Kolkata Knight Riders–Royal Challengers Bengaluru rivalry

Both the teams played the inaugural match of the Indian Premier League. RCB won the first toss of the tournament and elected to bowl. KKR batting first, posted a mammoth total of 222 runs for 3 wickets in 20 overs due to a marvellous inning played by Brendon McCullum who scored 158* in 73 balls and became the first centurion of the tournament.

The second inning saw the RCB batters struggling against KKR pacers and were bowled out for just 82 runs. Ajit Agarkar picked-up the first three-wicket haul (3/25) of the tournament. The winning margin of 140 runs by Knight Riders was the biggest winning margin in terms of runs until Royal Challengers had beaten it against Gujarat Lions in 2016.{{Cite news

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The 100th match of the Indian Premier League saw both teams playing against each other at the SuperSport Park, Centurion as the tournament was shifted to South Africa due to the 2009 Indian general election. RCB won the first toss of the tournament and elected to bowl. Brendon McCullum continued his form against the Royal Challengers scoring 84 runs. KKR lost their first two wickets in quick succession for just 21 runs, but the partnership between McCullum and David Hussey helped stabilise the conditions which helped the team reach a total of 173 runs.

Batting second, the Royal Challengers started steadily with a 58-run opening stand between Jesse Ryder and Jacques Kallis. The team lost two wickets in quick succession which reduced them to 74/3, but the partnership between Ross Taylor and Rahul Dravid and later Taylor and Mark Boucher took the team to the finish line successfully. Taylor played a mindblowing innings of 81 runs in just 33 balls and was adjudged the Player of the Match.{{Cite news

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During the second innings of the match between both the teams in the 2013 Indian Premier League at Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, Virat Kohli was dismissed and sledged by Lakshmipathy Balaji, which led to a heating exchange between them. Gautam Gambhir also stepped in the matter in defence of his KKR teammate which led to a verbal spat between him and Kohli. However, the Royal Challengers comfortably won the match due to Chris Gayle's 81*. This incident opened a new chapter in the rivalry which gave more hype to the rivalry of both teams. Since then, the rivalry has often been called the "Kohli-Gambhir Rivalry".{{Cite news

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During an interview with Jatin Sapru, Gambhir praised Kohli for the impressive transformation he has shown in his personality as an athlete and as a person.

"That's why there was nothing personal [then] and there never will be personal against Virat Kohli. And I say again and again that what he's achieved, I am not surprised. That's the kind of player he was when we saw him early but what he's transformed into, I think from a fitness point of view and the way he's worked on his skills is tremendous."{{Cite news

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It was the tenth edition of the Indian Premier League. Both teams played against each other on 23 April 2017 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata where the Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bowl. A brilliant performance by RCB bowlers restricted the Knight Riders to 131 with Yuzvendra Chahal taking 3 wickets and Tymal Mills and Pawan Negi taking 2 wickets each. Sunil Narine hit an important 34 runs in 17 balls in the first innings.{{Cite news

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Although it initially seemed like the Royal Challengers were set for an easy win, the KKR pacers dismissed the top order within the first three overs, resulting in a significant setback for the team as their backbone had gone to the pavilion. This eventually led to the team's downfall, as they were bowled out for just 49 runs, the tournament's lowest score to date. This was the first match in the tournament where all the 10 wickets were taken by pacers, with Umesh Yadav taking 1 wicket and Chris Woakes, Colin de Grandhomme and Nathan Coulter-Nile clinching 3 wickets each. Nathan Coulter-Nile was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match for his fabulous bowling (2 & 3/21).{{Cite news

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| title = Knight Riders defend the small total in style, RCB 49 all out

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The Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl in the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. Like the previous fixture, the KKR bowlers departed the top-order trio (Gayle, Kohli and de Villiers) early within the powerplay. The partnership between Mandeep Singh (52) and Travis Head (75*) brought them back into the game and the Royal Challengers finished the innings at 158 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Umesh Yadav and Sunil Narine picked up three and two wickets respectively.

