Kolkata Knight Riders most runs and best batsmen, IPL 2008
Sourav Ganguly was KKR's top run-scorer in IPL 2008 with 349 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 113.7, ahead of David Hussey (319) and Salman Butt (193).
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Most runs for KKR
Every Kolkata Knight Riders batter in IPL 2008
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sourav Ganguly | 13 | 349 | 91 | 29.08 | 113.7 | 3/0 | 33 | 15 |
| 2 | David Hussey | 13 | 319 | 71 | 29.00 | 123.2 | 2/0 | 19 | 17 |
| 3 | Salman Butt | 7 | 193 | 73 | 27.57 | 119.9 | 1/0 | 30 | 2 |
| 4 | Brendon McCullum | 4 | 188 | 158 | 62.67 | 204.3 | 0/1 | 13 | 15 |
| 5 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 12 | 163 | 42 | 20.38 | 133.6 | 0/0 | 17 | 4 |
| 6 | Wriddhiman Saha | 10 | 159 | 59 | 31.80 | 133.6 | 1/0 | 12 | 7 |
| 7 | Debabrata Das | 6 | 103 | 31 | 17.17 | 109.6 | 0/0 | 9 | 5 |
| 8 | Mohammad Hafeez | 8 | 64 | 16 | 9.14 | 77.1 | 0/0 | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Ajit Agarkar | 6 | 54 | 20 | 10.80 | 117.4 | 0/0 | 5 | 2 |
| 10 | Aakash Chopra | 5 | 42 | 24 | 8.40 | 80.8 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Umar Gul | 4 | 39 | 24 | 13.00 | 205.3 | 0/0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 | Ricky Ponting | 4 | 39 | 20 | 9.75 | 73.6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | Tatenda Taibu | 3 | 31 | 15 | 10.33 | 119.2 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Murali Kartik | 3 | 30 | 17 | 10.00 | 111.1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Brad Hodge | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4.00 | 70.6 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Ishant Sharma | 5 | 11 | 4 | 11.00 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Ashok Dinda | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2.00 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Shoaib Akhtar | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 28.6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Iqbal Abdulla | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
Powerplay batting
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sourav Ganguly | 128 | 121 | 105.8 | 19 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Salman Butt | 104 | 98 | 106.1 | 18 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Brendon McCullum | 71 | 39 | 182.1 | 8 | 5 | 3 |
| 4 | Wriddhiman Saha | 37 | 33 | 112.1 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Debabrata Das | 35 | 32 | 109.4 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Mohammad Hafeez | 28 | 36 | 77.8 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Aakash Chopra | 23 | 35 | 65.7 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Ajit Agarkar | 20 | 13 | 153.8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Death overs batting
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Hussey | 125 | 68 | 183.8 | 4 | 10 | 5 |
| 2 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | 108 | 72 | 150.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Wriddhiman Saha | 73 | 40 | 182.5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Sourav Ganguly | 62 | 21 | 295.2 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| 5 | Brendon McCullum | 59 | 21 | 281.0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Umar Gul | 39 | 19 | 205.3 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 7 | Debabrata Das | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Murali Kartik | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Quick answers
Who scored the most runs for KKR in IPL 2008?
Sourav Ganguly was KKR's top run-scorer in IPL 2008 with 349 runs in 13 innings at a strike rate of 113.7, ahead of David Hussey (319) and Salman Butt (193).
Who hit the most sixes for KKR?
David Hussey, with 17 sixes in 13 innings.
Who had the best strike rate for KKR?
Brendon McCullum scored at 204.3 runs per 100 balls (minimum 60 balls faced).
Who was KKR's best powerplay batter?
Sourav Ganguly: 128 runs off 121 balls in the powerplay, a strike rate of 105.8.
Who was KKR's best finisher?
David Hussey made 125 runs off 68 balls in the death overs, a strike rate of 183.8.