Kolkata Knight Riders led the IPL 2024 table with nine wins and 20 points to seal their progress to Qualifier 1 where they will face Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
This was the eighth season that KKR advanced past the championship stage of the tournament. The team has appeared in an IPL final three times, winning in 2012 and 2014 but losing to Chennai Super Kings in 2021.
Here is Kolkata Knight Riders’ playoff record ahead of their match against SRH:
KKR WIN/LOSS RECORD IN IPL PLAYOFFS
Played: 13
Won: 8
Lost: 5
Latest result: Lost to Chennai Super Kings by 27 runs (final, 2021)
Highest score: 200/7 in 19.3 overs against Punjab Kings (then Kings XI Punjab) (final, 2014)
Lowest score: 107 against Mumbai Indians (Qualifier 2, 2017)
(includes semi-final and final results)
KKR FINISHES IN PLAYOFFS
2011 – Elimination final (lost by 4 wickets against Mumbai Indians)
2012 – Winner (Won by 5 wickets against Chennai Super Kings)
2014 – Winner (Won by 3 wickets against Punjab Kings)
2016 – Eliminator (Lost by 22 points to Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2017 – Qualification 2 (Lost by 6 wickets against Mumbai Indians)
2018 – Qualifier 2 (Lost by 14 points to Sunrisers Hyderabad)
2021 – Final (Lost by 27 runs to Chennai Super Kings)
Most runs for KKR in IPL playoffs
| Player | Sleeves | Works | Average | Strike rate |
| Shubman Gil | 5 | 184 | 36.80 | 127.77 |
| Manish Pandey | 3 | 151 | 50.33 | 154.08 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 8 | 134 | 19.14 | 121.81 |
Most wickets for KKR in IPL playoffs
| Player | Sleeves | Counters | Average | Economical price |
| Sunil Narine | 12 | ten | 35:00 | 7.29 |
| Piyush Chawla | 6 | 9 | 7:33 p.m. | 7.90 |
| Umesh Yadav | 4 | 7 | 13.71 | 6.62 |
