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KKR vs KXIP Head to Head in IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) teams are the two IPL teams created back in IPL 2008 on its inaugural season. Both teams KKR and KXIP are very strong teams and have always shown very good quality performance. Both teams have played 27 matches against each other in IPL history. KKR team has strongly dominated over KXIP in IPL T20. Kolkata Knight Riders has won 18 games out of 27, while Kings XI Punjab has won 9 times.
Dinesh Karthik is leading KKR in IPL 2020, while KL Rahul is leading Kings XI Punjab.
KKR Won
KXIP Won
KKR vs KXIP Head to Head in IPL 2008
IPL 2008 was the inaugural season of the IPL, and Saurav Ganguly was the captain of KKR, and Yuvraj Singh was the captain of KXIP. The 1st match of IPL between KKR and KXIP was held on May 3. KXIP had won the match by 9 runs. KXIP had batted first and made 178 runs in their 20 overs. KXIP bowlers had managed to defend the target, and Kings XI Punjab had won the match by 9 runs. Irfan Pathan had won Player of the match for his brilliant all-round performance in the game.
The 2nd league match between KKR and KXIP was held on May 25. KKR had managed to win the match by 3 wickets. KXIP had batted first and made 174 runs in their 20 overs. K Sangakkara had made most 64 runs for KXIP. Umar Gul had taken most 4 wickets for KKR. KKR had chased the target, and Captain Ganguly had made not out 86 runs, and hence KKR had won the game by 3 wickets and 2 balls to spare. Umar Gul had won Player of the match for his brilliant performance in the match.
Scorecard / Match Result
Match 22 03-05-2008 Kings XI Punjab won by 9 runs Irfan Pathan KXIP 178/6, KKR 169/6
Match 52 25-05-2008 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets Umar Gul (Pakistan) KXIP 174/6, KKR 175/7
KXIP vs KKR Head to Head in IPL 2009
KKR and KXIP had played 2 matches against each other in IPL 2009. The 1st league match between KKR and KXIP of IPL 2009 was held on April 21. KXIP had batted first and made 158 runs in their 20 overs. KKR was at 79/1 after 9.2 overs when the rain had hit the surface. KKR had won the match by 11 runs by (D/L method). Chris Gayle had won Player of the match for his brilliant not out 44 in 26 balls.
The 2nd league match between KKR and KXIP was held on May 3. KKR had batted first and made brilliant 153 runs in their 20 overs. KXIP team had chased the target, and M Jayawardene had won Player of the match for KXIP for his brilliant match-winning not out half-century for Punjab.
Match 6 21-04-2009 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 11 runs Chris Gayle (West Indies) KXIP 158/6, KRK 79/1
Match 27 03-05-2009 Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) KKR 153/3, KXIP 154/4
KKR versus KXIP Head to Head in IPL 2010
KKR and KXIP had clashed 2 times in IPL 2010. KKR team was captained by S Ganguly, and the KXIP team was captained by Kumar Sangakkara. The 1st league match between KKR and KXIP of IPL 2010 was played on March 27. KKR team had batted first and made brilliant 183 runs in their 20 overs. Manoj Tiwary had scored most 75 runs for KKR. KKR bowlers had managed to defend the target, and KKR had won the match by 39 runs. Manoj Tiwary had won Player of the match for his brilliant match-winning batting performance.
The 2nd game was played on April 4. It was a high scoring game. KKR had batted first and made 200 runs in 1st inning. KXIP had chased the target in only 18.2 overs and had won the match by 6 wickets. M Jayawardene played a brilliant inning of not out 110 runs in just 59 balls and had won Player of the match.
Match 23 27-03-2010 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 39 runs Manoj Tiwary KKR 183/5, KXIP 144/6
Match 34 04-04-2010 Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets Mahela Jayawardene K11P 200/3, KKR 204/2
KXIP versus KKR Head to Head in IPL 2011
The KKR captaincy was assigned to Gautam Gambhir in IPL 2011. KKR had played only 1 match against KXIP in IPL 2011. The match was played on April 30. KXIP had batted first and made only 119 runs in their 20 overs. KKR batsmen had easily chased the target in 17.2 overs only. Captain Gambhir had made most not out 45 runs for KKR. Iqbal Abdulla had won the Player of the match for KKR for his brilliant bowling figures of 2/19.
