2014 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2014 season
Kuldeep Yadav.jpg
Coach Trevor Bayliss
Captain Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL Winners
CLT20 Runners-up
Most runs Robin Uthappa (660) [1]
Most wickets Sunil Narine (21) [2]

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2014 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2014 IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.

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Background

As the 2014 IPL auctions began, Knight Riders only kept their skipper Gambhir and the spinner Sunil Narine. They bought back Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Manvinder Bisla and Ryan Ten Doeschate. New additions to the side were Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Chris Lynn along with some other uncapped and foreign players. KKR had a good start to the seventh edition in UAE, defeating defending champions Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match. However, their performance dipped and they won only 1 out of their next 4 games played there, including a super over tie against Rajasthan Royals, which they ultimately lost on a boundary count. Their poor form continued as they lost two more matches after they were back in India, making it five losses in seven games. The team changed their batting order, promoting Robin Uthappa as an opener which worked very well as he became the highest run scorer in the tournament with 660 runs. He also scored 40+ runs in 10 consecutive matches. Sunil Narine continued his great run, being the second highest wicket taker. Knight Riders recovered from the losing streak, winning each of their next 7 games. In their last group game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Yusuf Pathan blitzed his way to a half century off just 15 balls, which is a record in the IPL. After the group stage, they were tied at 18 points with Chennai Super Kings but beat them to the second place in points table by a better net run rate.

They played the first Qualifier at their home ground Eden Gardens against Kings XI Punjab which they won by 28 runs and entered the final for the second time in their history. In the final at Bengaluru, they met Kings XI Punjab again and defeated them by 3 wickets in a thrilling match chasing a mammoth 200, with local boy Manish Pandey delivering his best knock of the season with a brilliant 94 in 50 balls, to win their second title in 3 years. The victory was celebrated grandly in a similar fashion to their 2012 Indian Premier League title win.

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batsmen
1 Manish Pandey Flag of India.svg 10 September 1989 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break
23 Gautam Gambhir Flag of India.svg 14 October 1981 (aged 32)Left-handedRight-arm leg break Captain
37 Robin Uthappa Flag of India.svg 11 September 1985 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium Occasional wicketkeeper
50 Chris Lynn Flag of Australia (converted).svg 10 April 1990 (aged 24)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
63 Debabrata Das Flag of India.svg 22 September 1986 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Occasional wicketkeeper
212 Suryakumar Yadav Flag of India.svg 14 September 1990 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
3 Jacques Kallis Flag of South Africa.svg 16 October 1975 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas
9 Yusuf Pathan Flag of India.svg 17 November 1982 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm off break
12 Andre Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg 29 April 1988 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas
27 Ryan ten Doeschate Flag of the Netherlands.svg 30 June 1980 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast Overseas
75 Shakib Al Hasan Flag of Bangladesh.svg 24 March 1987 (aged 27)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas
Wicket-keepers
36 Manvinder Bisla Flag of India.svg 27 December 1984 (aged 29)Right-handed
Bowlers
19 Umesh Yadav Flag of India.svg 25 October 1987 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast
21 Piyush Chawla Flag of India.svg 24 December 1988 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
23 Vinay Kumar Flag of India.svg 12 February 1984 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
30 Pat Cummins Flag of Australia (converted).svg 8 May 1993 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm fast Overseas
65 Morne Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg 6 October 1984 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm fast Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 26 May 1988 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas
Sayan Mondal Flag of India.svg 10 November 1989 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Veer Pratap Singh Flag of India.svg 3 May 1992 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Kuldeep Yadav Flag of India.svg 14 December 1994 (aged 19)Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished winners in the league stage of IPL 2014.

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Kings XI Punjab (R)141130220.968
2 Kolkata Knight Riders (C)14950180.418
3 Chennai Super Kings (3)14950180.385
4 Mumbai Indians (4)14770140.095
5 Rajasthan Royals 14770140.060
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1468012−0.399
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 1459010−0.428
8 Delhi Daredevils 1421204−1.182
Source: [3]

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1April 17, 2014 Mumbai Indians Abu Dhabi Won by 41 Runs, MoM - Jacques Kallis 72(46) Score Card
2April 19, 2014 Delhi Daredevils Dubai Lost by 4 Wickets Score Card
3April 24, 2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore Sharjah Won by 2 Runs, MoM - Chris Lynn 45(31) Score Card
4April 26, 2014 Kings XI Punjab Abu Dhabi Lost by 24 Runs Score Card
5April 29, 2014 Rajasthan Royals Abu Dhabi Match Tied; Super Over Tied; Lost by Boundary Count Score Card
6May 2, 2014 Chennai Super Kings Ranchi Lost by 35 Runs Score Card
7May 5, 2014 Rajasthan Royals Ahmedabad Lost by 10 Runs Score Card
8May 7, 2014 Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Won by 8 Wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 69(56) Score Card
9May 11, 2014 Kings XI Punjab Cuttack Won by 9 Wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 63(45) Score Card
10May 14, 2014 Mumbai Indians Cuttack Won by 6 Wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 80(52) Score Card
11May 18, 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 7 Wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 3/26 (4 Overs) Score Card
12May 20, 2014 Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Won by 8 Wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 67(39) Score Card
13May 22, 2014 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Won by 30 Runs, MoM - Robin Uthappa 83(51) Score Card
14May 24, 2014 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Won by 4 Wickets, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 72(22) Score Card
15May 28, 2014 Kings XI Punjab (Qualifier 1) Kolkata Won by 28 Runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 3/13 (4 Overs) Score Card
16June 1, 2014 Kings XI Punjab (Final) Bangalore Won by 3 Wickets, MoM – Manish Pandey 94(50) Score Card
Overall record: 11–5. Champions. Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20.

Champions League Twenty20

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
117 September Chennai Super Kings Hyderabad Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 58 (25) and 0/12 (1 over) Scorecard
221 September Lahore Lions Hyderabad Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Sunil Narine 3/9 (4 overs) Scorecard
324 September Perth Scorchers Hyderabad Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Kuldeep Yadav 3/24 (4 overs), 1 catch Scorecard
429 September Dolphinss Hyderabad Won by 36 runs, MoM - Robin Uthappa 85 (55) Scorecard
52 October (Semifinal) Hobart Hurricanes Hyderabad Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Jacques Kallis 54* (40) Scorecard
64 October (Final) Chennai Super Kings Bangalore Lost By 8 Wickets Scorecard
Overall record: 5–1. Runners-up.

References

  1. "Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "IPL 2014 Point Table". IPL. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.