Kolkata Knight Riders won its game against Bangalore on 23.04.17 by 82 runs to provide the 45^th occasion of a team winning a game by 50 plus runs margin in the history of Indian Premier League. All such occasions are tabulated below

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
1	Bangalore	Gujarat	Bangalore	144 runs	Bangalore	May 14, 2016
2	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	140 runs	Bangalore	Apr 18, 2008
3	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	138 runs	Bangalore	May 06, 2015
4	Bangalore	Warriors	Bangalore	130 runs	Bangalore	Apr 23, 2013
5	Punjab	Bangalore	Punjab	111 runs	Dharamsala	May 17, 2011
6	Delhi	Rajasthan	Rajasthan	105 runs	Mumbai	May 30, 2008
7	Delhi	Mumbai	Mumbai	098 runs	Delhi	Mar 17, 2010
8	Chennai	Punjab	Chennai	097 runs	Chennai	Apr 25, 2015
9	Ris Pune	Delhi	Delhi	097 runs	Pune-SRS	Apr 11, 2017
10	Chennai	Delhi	Chennai	093 runs	Abu Dhabi	Apr 21, 2014
11	Bangalore	Chennai	Chennai	092 runs	Port Elizabeth	Apr 20, 2009
12	Kolkata	Mumbai	Mumbai	092 runs	Port Elizabeth	Apr 27, 2009
13	Rajasthan	Mumbai	Rajasthan	087 runs	Jaipur	Apr 17, 2013
14	Delhi	Chennai	Chennai	086 runs	Chennai	May 25, 2012
15	Delhi	Chennai	Chennai	086 runs	Delhi	Apr 18, 2013
16	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	085 runs	Bangalore	May 06, 2011
17	Sunrisers	Mumbai	Sunrisers	085 runs	Vizag	May 08, 2016
18	Punjab	Deccan	Deccan	082 runs	Dharamsala	May 21, 2011
18	Bangalore	Punjab	Bangalore	082 runs	Bangalore	May 18, 2016
19	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	082 runs	Kolkata	Apr 23, 2017
20	Mumbai	Delhi	Mumbai	080 runs	Vizag	May 15, 2016
21	Chennai	Deccan	Chennai	078 runs	East London	May 04, 2009
22	Punjab	Rajasthan	Rajasthan	078 runs	Durban	May 05, 2009
23	Sunrisers	Chennai	Chennai	077 runs	Hyd-RGS	May 08, 2013
24	Punjab	Mumbai	Punjab	076 runs	Mohali	May 10, 2011
25	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Bangalore	075 runs	Cape Town	Apr 18, 2009
26	Deccan	Chennai	Chennai	074 runs	Visakhapatnam	Apr 07, 2012
27	Punjab	Sunrisers	Punjab	072 runs	Sharjah	Apr 22, 2014
28	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Bangalore	071 runs	Pune-SRS	May 20, 2015
29	Delhi	Rajasthan	Delhi	067 runs	Delhi	Mar 31, 2010
30	Punjab	Mumbai	Punjab	066 runs	Mohali	Apr 25, 2008
31	Rajasthan	Bangalore	Rajasthan	065 runs	Jaipur	May 17, 2008
32	Mumbai	Kolkata	Mumbai	065 runs	Mumbai	May 07, 2013
33	Mumbai	Deccan	Mumbai	063 runs	Mumbai (BS)	Apr 03, 2010
34	Rajasthan	Chennai	Chennai	063 runs	Jaipur	May 09, 2011
35	Rajasthan	Delhi	Rajasthan	062 runs	Ahmedabad	May 15, 2014
36	Mumbai	Chennai	Mumbai	060 runs	Mumbai	May 05, 2013
37	Bangalore	Rajasthan	Rajasthan	059 runs	Bangalore	Apr 15, 2012
38	Chennai	Bangalore	Chennai	058 runs	Chennai	May 28, 2011
39	Mumbai	Bangalore	Mumbai	058 runs	Mumbai	Apr 27, 2013
40	Bangalore	Mumbai	Mumbai	057 runs	Bangalore	Apr 17, 2010
41	Kolkata	Chennai	Chennai	055 runs	Kolkata	Mar 16, 2010
42	Kochi	Deccan	Deccan	055 runs	Kochi	Apr 27, 2011
43	Deccan	Rajasthan	Deccan	053 runs	Kimberley	May 11, 2009
44	Delhi	Punjab	Delhi	051 runs	Delhi	Apr 15, 2017
45	Punjab	Mumbai	Punjab	050 runs	Dharamsala	May 18, 2013

 

The win by Kolkata provides the second such win by Kolkata in  the Indian Premier League. Its first such win was also against Bangalore at Bangalore on 18.04.08 – the inaugural game of the Indian Premier League. Thus Kolkata had to wait for ten editions to post a victory of 50 plus runs in the tournament after it had posted its 140 runs win on 18.04.08. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
1	Bangalore	Kolkata	Kolkata	140 runs	Bangalore	Apr 18, 2008
2	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	082 runs	Kolkata	Apr 23, 2017

 

The following table lists the five occasions of Bangalore losing a game by 50 plus runs  in  the Indian Premier League. Its loss to Kolkata by 82 runs  in this game represent Bangalore’s second loss  by largest margin of runs in the tournament.  The loss by largest margin of runs is 111 runs  against Punjab at Dharamsala on 17.05.11

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
1	Punjab	Bangalore	Punjab	111 runs	Dharamsala	May 17, 2011
2	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	082 runs	Kolkata	Apr 23, 2017
3	Rajasthan	Bangalore	Rajasthan	065 runs	Jaipur	May 17, 2008
4	Chennai	Bangalore	Chennai	058 runs	Chennai	May 28, 2011
5	Mumbai	Bangalore	Mumbai	058 runs	Mumbai	Apr 27, 2013

 

Kolkata’s win by 82 runs in this game represents the second  win  by 50 plus runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata – the first being Chennai’s win by 55 runs against Kolkata on 16.03.10. Thus the win by 82 runs provides the largest win by margin of runs on Eden Gardens, Kolkata. Both the occasions are listed below

 

No	Team 1	Team 2	Winner	Margin	Ground	Match Date
1	Kolkata	Bangalore	Kolkata	082 runs	Kolkata	Apr 23, 2017
2	Kolkata	Chennai	Chennai	055 runs	Kolkata	Mar 16, 2010