Match 37 30-04-2011 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets Iqbal Abdulla KXIP 119/6, KKR 120/2
Kolkata vs Punjab Head to Head in IPL 2012
David Hussey was named as the captain of KXIP in IPL 2012, while G Gambhir had maintained his captaincy for KKR. KKR and KXIP played 2 matches against each other in IPL 2012. The 1st league match between KKR and KXIP in IPL 2012 was played on April 15. KXIP had batted first and made only 134 runs in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine had bowled brilliantly for KKR and had taken 5 wickets by giving just 19 runs in his 4 overs. It was a small chase of 135 runs for KKR, but Punjab bowlers had bowled at a good length, and KKR was left 3 runs short to target. KKR had made 132 runs in 2nd inning. KXIP had won the match by 2 runs. Sunil Narine was selected as the Player of the match for his five wickets hall.
The 2nd league match was played on April 18. KXIP had batted first and made 124 runs in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine and Brett Lee had taken 2 wickets each for KKR. KKR had easily chased the target, and captain Gambhir had made most not out 66 runs in 44 balls. KKR had won the match in only 16.3 overs and by 8 wickets. G Gambhir was selected as Player of the match.
Match 17 15-04-2012 Kings XI Punjab won by 2 runs Sunil Narine KXIP 134/9, KKR 132/7
Match 22 18-04-2012 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets Gautam Gambhir KXIP 124/7, KKR 127/2
Punjab vs Kolkata Head to Head in IPL 2013
KXIP had again changed its captain and had given captaincy back to wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist. KKR and KXIP had played 2 matches against each other in IPL 2013, and both teams had won one game each. The 1st time in IPL 2013, they had met on April 16. KXIP had batted first and made 157 runs in their 20 overs. Manpreet Gony had finished the Punjab inning in style. He had scored unbelievable not out 42 runs in just 18 balls. It was a target of 158 runs for KKR to win the match. Gautam Gambhir had opened the inning for KKR and made brilliant 60 runs in 39 balls. KKR could not chase the target and made 153 runs in 2nd inning. KXIP had won the match by 4 runs, and M Gony was selected as Player of the match for his brilliant performance in the match for KXIP.
The 2nd time in IPL 2013 they played against each other was on April 26. KXIP had batted first and made 149 runs in 1st inning. J Kallis had bowled brilliantly for KKR and had taken 2 wickets by giving just 14 runs in his 4 overs. KKR team had chased the target in 18.2 overs, and J Kallis had also made 37 runs with the bat. He had won Player of the Match for his match-winning performance.
Match 20 16-04-2013 Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs Manpreet Gony KXIP 157/9, KKR 153/9
Match 35 26-04-2013 KKR won by 6 wickets Jacques Kallis
South Africa KXIP 149/6, KKR 150/4
KKR vs Kings XI Punjab Head to Head in IPL 2014
KKR and KXIP played against each other 4 times in IPL 2014. The Kings XI Punjab captaincy was handled by George Bailey in IPL 2014. The 1st match was on April 26. KXIP had batted first and made 132 runs in 1st inning. Piyush Chawla and Sunil Narine had taken 3 wickets each for KKR. KXIP bowlers had bowled brilliantly and managed to defend the target. KKR had got all out in just 109 runs in 18.2 overs. KXIP had won the match by 23 runs, and Sandeep Sharma had won Player of the match for his brilliant 3 wickets for Punjab.
The 2nd match they played against each other was on May 11. KXIP had batted first and made 149 runs. V Sehwag had made most 72 runs for Punjab. KKR had easily chased the target in 18 overs and won the match by 9 wickets. Gambhir had won Player of the match for his not out 63 runs inning for KKR.