Batting second, the Knight Riders went off to a flying start the opening pair of Chris Lynn and Sunil Narine scoring a century-partnership of 105 runs. Knight Riders also registered the tournament record for the highest total in the powerplay stage (105–0). The Royal Challengers tried to bring back the situation in their hands by clinching both the opener's wickets consecutively. However, the partnership between Colin de Grandhomme and Gautam Gambhir ensured the team's victory. The Knight Riders won the match by 6 wickets with 29 balls remaining. Sunil Narine was awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance (2-29 & 54).

Both teams met against each other for the first time in the IPL playoffs. The match was played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah where the Royal Challengers elected to bat first. The Royal Challengers went off to a great start with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal building a solid 49-run partnership, which was ultimately broken by Lockie Ferguson within the powerplay. The Knights' bowlers slowed down the innings and restricted them to 138/7 in 20 overs. Kohli scored 39 runs, the top run-scorer in this match. Ferguson took 2 wickets while Sunil Narine picked up 4 important wickets (including Kohli, Bharat, de Villiers and Maxwell) for just 21 runs.

The Knight Riders started on a mid

note, scoring a partnership of 41 runs between Shubman Gill (29) and Venkatesh Iyer (26). The Royal Challengers tried to bring the game into their control by dismissing the top-3 batters within 11 overs of the innings. Nitish Rana (23) and Narine (26) bring their team close to the finish line. The Deathovers were like a roller-coaster adventure, the winning chances for teams were going ups and downs. 2-2 wickets were taken by Mohammed Siraj, Yuzvendra Chahal and Harshal Patel respectively. Sunil Narine was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match award for his blistering all-round performance (4/21 & 26).

This match was played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai to comply with COVID-19 safety protocols during the whole tournament.

The Royal Challengers invited the Knight Riders to bat first. Despite the Knight Riders scoring 44 in the powerplay, the Royal Challengers had a good start by clinching 3 wickets. The Half-team of the Knights returned to the pavilion for just 67 runs. Sam Billings (14) and Andre Russell (25) were trying to bring the situation under control but they were dismissed by Harshal Patel (2-11), who picked up 2 wickets. They were even reduced to 101/9, thanks to the 4-wicket haul by Wanindu Hasaranga (4-20). But the 27-run partnership between Umesh Yadav (18) and Varun Chakravarthy (10*) for the 10th wicket helped the team to reach to 128 runs. Akash Deep picked up three wickets (3-20) and Mohammed Siraj picked up a single wicket (1-25).

While it seemed to be an easy chase for the Challengers, the Knights pacers Umesh (2-16) and Southee (3-20) made it quite difficult as they dismissed the top-order batters back to the pavilion for just 17 runs. While it was a slow start for the Royal Challengers, David Willey (18) and Sherfane Rutherford (28) and later, Rutherford and Shahbaz Ahmed (27) brought the team back on track with a slow but steady 45 and 39 runs partnership respectively. However, the Knights clinched three wickets in quick succession reducing them to 111/7, the Challengers still requiring 17 in 11 balls. Harshal (10*) and Karthik (14*) guided the team to a scintillating victory by 3 wickets with 4 balls to spare by scoring 21 runs in just 9 balls. Wanindu Hasaranga was awarded the Player of the Match Award for his spectacular performance in the match (4/20 & 4).

The Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bowl at the Eden Gardens. Rahmanullah Gurbaz opened the innings and scored a steady 57 runs, despite the Knights losing wickets at regular intervals. Rinku Singh and Shardul Thakur put up a partnership of 103 runs, scoring 46 and 68 runs respectively which led the Knights to score a total of 204 runs in 20 overs. David Willey and Karn Sharma picked 2 wickets each.

In return, the Royal Challengers went off to a flying start scoring 43/0 in just 4 overs. But after the loss of the openers (Kohli and du Plessis) in quick succession by the spinning duo of Knights, Sunil Narine and Varun Chakravarthy, the Challengers were reduced to 61/5 within 9 overs. David Willey and Michael Bracewell were trying to get the innings on track which ended when Thakur took his wicket. A blistering bowling by the Impact player and debutant Suyash Sharma ended the Challengers' winning hopes by picking up 3 wickets. Chakravarthy and Narine picked up 4 and 3 wickets respectively. Shardul Thakur was awarded the Player-of-the-Match for his all-round performance (68 & 1-15).

