during his IPL time. Under Gautam Gambhir’s captaincy, the Kolkata franchise became the IPL champion twice for the 2012 and 2014 IPL seasons.
2. Robin Uthappa – 2649
Robin Uthappa is the second most runs scorer for the Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL all time. Uthappa has bagged 2649 runs with a strike rate of 135.84 during his 91 IPL games he played for the KKR. He is the highest run scorer with 660 scores and became a winner of IPL Orange Cap 2014 for the Kolkata squad.
3. Andre Russell – 2269
West Indies cricketer Andre Russell is the next most run scorer for the Kolkata squad. Russell scored 2269 runs in the 111 ipl matches with a strike rate of 175.07. He has an unbeaten highest score of 88 for the Kolkata Knight Riders.
4. Nitish Rana – 2157
Middle-order batter Nitish Rana has been an essential part of the Kolkata and the most run scorer for the KRR in the IPL history. Nitish Rana has scored 2157 runs with a 136.6 strike rate in the 88 IPL games. His highest score for the franchise in the IPL is 87 runs during his IPL career.
5. Yusuf Pathan – 2061
Yusuf Pathan is the 5th most run scorer for the Kolkata franchise in the IPL history. Yusuf Pathan has collected the 2061 runs in the 122 IPL matches with a strike rate of 135.94. He has the highest score of 72 runs for the KKR during his IPL career.
