Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2020 season
Coach Brendon McCullum
Captain Eoin Morgan (matches 8–14 matches)
Dinesh Karthik (matches 1–7)
Ground(s) Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
2020 Indian Premier League 5th
Most runs Shubman Gill (440 Runs)
Most wickets Varun Chakravarthy (17 Wickets)
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Brendon McCullum was appointed as the head coach of KKR In 2020. England vs. New Zealand 2015 (3) (McCullum further cropped).jpg
Brendon McCullum was appointed as the head coach of KKR In 2020.

The 2020 season was the 13th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2020 Indian Premier League. [1] [2] The franchise previously qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2011 and won the tournament in 2012 and 2014. [3] [4] The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the new team coach. The team finished 5th and could not qualify for the playoffs.

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Background

Player retention and transfers

In 2020 auction, Pat Cummins has become the most expensive foreign player ever in IPL history. 2018.01.21.14.55.22-Roy c Finch b Cummins-0001 (40183230984) (Cummins cropped).jpg
In 2020 auction, Pat Cummins has become the most expensive foreign player ever in IPL history.

The Kolkata Knight Riders retained 13 players and released ten players. [5] On 12 September, Ali Khan becomes first USA cricketer to join IPL as replacement for Harry Gurney. [6]

Retained
Dinesh Karthik, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Kuldeep Yadav, Shubman Gill, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi.
Released
Chris Lynn, Carlos Brathwaite, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Joe Denly, Shrikant Mundhe, Yarra Prithviraj, Anrich Nortje.
Acquired via trade
Siddhesh Lad.

Auction

KKR went into the auction with a budget of 35.65 crores INR. They bought Australian bowler Pat Cummins for 15.50 Cr, which was the highest amount ever for an overseas player at the auction. They also bought England captain Eoin Morgan (for 5.25 Cr), Rahul Tripathi, Tom Banton and Chris Green, and 48-year-old leg-spinner Praveen Tambe, who was bought at his base price of INR 20 lakhs.

Acquired at the auction
Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Tom Banton, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Manimaran Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Chris Green, Pravin Tambe.

Offseason

Brendon McCullum expressed happiness after being appointed KKR's coach, saying it was an honour for him. [7]

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. [8] After Narendra Modi said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020, [9] the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely. [10]

On 24 May, Indian sports minister Kiren Rijiju stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 would be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic". [11] In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October. [12] On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020. [13]

Australian player Chris Green was banned from bowling in January 2020 for three months, due to an illegal action. He had been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a base price of INR 20 lakhs. Whether or not he would participate in the IPL season would depend on the League's Governing Council approval. [14] [ needs update ] A senior BCCI official confirmed that leg-spinner Pravin Tambe would not play in the IPL 2020 since he had played in T10 league. [15]

Team analysis

ESPNcricinfo wrote "Like most teams in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders also have a great playing XI, which has six bowling options and many impact players. The team has done an excellent job by buying Morgan, Banton and Green. However, Pat Cummins sold for a record amount will also be under pressure to perform well for him. Apart from this, the team has tremendous all-rounders in the form of Narine and Russell. The bowling attack of the team will decide how it performs in 2020." [16]

Gautam Gambhir said on the Star Sports Cricket Live show:

If we look at the team as a whole, there is no alternative to Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan or Sunil Narine. The team has no middle-order batsman when Eoin Morgan gets hurt. [17]

Season summary

On 23 September, Kolkata Knight Riders lost the opening match against Mumbai Indians. Dinesh Karthik won the toss and elected to field. Rohit Sharma 80 off 54 balls and Suryakumar Yadav 47 off 28 balls, contributed to a score of 195. Chasing a target of 196, the team had lost two wickets in a five overs. Shivam Mavi 9 off 10 balls was stumped on the final ball of the match and Knight Riders could only score 146/9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 49 runs. [18]

Kolkata Knight Riders won their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. Dinesh Karthik lost the toss and was put to field. Manish Pandey scored 51 off 28 balls, helped the Sunrisers finish the innings at 142/4 in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 143, the Knight had lost two wickets in a first five overs, but Shubman Gill 70 off 62 balls brilliant inning and their 92-run partnership with Eoin Morgan, helped the Knight Riders to beat the Sunrisers. [19]

On 21 October 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders owned an ignominious record of becoming the team that finished with the lowest total in their allotted 20 overs without getting bowled out in the Indian Premier League against Royal Challengers Bangalore. [20]

After 7 matches in the season, KKR had a change of captain. Dinesh Karthik allegedly stepped down voluntarily as he wanted "to focus on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause". [21] Eoin Morgan was henceforth appointed as the captain. [22]