The 3rd time they played against each other was on May 27 in the qualifiers stage. KKR had batted first and made 163 runs in their 20 overs. Punjab team could not chase the target, and KKR had won the match by 28 runs. Umesh Yadav had won Player of the match for KKR. He had taken 3/13 in his 4 overs.
The 4th time they met against each other was in the final match of IPL 2014 on June 1. KXIP had batted first and made brilliant 199 runs in 1st inning. Wicket-keeper batsman WP Saha had batted brilliantly and made not out 115 runs in just 55 balls. It was a brilliant chase by KKR. Manish Pandey had played a beautiful inning of 94 runs in just 50 balls and made it possible for KKR. Piyush Chawla had scored the winning shot and made not out 13 runs in 5 balls, and KKR had won the match by 3 wickets and 3 balls to spare. Manish Pandey had won Player of the match in The Final of IPL 2014.
Match 15 26-04-2014 Kings XI Punjab won by 23 runs Sandeep Sharma KXIP 132/9, KKR 109/10
Qualifier Match 28-05-2014 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 28 runs Umesh Yadav KKR 163/8, KXIP 135/8
IPL Final Match 01-06-2014 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets Manish Pandey KXIP 199/4, KKR 200/7
Kings 11 Punjab vs KKR Head to Head in IPL 2015
George Bailey had maintained his captaincy for KKR. KKR had played only 2 league games against KXIP in IPL 2015, and KKR had won both the matches. The 1st league game between KKR and KXIP was played on April 18. KXIP had made 155 runs in 1st inning. George Bailey had scored brilliant 60 runs in 45 balls. KKR had chased the target and won the match by 4 wickets. Andre Russell had scored most 66 runs in 36 balls for KKR and had won the Player of the Match award.
The 2nd league match between these two teams was played on May 9. KXIP had batted first and made 183 runs in 1st inning. Glenn Maxwell had scored brilliant 43 runs in just 22 balls. KKR team had struggled in the beginning, but Andre Russell had scored brilliant 51 runs in just 21 balls. KKR had won the match by only 1 wicket and 1 ball to spare. Andre Russell had won the Player of the match.
Match 14 18-04-2015 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets Andre Russell KXIP 155/9, KKR 159/6
Match 44 09-05-2015 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 wicket Andre Russell KXIP 183/5, KKR 184/9
KXIP VS Kolkata Knight Riders Head to Head in IPL 2016
KKR and KXIP had clashed 2 times in IPL 2016. KKR had shown dominancy in both games and won both matches. The 1st league game was held on April 19. KXIP had batted first and made 138 runs in their 20 overs. Shaun Marsh had made the most 56 runs for KXIP. Robin Uthappa had opened the inning for KKR and made brilliant 53 runs in just 28 balls. KKR had finished the game in only 17.1 overs and won the match by 6 wickets. Robin Uthappa had won the Player of the Match award.
The 2nd league game between KKR and KXIP of IPL 2016 was held on May 4. KKR had batted first and made 164 runs in 1st inning. For Punjab, Maxwell had batted well and made 68 runs in 42 balls. KXIP had made 157 runs in 2nd inning, and KKR had won the match by 7 runs. Andre Russell had taken 4 wickets for KKR and was selected as Player of the match.
Match 13 19-04-2016 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 runs Robin Uthappa KXIP 138/8, KKR 141/4
Match 32 04-05-2016 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Andre Russell KKR 164/3, KXIP 157/9
KKR vs Punjab Head to Head in IPL 2017
KKR and KXIP had played 2 matches against each other in IPL 2017. The 1st match was played on April 13. KXIP had batted first and made 170 runs in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine and G Gambhir had opened the inning for KKR. Sunil Narine had made brilliant 37 runs in just 18 balls and gave a speedy start to team KKR. KKR had chased the target in 16.3 overs and won the match by 8 wickets. Sunil Narine had won the Player of the Match award.