The Royal Challengers elected to bowl at their home ground, the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium. The Knight Riders get off to a great start to a flying start with the opening pair between Jason Roy and Narayan Jagadeesan putting an 83-run partnership, scoring 56 and 27 runs respectively. Both openers' wickets fell quickly thanks to Vijaykumar Vyshak. Still, the partnership between captain Nitish Rana and Venkatesh Iyer contributed 80 runs, with Rana and Iyer scoring 48 and 31 individually. Rinku Singh played a quick-fire 18* innings to guide the team to a score of 200 runs.

In the 2nd innings, the Royal Challengers had a positive start but lost 3 wickets within the powerplay scoring 58 runs. But the 55-run partnership between Virat Kohli and Mahipal Lomror was guiding the team to victory, until both of them lost their wickets in quick successions to Andre Russell and Varun Chakravarthy respectively, scoring 54 and 34 runs individually. Chakravarthy picked up 3 wickets while Russell and Suyash clinched 2-2 wickets individually, reducing the Challengers to 179 runs, ensuring a 21-run victory for the Knights. Varun Chakravarthy was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match for his magical spell (3-27).

The match was played between Knight Riders led by Shreyas Iyer and Royal Challengers led by Faf du Plessis in M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bowl first. Du Plessis was departed early Harshit Rana within 2 overs. Virat Kohli (82*), with Cameron Green (33) and Glenn Maxwell (28), built a partnership of 65 runs and 42 runs respectively. In the end, Dinesh Karthik gave a finishing touch by scoring 20* runs off 8 balls with Kohli being the top-scorer of the innings with Royal Challengers scoring 182/6 in 20 overs. Rana and Andre Russell each took two wickets, while Sunil Narine took one.

The Knight Riders got off to a great start, with the partnership between Phil Salt (30) and Sunil Narine (47) contributing 86 runs and putting the Royal Challengers at a disadvantage. Although both openers were dismissed, the Iyer duo, consisting of Venkatesh Iyer and Shreyas Iyer, took charge and formed a solid partnership of 75 runs. Venkatesh scored 50 runs at a strike rate of 167, while Shreyas remained unbeaten with 39 runs at a strike rate of 163. This strong performance helped the team comfortably chase the target, winning by 7 wickets with 19 balls to spare. Vyshak Vijay Kumar was the most economical bowler of the innings, claiming one wicket while conceding just 23 runs in his 4 overs. Mayank Dagar and Yash Dayal also chipped in with one wicket each.

This match ended the 8-match streak of home teams winning in the 2024 Indian Premier League, with the Knight Riders defeating the Royal Challengers at their home ground. Sunil Narine was adjudged as the Player of the Match for his all-round performance (1/40 & 47).

Both the teams met again for the second time at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in daylight. Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to bowl first. Kolkata started well with Phil Salt and Sunil Narine scoring 56 runs partnership before Mohammed Siraj broke the partnership. However, Kolkata managed to score 75-3 during the powerplay stage. Shreyas Iyer tried to stabilize the innings with Rinku Singh and Andre Russell who built partnerships of 40 and 42 runs respectively, with the captain scoring a half-century. Even though some dismissals occurred, the batting team was able to keep up a run rate of 10 rpo. Ramandeep Singh hit some quick shots towards the end and the partnership between him and Russell led the Knight Riders to a total of 222 runs with the loss of 6 wickets. Cameron Green picked up 2 wickets conceding only 35 runs, which helped Royal Challengers restrict the batting side from scoring more runs. Yash Dayal clinched 2 wickets while Mohammed Siraj and Lockie Ferguson took 1 wicket each.Despite not taking any wickets, Karn Sharma conceded only 33 runs in his full quota of 4 overs, which could have been advantageous for the team, considering the pitch conditions.

