Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2016 season
Coach Jacques Kallis
Captain Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL 4th
Most runs Gautam Gambhir (501)
Most wickets Andre Russell (15)
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, and had new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis was head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss, while Wasim Akram became the new bowling coach. The KKR were placed fourth at the end of the season.

Contents

Indian Premier League

Season standings

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3)1495018−0.374Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU)14860160.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C)14860160.245Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (4)14860160.106
5 Mumbai Indians 1477014−0.146
6 Delhi Daredevils 1477014−0.155
7 Rising Pune Supergiants 14590100.015
8 Kings XI Punjab 1441008−0.646
Source: [1]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1April 10, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs) Scorecard
2April 13, 2016 Mumbai Indians Kolkata Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
3April 16, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 8 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) Scorecard
4April 19, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28) Scorecard
5April 24, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiant Pune Won by 2 wickets, MoM - Suryakumar Yadav 60(49) Scorecard
6April 28, 2016 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
7April 30, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 27 runs Scorecard
8May 2, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 5 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9May 4, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 7 runs, MoM - Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs) Scorecard
10May 8, 2016 Gujarat Lions Kolkata Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
11May 14, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiant Kolkata Won by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - Yusuf Pathan 37*(18) Scorecard
12May 16, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard
13May 19, 2016 Gujarat Lions Kanpur Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
14May 22, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Won by 22 runs, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) Scorecard
Play-offs
1525 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) Delhi Lost by 22 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs.

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References

  1. ↑ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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