The 2nd time they played against each other was on May 9. KXIP had made 167 runs in their 20 overs. Maxwell had made most 44 runs in 25 balls for KXIP. Kings bowlers had managed to defend the target, and KXIP won the match by 14 runs. Mohit Sharma had won the Player of the Match award for his 2 wickets.
Match 11 13-04-2017 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets Sunil Narine KXIP 170/9, KKR 171/2
Match 49 09-05-2017 Kings XI Punjab won by 14 runs Mohit Sharma KXIP 167/6, KKR 153/6
K11P vs Kolkata Head to Head in IPL 2018
Both teams KKR and KXIP, had changed their captains in IPL 2018. KKR team had given the captaincy to Dinesh Karthik, and Kings XI Punjab had made R Ashwin as the new captain of the team. KKR and KXIP had played 2 games against each other in IPL 2018.
The 1st match was played on April 21. KKR had batted first and made 191 runs in their 20 overs. The overs were reduced for KXIP due to rain, and KXIP made 126 runs in only 11.1 overs and had won the match by 9 wickets by (D/L method). KL Rahul had won Player of the match for his 60 runs in 22 balls for KXIP.
The 2nd time they played against each other was on May 12. KKR had batted first and made brilliant 245 runs in their 20 overs. Sunil Narine made brilliant 75 runs in just 36 balls. KXIP batsmen had also shown good batting performance and made 214 runs in 2nd inning, but KKR had won the match by 31 runs. Sunil Narine had won Player of the match for his 75 runs.
Match 18 21-04-2018 Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets Lokesh Rahul KKR 191/7, KXIP 126/1
Match 44 12-05-2018 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 31 runs Sunil Narine KKR 245/6, KXIP 214/8
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings 11 Punjab Head to Head in IPL 2019
Dinesh Karthik had maintained his captaincy for KKR and R Ashwin for KXIP in IPL 2019. The 1st match of IPL 2019 between KKR and KXIP was played on March 27. KKR had batted first and made brilliant 218 runs in their 20 overs. Andre Russell had played a brilliant inning of 48 runs in just 17 balls. Punjab had made 190 runs in 2nd inning, and KKR had won the match by 28 runs. Andre Russell had won the Player of the Match award for his 48 runs with the bat and 2 wickets with the ball.
The 2nd time they played against each other was on May 3. KXIP had made 183 runs in their 20 overs. Sam Curran had made not out 55 runs in 24 balls for KXIP. Kings XI Punjab bowlers could not defend the target. Chris Lynn and S Gill had given a very good opening start to KKR and helped KKR chase the target in only 18 overs. Shubman Gill had won the Player of the Match award for his brilliant not out 65 runs inning. KKR had won the match by 7 wickets.
Match 6 27-03-2019 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 28 runs Andre Russell KKR 218/4, KXIP 190/4
Match 52 03-05-2019 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wkts Shubman Gill KXIP 183/6, KKR 185/3
Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders Head to Head in IPL 2020
Kolkata Knight Riders and Kings XI Punjab had played 2 league games against each other in IPL 2020.
The 1st match was played on October 10 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. KKR had batted first and made 164 runs in their 20 over. Dinesh Karthik had scored most 58 runs in just 29 balls for KKR. KXIP team had failed to chase the target and made 162 runs in 2nd inning. KKR had won the match by 2 runs and Dinesh Karthik was selected as player of the match.
The 2nd match between KKR and KXIP was played on October 26 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. KKR had batted first and made 149 runs. Shubman Gill had scored most 57 runs for KKR. KXIP team had chased the target comfortably and won the match by 8 wickets and 7 balls to spare. Chris Gayle had scored 51 runs in just 29 balls and won player of the match award for KXIP.
Match 24 10-10-2020 Kolkata Knight Riders won by 2 runs Dinesh Karthik KKR 164/6, KXIP 162/5
Match 46 26-10-2020 Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets Chris Gayle KKR 149/9, KXIP 150/2
In upcoming IPL 2021, Kings XI Punjab and KKR will play two matches against each other.
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