In the second innings, the Kohli-du Plessis pair put pressure on the bowlers right from the beginning. During the 3rd over, Harshit Rana caught and bowled Kohli by bowling a slower full-toss to Kohli, which was too given out by the on-field umpires. However, Kohli was reluctant with this decision and decided to review this appeal, but the third umpire too supported the decision of the on-field umpires. This led to an exchange of words between Kohli and the on-field umpires. Faf was also dismissed in the next over. Will Jacks and Rajat Patidar formed a partnership, scoring a century to keep the team on track for the chase, which was ultimately broken by Russell who picked up both of their wickets in the same over. In the next over, despite conceding runs{{how many|date=April 2025}}, Narine dismissed two batsmen, bringing the game under the Knioght Rider's control. Dinesh Karthik and Suyash Prabhudessai were chasing towards the target steadily, but Harshit got Prabhudessai out. Russell took the wicket of Karthik, with Bangalore now needing 21 runs in the last over. The last over was bowled by Mitchell Starc, who conceded 3 sixes in the first 4 balls by Karn Sharma, with the Royal Challengers needing 3 off just 2 balls now. Karn was caught and bowled by Starc in the fifth ball, with 3 runs needed off the last ball. On the last ball, Ferguson digs it well {{clarify|what does this even mean?|date=April 2025}} to deep cover and set off for a second run, but the throw by Ramandeep to the keeper ensured the victory for the Knight Riders by the slightest margin of just 1 run. The bowlers conceded just 28 in the 4 overs preceding the final over, which made the difference. Narine and Harshit clinched two wickets each with Varun Chakravarthy and Starc picking a wicket each. Andre Russell took 3 wickets for just 25 runs in 3 overs and was awarded the Player of the Match.

The dismissal of Kohli sparked a social media feud, with pundits divided into two factions. Cricketers such as Navjot Singh Sidhu and Mohammed Kaif came in support of Kohli and criticized the decision by the umpires, experts such as Harsha Bhogle and Irfan Pathan came in support of the decision. The next day, Star Sports clarified the confusion by stating, "Virat was indeed out as per the official rule book. The rule states that for a delivery to be considered a no-ball, the ball must be at waist height as it crosses the stepping crease. In Kohli's situation, while the ball was at waist height when he encountered it, as it crossed the stepping crease, it was below waist height, making it a fair delivery based on the official rule."{{cn|date=April 2025}} Moreover, Kohli was fined 50 percent of his match fees for breaching the Level 1 IPL Code of Conduct.{{Cite news

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• Bold indicates most wins.

• Total:
• {{color|indigo|Kolkata Knight Riders}} with 7 higher finishes
• {{color|red|Royal Challengers Bengaluru}} with 10 higher finishes.

• Difference in Positions:
• {{color|indigo|Kolkata Knight Riders}} from Royal Challengers Bengaluru is 5 places (2014 IPL)
• {{color|red|Royal Challengers Bengaluru}} from Kolkata Knight Riders is 5 places (2009 IPL).

• Qualification for Semis/Playoffs:
• {{color|indigo|Kolkata Knight Riders}} qualified 8 times
• {{color|red|Royal Challengers Bengaluru}} qualified 10 times

{{Single-innings cricket match

| daynight=yes

| time=20:00

| date = {{anchor|match1}} 18 April 2008

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 222/3 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Brendon McCullum 158* (73)

| wickets1 = Zaheer Khan 1/38 (4 overs)

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)

| score2 = 82 all out (15.1 overs)

| runs2 = Praveen Kumar 18* (15)

| wickets2 = Ajit Agarkar 3/25 (4 overs)

| result= Kolkata won by 140 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335982.html Scorecard]

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| umpires = Asad Rauf and Rudi Koertzen

| motm = Brendon McCullum (Kolkata)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| daynight=yes

| time=20:00

| date = {{anchor|match29}} 8 May 2008

| team1 = (H) Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 129/7 (16 overs)

| runs1 = David Hussey 26 (12)

| wickets1 = Dale Steyn 3/27 (4 overs)

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score2 = 124/4 (16 overs)

| runs2 = Mark Boucher 50* (40)

| wickets2 = Sourav Ganguly 1/7 (3 overs)

| result= Kolkata won by 5 runs

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336010.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| umpires = Asad Rauf and Ian Howell

| motm = Sourav Ganguly (Kolkata)

| rain = Rain reduced play to 16 overs per side.