The team could win only 3 games in the second half of the league stage [23] and ended up with 14 points. [24] They had 7 wins and 7 losses from their 14 games. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad also ended with 14 points. [24] However, a lower net run rate resulted in KKR being knocked out of the tournament before the playoffs. [25]

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
27 Nitish Rana Flag of India.svg  India 27 December 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹3.4 crore (US$426,000)
77 Shubman Gill Flag of India.svg  India 8 September 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹1.8 crore (US$225,000)
35 Rinku Singh Flag of India.svg  India 12 October 1997 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹80 lakh (US$100,000)
— Siddhesh Lad Flag of India.svg  India 23 May 1992 (age 31)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
16 Eoin Morgan Flag of England.svg  England 10 September 1986 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm medium2020₹5.25 crore (US$657,000)Overseas
52 Rahul Tripathi Flag of India.svg  India 2 March 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2020₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹7 crore (US$876,635.00)Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 26 May 1988 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million)Overseas
93 Chris Green Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
19 Dinesh Karthik Flag of India.svg  India 1 June 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹7.4 crore (US$926,728.40) Captain until match 8
— Tim Seifert Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14 December 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
18 Tom Banton Flag of England.svg  England 11 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2020₹1 crore (US$125,000)Overseas
7 Nikhil Naik Flag of India.svg  India 9 November 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Spin Bowlers
23 Kuldeep Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 14 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2018₹5.8 crore (US$726,000)
29 Varun Chakravarthy Flag of India.svg  India 29 August 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020₹4 crore (US$500,000)
— Manimaran Siddharth Flag of India.svg  India 3 July 1998 (age 25)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace Bowlers
5 Kamlesh Nagarkoti Flag of India.svg  India 28 December 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2018₹3.2 crore (US$401,000)
26 Shivam Mavi Flag of India.svg  India 26 November 1998 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹3 crore (US$376,000)
24 Prasidh Krishna Flag of India.svg  India 19 February 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
69 Lockie Ferguson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 13 June 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2019₹1.6 crore (US$200,000)Overseas
11 Harry Gurney Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 1986 (age 37)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2019₹75 lakh (US$94,000)Overseas
63 Sandeep Warrier Flag of India.svg  India 4 April 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2019₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
30 Pat Cummins Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 8 May 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2020₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million)Overseas
47 Ali Khan Flag of the United States.svg  United States 13 December 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas

Administration and support staff

PositionName
Owner Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta, Juhi Chawla (Mehta Group)
CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team managerWayne Bentley
Head coach Brendon McCullum
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Bowling coach Kyle Mills
Mentor David Hussey
Fielding coach James Foster
Strength and Conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
Head PhysiotherapistKamlesh Jain
Source: KKR Players

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Sponsors

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Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultLWWLWWLLWLWLLW
Position85253344444554
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C)14950181.107Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Delhi Capitals (R)1486016−0.109
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd)14770140.608Advance to the Eliminator
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th)1477014−0.172
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 1477014−0.214
6 Kings XI Punjab 1468012−0.162
7 Chennai Super Kings 1468012−0.455
8 Rajasthan Royals 1468012−0.569
Source: IPLT20.com
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

