2025 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2025 season
Coach Chandrakant Pandit
Captain Ajinkya Rahane
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
League stage 8th
Most runs Ajinkya Rahane (375)
Most wickets Varun Chakaravarthy (17)

The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. They were one of the ten teams competing in the 2025 Indian Premier League. They were the defending champions having won their third title in the previous season. [1] Ahead of the season, Ajinkya Rahane was announced as the new captain.

Contents

Kolkata Knight Riders failed to qualify for playoffs. They were the fourth team to be eliminated after suffering 6 losses and 2 no results in 13 matches.

Pre-season

The 2025 Indian Premier League is the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The tournament features ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 25 May 2025 across 13 venues in India. [2]

In September 2024, it was announced that the bowling coach of the Chennai Super Kings, Dwayne Bravo would join Kolkata in a mentorship role replacing Gautam Gambhir. [3] In March 2025, Ottis Gibson joined Kolkata in an assistant coach role replacing Ryan ten Doeschate. [4]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, [5] [6] including a maximum of five recent international players. [7] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024. [8] Kolkata retained six players. [9]

Retained players [9] [10]
No.PlayerSalary
35 Rinku Singh 13 crore (US$1.5 million)
29 Varun Chakravarthy 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
74 Sunil Narine 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
12 Andre Russell 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
19 Ramandeep Singh 4 crore (US$470,000)
22 Harshit Rana 4 crore (US$470,000)
Released players [9] [11]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers

Auction

The season's auction took place in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. [12] The auction purse for each franchise was set at 120 crore (US$14 million), with franchises deducted an amount from the purse for every retained player. [13] Kolkata had a purse remaining of 51 crore (US$6.0 million). [14] Franchises who did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match cards at the auction for each player not retained. [15] Kolkata had no card left. [16]

Kolkata bought 15 players in the auction, including ten capped players and six overseas players. [17]

Squad

Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League [18]
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
2 Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 November 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2025 6.5 crore (US$770,000)Overseas
3 Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 6 June 1988 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2025 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Captain [19]
9 Manish Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 10 September 1989 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2024 75 lakh (US$89,000)
10 Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 1987 (aged 37)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2025 2 crore (US$240,000)Overseas
11 Mayank Markande Flag of India.svg  India 11 November 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2025 30 lakh (US$35,000)
12 Andre Russell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 29 April 1988 (aged 36)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2014 12 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
13 Quinton de Kock Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 December 1992 (aged 32)Left-handed2025 3.6 crore (US$430,000)Overseas
14 Vaibhav Arora Flag of India.svg  India 14 December 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2021 1.8 crore (US$210,000)
18 Angkrish Raghuvanshi Flag of India.svg  India 5 June 2004 (aged 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2024 3 crore (US$350,000)
19 Ramandeep Singh Flag of India.svg  India 13 April 1997 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2024 4 crore (US$470,000)
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 November 2001 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2023 2 crore (US$240,000)Overseas
22 Harshit Rana Flag of India.svg  India 22 December 2001 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022 4 crore (US$470,000)
25 Venkatesh Iyer Flag of India.svg  India 25 December 1994 (aged 30)Left-handedRight-arm medium 2021 23.75 crore (US$2.8 million)
29 Varun Chakravarthy Flag of India.svg  India 29 August 1991 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
35 Rinku Singh Flag of India.svg  India 12 October 1997 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018 13 crore (US$1.5 million)
45 Anukul Roy Flag of India.svg  India 30 November 1998 (aged 26)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2022 40 lakh (US$47,000)
47 Spencer Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 December 1995 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2025 2.8 crore (US$330,000)Overseas
52 Rovman Powell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 23 July 1993 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2025 1.5 crore (US$180,000)Overseas
55 Chetan Sakariya Flag of India.svg  India 28 February 1998 (aged 27)Left-handedLeft-arm medium fast 2025 75 lakh (US$89,000)Replacement [a]
73 Luvnith Sisodia Flag of India.svg  India 15 January 2000 (aged 25)Left-handed2025 30 lakh (US$35,000)
74 Sunil Narine WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 May 1988 (aged 36)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2012 12 crore (US$1.4 million)Overseas
Umran Malik Flag of India.svg  India 22 November 1999 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2025 75 lakh (US$89,000)Withdrawn [a]
  1. 1 2 Chetan Sakariya replaced Umran Malik, after the latter withdrew due to an injury. [20]

Support staff

PositionName
Head coach Chandrakant Pandit
Assistant coach Ottis Gibson
Bowling coach Bharat Arun
Spin bowling coach Carl Crowe
Mentor Dwayne Bravo