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = {{anchor|match19}} 29 April

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 139/6 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Morne van Wyk 43* (35)

| wickets1 = Anil Kumble 2/16 (4 overs)

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score2 = 143/5 (19.5 overs)

| runs2 = Shreevats Goswami 43 (46)

| wickets2 = Brad Hodge 3/29 (4 overs)

| result= Bangalore won by 5 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/match/392199.html Scorecard]

| venue = Kingsmead, Durban

| umpires = Mark Benson and Tyron Wijewardene

| motm = Mark Boucher

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = {{anchor|match41}} 12 May

| time = 16:00

| team1 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 176/4 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Ross Taylor 81* (33)

| wickets1 = Murali Kartik 2/28 (4 overs)

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score2 = 173/4 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Brendon McCullum 84* (64)

| wickets2 = Vinay Kumar 2/33 (4 overs)

| result= Bangalore won by 6 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2009/engine/match/392221.html Scorecard]

| venue = SuperSport Park, Centurion

| umpires = Marais Erasmus and Sanjay Hazare

| motm = Ross Taylor

| toss = Royal Challengers won the toss and elected to field.

}}

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{{limited overs matches

| date = {{anchor|match4}} 14 March

| team1 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 135/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jacques Kallis 65* (52)

| wickets1 = Angelo Mathews 4/19 (4 overs)

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders{{sp}}(H)

| score2 = 136/3 (19.2 overs)

| runs2 = Manoj Tiwary 50 (29)

| wickets2 = Roelof van der Merwe 2/27 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/match/419109.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| umpires = Amiesh Saheba and Kumar Dharmasena

| motm = Manoj Tiwary

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to bowl first.

}}

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{{limited overs matches

| date = {{anchor|match43}} 10 April

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| score1 = 160/9 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Brendon McCullum 45 (36)

| wickets1 = Vinay Kumar 3/23 (3 overs)

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore{{sp}}(H)

| score2 = 162/3 (17.1 overs)

| runs2 = Rahul Dravid 52 (35)

| wickets2 = Ashok Dinda 2/15 (3.1 overs)

| result = Bangalore won by 7 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl2010/engine/match/419148.html Scorecard]

| venue = M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| umpires = K. Hariharan and Daryl Harper

| motm = Vinay Kumar

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bowl first.

}}

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{{Limited overs matches| date = {{Anchor|match24}} 22 April 2011 | time = 16:00 | team1 = (H){{sp}}Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| score1 = 171/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 48 (38)

| wickets1 = Sreenath Aravind 2/37 (3 overs)

| score2 = 175/1 (18.1 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Gayle 102* (55)

| wickets2 = Lakshmipathy Balaji 1/43 (4 overs)

| result = Bangalore won by 9 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501222.html Scorecard]

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| umpires = Sanjay Hazare (Ind) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)

| motm = Chris Gayle (Bangalore)

}}

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{{Limited overs matches| date = {{Anchor|match58}} 14 May 2011 | time = 16:00 | team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore{{sp}}(H) | venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| score1 = 89/4 (13 overs)

| runs1 = Yusuf Pathan 36 (24)

| wickets1 = Charl Langeveldt 2/10 (3 overs)

| score2 = 105/6 (12.3 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Gayle 38 (12)

| wickets2 = Jacques Kallis 2/16 (3 overs)

| result = Bangalore won by 4 wickets (D/L)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/match/501255.html Scorecard]

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| umpires = Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Russell Tiffin (Zim)

| motm = Chris Gayle (Bangalore)

| rain = Kolkata's innings was interrupted by rain after 11 overs, reducing their innings to 13 overs. Bangalore's target was adjusted to 102 runs from 13 overs via the Duckworth–Lewis method.

| notes = Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{Anchor|match10}} 10 April 2012 | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore{{sp}}(H) | team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders | venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| score2 = 123/9 (20 overs) | runs2 = Vinay Kumar 25 (26) | wickets2 = Lakshmipathy Balaji 4/18 (4 overs)

| score1 = 165/8 (20 overs) | runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 64 (39) | wickets1 = Vinay Kumar 2/18 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata won by 42 runs | motm = Lakshmipathy Balaji (Kolkata)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548315.html Scorecard]

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{Anchor|match38}} 28 April 2012 | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes

| team1 = (H){{sp}}Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| score1 = 190/4 (20 overs) | runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 93 (51) | wickets1 = Vinay Kumar 2/31 (4 overs)

| score2 = 143/6 (20 overs) | runs2 = Chris Gayle 86 (58) | wickets2 = Jacques Kallis 2/31 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata won by 47 runs | motm = Gautam Gambhir (Kolkata)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2012/engine/match/548344.html Scorecard]