League stage

23 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
195/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
146/9 (20 overs)
Rohit Sharma 80 (54)
Shivam Mavi 2/32 (4 overs)
Pat Cummins 33 (12)
James Pattinson 2/25 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 49 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Rohit Sharma (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
26 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
142/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
145/3 (18 overs)
Manish Pandey 51 (38)
Andre Russell 1/16 (2 overs)
Shubman Gill 70* (62)
Rashid Khan 1/25 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kamlesh Nagarkoti (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
30 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
137/9 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 47 (34)
Jofra Archer 2/18 (4 overs)
Tom Curran 54* (36)
Kamlesh Nagarkoti 2/13 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 37 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
3 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
228/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
210/8 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 88* (38)
Andre Russell 2/29 (4 overs)
Nitish Rana 58 (35)
Anrich Nortje 3/33 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 18 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
7 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
167 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
157/5 (20 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 81 (51)
Dwayne Bravo 3/37 (4 overs)
Shane Watson 50 (40)
Andre Russell 1/18 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Rahul Tripathi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
10 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
164/6 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
162/5 (20 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 58 (29)
Ravi Bishnoi 1/25 (4 overs)
Arshdeep Singh 1/25 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 74 (58)
Prasidh Krishna 3/29 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 2 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
12 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
194/2 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
112/9 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 73* (33)
Prasidh Krishna 1/42 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 34 (25)
Chris Morris 2/17 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 82 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
16 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
148/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
149/2 (16.5 overs)
Pat Cummins 53* (36)
Rahul Chahar 2/18 (4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 78* (44)
Varun Chakravarthy 1/23 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
18 October 2020
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
163/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
163/6 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 36 (37)
T. Natarajan 2/40 (4 overs)
David Warner 47* (33)
Lockie Ferguson 3/15 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Kolkata Knight Riders won the Super Over)
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Pashchim Pathak (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 2/2 (0.3 overs), Kolkata Knight Riders 3/0 (0.3 overs)
  • David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) became the fastest player to reach 5,000 IPL runs (in his 135th innings), as well as the first overseas player, and the fourth overall to reach this landmark. [26]
21 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
84/8 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
85/2 (13.3 overs)
Eoin Morgan 30 (34)
Mohammed Siraj 3/8 (4 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 25 (17)
Lockie Ferguson 1/17 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Mohammed Siraj (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an IPL match. [27]
24 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
194/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
135/9 (20 overs)
Nitish Rana 81 (53)
Anrich Nortje 2/27 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 47 (38)
Varun Chakravarthy 5/20 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 59 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
26 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
149/9 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
150/2 (18.5 overs)
Shubman Gill 57 (45)
Mohammed Shami 3/35 (4 overs)
Mandeep Singh 66* (56)
Lockie Ferguson 1/32 (3.5 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 8 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
29 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
178/4 (20 overs)
Nitish Rana 87 (61)
Lungi Ngidi 2/34 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 72 (53)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/20 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [28]
1 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
131/9 (20 overs)
Eoin Morgan 68* (35)
Rahul Tewatia 3/25 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 35 (22)
Pat Cummins 4/34 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 60 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match. [29]

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s4s6s
1 Shubman Gill 1414144070*33.84373117.9603449
2 Eoin Morgan 1414441868*41.80302138.41013224
3 Nitish Rana 141403528725.14254138.58034312
4 Rahul Tripathi 111112308123.00181127.07012110
5 Dinesh Karthik 141421695814.08134126.1101204
6 Pat Cummins 1411414653*20.85114128.070198
7 Sunil Narine 10901216413.4485142.3500108
8 Andre Russell 10901172513.0081144.440099

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversRunsWicketsBBIAvg.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Varun Chakravarthy 1313523561720/520.946.8418.3501
2 Pat Cummins 1414524091234/434.087.8626.0010
3 Shivam Mavi 8826212915/223.558.1517.3300
4 Lockie Ferguson 5519.5148615/324.667.4619.8300
5 Andre Russell 10718175629/229.169.7218.0000
6 Sunil Narine 101038302528/260.407.9445.6000
7 Kamlesh Nagarkoti 9926231513/246.208.8831.2000
8 Prasidh Krishna 6617.3164429/341.009.3726.2500

Player of the match awards

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
126 September 2020 Shubman Gill Sunrisers Hyderabad Won By 7 wickets70* (62) [32]
230 September 2020 Shivam Mavi Rajasthan Royals Won By 37 runs2/22 (4 overs) [33]
37 October 2020 Rahul Tripathi Chennai Super Kings Won by 10 runs81 (51) [34]
410 October 2020 Dinesh Karthik Kings XI Punjab Won by 2 runs58 (29) [35]
518 October 2020 Lockie Ferguson Sunrisers Hyderabad Won in super over3/15 (4 overs) [36]
624 October 2020 Varun Chakravarthy Delhi Capitals Won by 59 runs5/20 (4 overs) [37]
71 November 2020 Pat Cummins Rajasthan Royals Won by 60 runs4/34 (4 overs) [38]

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The 2021 Indian Premier League was the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.

The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2022 Indian Premier League. The franchise qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011 and won the tournament in 2012 and 2014. The franchise also qualified for the playoffs in the three consecutive years of 2016, 2017 and 2018 as well as in 2021 when they were runners up.

The 2022 Indian Premier League was the fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was played from 26 March 2022 to 29 May 2022. The group stage of the tournament was played entirely in the state of Maharashtra, with Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune hosting matches.

The 2023 season was the 2nd season for the Indian Premier League franchise Gujarat Titans. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2023 Indian Premier League. The side have won the IPL title once before.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Indian Premier League</span> 17th edition of the Indian Premier League

The 2024 Indian Premier League is the 17th edition of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The tournament features ten teams competing 74 matches from 22 March to 26 May 2024. It is being held across 13 cities in India with Chennai hosting the opening ceremony and the final.

The 2024 season is the 17th season for the two-time Indian Premier League winner franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. They are one of the ten teams competing in the 2024 Indian Premier League.

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