League stage

Points table

PosGrpTeamPldWLNRPts NRR Qualification
1A Punjab Kings (R)14941190.372Advanced to Qualifier 1
2A Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C)14941190.301
3B Gujarat Titans (4th)14950180.254Advanced to Eliminator
4B Mumbai Indians (3rd)14860161.142
5B Delhi Capitals 14761150.011Eliminated
6B Sunrisers Hyderabad 1467113−0.241
7B Lucknow Super Giants 1468012−0.376
8A Kolkata Knight Riders 1457212−0.305
9A Rajasthan Royals 1441008−0.549
10A Chennai Super Kings 1441008−0.647
Source: ESPNcricinfo [22]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

League progression

League progression
TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
1234567891011121314Q1/EQ2F
Kolkata Knight Riders 0 2 2 4 4 6 6 6 7 9 11 11 12 12
WinLossNo result

Fixtures and Results

Match 1
22 March 2025 (2025-03-22)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
174/8 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
177/3 (16.2 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 56 (31)
Krunal Pandya 3/29 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 59* (36)
Sunil Narine 1/27 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri (Ind) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.

Match 6
26 March 2025 (2025-03-26)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals (H)
151/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
153/2 (17.3 overs)
Dhruv Jurel 33 (28)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/17 (4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 97* (61)
Wanindu Hasaranga 1/34 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
ACA Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 12
31 March 2025 (2025-03-31)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
116 (16.2 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians (H)
121/2 (12.5 overs)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi 26 (16)
Ashwani Kumar 4/24 (3 overs)
Ryan Rickelton 62* (41)
Andre Russell 2/35 (2.5 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Ashwani Kumar (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Ashwani Kumar (Mumbai Indians) made his IPL debut. [23]

Match 15
3 April 2025 (2025-04-03)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
200/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
120 (16.4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 60 (29)
Kamindu Mendis 1/4 (1 over)
Heinrich Klaasen 33 (21)
Varun Chakravarthy 3/22 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 80 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Vaibhav Arora (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Kamindu Mendis (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut. [24]

Match 21
8 April 2025 (2025-04-08)
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lucknow Super Giants
238/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
234/7 (20 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 87* (36)
Harshit Rana 2/51 (4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 61 (35)
Shardul Thakur 2/52 (4 overs)
Lucknow Super Giants won by 4 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Lucknow Super Giants)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 6 April but was rescheduled to 8 April. [25]

Match 25
11 April 2025 (2025-04-11)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings (H)
103/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
107/2 (10.1 overs)
Shivam Dube 31* (29)
Sunil Narine 3/13 (4 overs)
Sunil Narine 44 (18)
Noor Ahmad 1/8 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Parashar Joshi (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 31
15 April 2025 (2025-04-15)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings (H)
111 (15.3 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
95 (15.1 overs)
Prabhsimran Singh 30 (15)
Harshit Rana 3/25 (3 overs)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi 37 (28)
Yuzvendra Chahal 4/28 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 16 runs
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Yuzvendra Chahal (Punjab Kings)

Match 39
21 April 2025 (2025-04-21)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Titans
198/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
159/8 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 90 (55)
Andre Russell 1/13 (1 over)
Ajinkya Rahane 50 (36)
Prasidh Krishna 2/25 (4 overs)
Rashid Khan 2/25 (4 overs)
Gujarat Titans won by 39 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 44
26 April 2025 (2025-04-26)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
201/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
7/0 (1 over)
Prabhsimran Singh 83 (49)
Vaibhav Arora 2/34 (4 overs)
No result
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • No further play was possible due to rain.

Match 48
29 April 2025 (2025-04-29)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
204/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals (H)
190/9 (20 overs)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi 44 (32)
Mitchell Starc 3/43 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 62 (45)
Sunil Narine 3/29 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 14 runs
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 53
4 May 2025 (2025-05-04)
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
206/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
205/8 (20 overs)
Andre Russell 57* (25)
Riyan Parag 1/21 (3 overs)
Riyan Parag 95 (45)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 57
7 May 2025 (2025-05-07)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
179/6 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
183/8 (19.4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 48 (33)
Noor Ahmad 4/31 (4 overs)
Dewald Brevis 52 (25)
Vaibhav Arora 3/48 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Anish Sahasrabudhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Noor Ahmad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Urvil Patel (Chennai Super Kings) made his IPL debut. [28]

Match 58
17 May 2025 (2025-05-17)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • This match was unchanged by the rescheduling. [29]
  • Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match. [30]

Match 68
25 May 2025 (2025-05-25)
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
278/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
168 (18.4 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 105* (39)
Sunil Narine 2/42 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 37 (23)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/24 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 110 runs
Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Keyur Kelkar (Ind)
Player of the match: Heinrich Klaasen (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This match was originally scheduled for 10 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, [31] before being rescheduled. [29]

Statistics

Most runs [32]
Runs Player
375 Ajinkya Rahane
286 Angkrish Raghuvanshi
215 Sunil Narine
197 Rinku Singh
167 Andre Russell
Most wickets [33]
Wickets Player
17 Varun Chakravarthy
16 Vaibhav Arora
15 Harshit Rana
10 Sunil Narine
8 Andre Russell

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General references