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

| notes =

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match12}} 11 April | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore{{sp}}(H)

| score1 = 154/8 (20 overs)

| score2 = 158/2 (17.3 overs)

| runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 59 (46)

| wickets1 = R. P. Singh 3/27 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Gayle 85* (50)

| wickets2 = Lakshmipathy Balaji 1/33 (3.3 overs)

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Chris Gayle (RCB)

| umpires = Asad Rauf (Pak) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/598008.html Scorecard]

| result = Bangalore won by 8 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match60}} 12 May | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders{{sp}}(H)

| score1 = 115/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 116/5 (19.2 overs)

| runs1 = Chris Gayle 33 (36)

| wickets1 = Sunil Narine 4/22 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Jacques Kallis 41 (45)

| wickets2 = Vinay Kumar 2/17 (3.2 overs)

| venue = JSCA International Cricket Stadium, Ranchi

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Jacques Kallis (KKR)

| umpires = Nigel Llong (Eng) and Krishnaraj Srinath (Ind)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/598057.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata won by 5 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match11}} 24 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes |team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore{{sp}}(H)

| score1 = 150/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Chris Lynn 45 (31)

| wickets1 = Varun Aaron 3/16 (4 overs)

| score2 = 148/5 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Yogesh Takawale 40 (28)

| wickets2 = Vinay Kumar 2/26 (4 overs)

| venue = Sharjah Cricket Stadium

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| umpires = Aleem Dar (Pak) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind)

| motm = Chris Lynn (KKR)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/729299.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata won by 2 runs

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match49}} 22 May | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H){{sp}}Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 195/4 (20 overs)

| score2 = 165/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Robin Uthappa 83* (51)

| wickets1 = Mitchell Starc 1/32 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Yogesh Takawale 45 (36)

| wickets2 = Sunil Narine 4/20 (4 overs)

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Robin Uthappa (KKR)

| umpires = Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and CK Nandan (Ind)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2014/engine/match/734027.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata won by 30 runs

| notes = Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs, and Royal Challengers Bangalore were eliminated as a result of this match.

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match5}} 11 April | time = 20:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = (H) Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 177/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 179/7 (19 overs)

| runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 58 (46)

| wickets1 = Abu Nechim, Yuzvendra Chahal 1/28 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Chris Gayle 96 (56)

| wickets2 = Yusuf Pathan 2/40 (4 overs)

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Chris Gayle (RCB)

| umpires = S Ravi (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829713.html Scorecard]

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets

| notes = KC Cariappa and Sean Abbott made their IPL debuts.

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match33}} 2 May | time = 16:00 | daynight = yes | team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)

| score1 = 111/4 (10 overs)

| score2 = 115/3 (9.4 overs)

| runs1 = Andre Russell 45 (17)

| wickets1 = Mitchell Starc 1/15 (2 overs)

| runs2 = Mandeep Singh 45* (18)

| wickets2 = Brad Hogg 1/23 (2 overs)

| venue = M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Mandeep Singh (RCB)

| umpires = Johanes Cloete (SA) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind)

| rain = Match reduced to 10 overs per side due to rain.

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/match/829771.html Scorecard]

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match30}} 2 May | time = 20:00 | team1 = (H){{sp}}Royal Challengers Bangalore | team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders | daynight = yes

| score1 = 185/7 (20 overs)

| score2 = 189/5 (19.1 overs)

| runs1 = KL Rahul 52 (32)

| wickets1 = Morne Morkel 2/28 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Yusuf Pathan 60* (29)

| wickets2 = Yuzvendra Chahal 2/27 (4 overs)

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| umpires = Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Sundaram Ravi (India)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980959.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets

}}

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{{Limited overs matches | date = {{anchor|match48}} 16 May | time = 20:00 | team1 = (H){{sp}}Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | daynight = yes

| score1 = 183/5 (20 overs)

| score2 = 186/1 (18.4 overs)

| runs1 = Gautam Gambhir 51 (34)

| wickets1 = Sreenath Aravind 2/41 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Virat Kohli 75* (51)

| wickets2 = Sunil Narine 1/34 (4 overs)

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and A. Nand Kishore (India)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980995.html Scorecard]

