Kolkata Knight Riders most runs and best batsmen, IPL 2018
Dinesh Karthik was KKR's top run-scorer in IPL 2018 with 498 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 147.8, ahead of Chris Lynn (491) and Sunil Narine (357).
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Most runs for KKR
Every Kolkata Knight Riders batter in IPL 2018
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Karthik | 16 | 498 | 52 | 49.80 | 147.8 | 2/0 | 49 | 16 |
| 2 | Chris Lynn | 16 | 491 | 74 | 32.73 | 130.2 | 3/0 | 56 | 18 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | 16 | 357 | 75 | 22.31 | 189.9 | 2/0 | 40 | 23 |
| 4 | Robin Uthappa | 16 | 351 | 54 | 21.94 | 132.5 | 1/0 | 30 | 21 |
| 5 | Andre Russell | 14 | 316 | 88 | 28.73 | 184.8 | 1/0 | 17 | 31 |
| 6 | Nitish Rana | 15 | 304 | 59 | 23.38 | 131.0 | 1/0 | 26 | 14 |
| 7 | Shubman Gill | 10 | 203 | 57 | 33.83 | 146.0 | 1/0 | 22 | 5 |
| 8 | Rinku Singh | 4 | 29 | 16 | 7.25 | 93.5 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Piyush Chawla | 5 | 27 | 12 | 6.75 | 79.4 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | Tom Curran | 4 | 23 | 18 | 7.67 | 82.1 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Mitchell Johnson | 2 | 16 | 12 | — | 145.5 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Shivam Mavi | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4.33 | 86.7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Kuldeep Yadav | 3 | 12 | 7 | 12.00 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Javon Searles | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8.00 | 133.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Vinay Kumar | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 200.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Prasidh Krishna | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 20.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
Powerplay batting
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Lynn | 291 | 215 | 135.3 | 40 | 12 | 7 |
| 2 | Sunil Narine | 282 | 142 | 198.6 | 32 | 19 | 10 |
| 3 | Robin Uthappa | 156 | 128 | 121.9 | 16 | 8 | 5 |
| 4 | Nitish Rana | 72 | 62 | 116.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| 5 | Shubman Gill | 24 | 16 | 150.0 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Dinesh Karthik | 20 | 14 | 142.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Death overs batting
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh Karthik | 224 | 128 | 175.0 | 22 | 11 | 6 |
| 2 | Andre Russell | 186 | 95 | 195.8 | 13 | 18 | 8 |
| 3 | Shubman Gill | 75 | 48 | 156.3 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nitish Rana | 66 | 36 | 183.3 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Piyush Chawla | 16 | 19 | 84.2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Shivam Mavi | 13 | 15 | 86.7 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Kuldeep Yadav | 12 | 19 | 63.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Tom Curran | 11 | 15 | 73.3 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Quick answers
Who scored the most runs for KKR in IPL 2018?
Dinesh Karthik was KKR's top run-scorer in IPL 2018 with 498 runs in 16 innings at a strike rate of 147.8, ahead of Chris Lynn (491) and Sunil Narine (357).
Who hit the most sixes for KKR?
Andre Russell, with 31 sixes in 14 innings.
Who had the best strike rate for KKR?
Sunil Narine scored at 189.9 runs per 100 balls (minimum 60 balls faced).
Who was KKR's best powerplay batter?
Chris Lynn: 291 runs off 215 balls in the powerplay, a strike rate of 135.3.
Who was KKR's best finisher?
Dinesh Karthik made 224 runs off 128 balls in the death overs, a strike rate of 175.0.