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 9 wickets

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match | date = {{anchor|match27}} 23 April | time = 20:00 | team1 = (H){{sp}}Kolkata Knight Riders | team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore | daynight = yes

| score1 = 131 (19.3 overs)

| score2 = 49 (9.4 overs)

| runs1 = Sunil Narine 34 (17)

| wickets1 = Yuzvendra Chahal 3/16 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Kedar Jadhav 9 (7)

| wickets2 = Colin de Grandhomme 3/4 (1.4 overs)

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Nathan Coulter-Nile (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| umpires = Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082617.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 82 runs

| notes = yes

| notesx =

• Royal Challengers Bangalore's total of 49 was the lowest total in the history of the IPL.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1094150.html |title=Knight Riders defend small total in style, RCB 49 all out |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=23 April 2017 |access-date=23 April 2017}}
• Royal Challengers Bangalore's innings was also the shortest ever in the IPL and the first instance in the IPL of no batsman making a double-digit score in an innings.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1094255.html |title=The second shortest T20 innings |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=23 April 2017}}

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = {{anchor|match46}} 7 May

| time = 16:00

| team1 = (H){{sp}}Royal Challengers Bangalore

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| daynight = yes

| score1 = 158/6 (20 overs)

| score2 = 159/4 (15.1 overs)

| runs1 = Travis Head 75* (47)

| wickets1 = Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs)

| runs2 = Sunil Narine 54 (17)

| wickets2 = Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

| motm = Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| umpires = Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1082636.html Scorecard]

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets

| notes = yes

| notesx =

• Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) played in his 100th IPL match.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1096624.html |title=Narine demolishes RCB with fastest IPL fifty |work=ESPNcricinfo |accessdate=7 May 2017}}
• Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) made the fastest ever fifty in the IPL (15 balls).
• Kolkata Knight Riders recorded the highest team total in the powerplay (105–0).

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 30 March 2022

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 128 (18.5 overs)

| runs1 = Andre Russell 25 (18)

| wickets1 = Wanindu Hasaranga 4/20 (4 overs)

| score2 = 132/7 (19.2 overs)

| runs2 = Sherfane Rutherford 28 (40)

| wickets2 = Tim Southee 3/20 (4 overs)

| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304052.html Scorecard]

| venue = DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai (Group A vs Group B)

| umpires = Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)

| motm = Wanindu Hasaranga (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match6}}Match 6

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 6 April 2023

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders (H)

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 204/7 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Shardul Thakur 68 (29)

| wickets1 = David Willey 2/16 (4 overs)

| score2 = 123 (17.4 overs)

| runs2 = Faf du Plessis 23 (12)

| wickets2 = Varun Chakaravarthy 4/15 (3.4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 81 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359483.html Scorecard]

| venue = Eden Gardens, Kolkata

| umpires = Virender Sharma (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)

| motm = Shardul Thakur (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes = Suyash Sharma (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

| round = {{anchor|match9}} Match 9

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = 26 April 2023

| time = 19:30

| night = y

| team1 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| team2 = Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)

| score1 = 200/5 (20 overs)

| runs1 = Jason Roy 56 (29)

| wickets1 = Wanindu Hasaranga 2/24 (4 overs)

| score2 = 179/8 (20 overs)

| runs2 = Virat Kohli 54 (37)

| wickets2 = Varun Chakravarthy 3/27 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 21 runs

| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1359510.html Scorecard]

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| umpires = K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)

| motm = Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

| rain =

| notes =

| round = {{anchor|match36}} Match 36

}}

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{{Single-innings cricket match

| date = {{anchor|match10}} 29 September

| daynight = yes

| time = 20:00

| team1 =Royal Challengers Bangalore

| score1 = 169/9 (20 overs)

| score2 = 171/1 (17.3 overs)

| team2 = Kolkata Knight Riders

| runs1 = Daniel Vettori 44 (23)

| wickets1 = Iqbal Abdulla 2/20 (3 overs)

| runs2 = Jacques Kallis 64* (47)

| wickets2 = Daniel Vettori 1/27 (4 overs)

| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets

| report = [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/521335.html Scorecard]

| venue = M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore

| umpires = Billy Doctrove and Bruce Oxenford

| motm = Jacques Kallis (Kolkata Knight Riders)

| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and chose to field.

}}

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