Kolkata Knight Riders in 2024

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2024 season
Coach Chandrakant Pandit
Captain Shreyas Iyer
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
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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. [1]

Contents

Squad

* Source: [2]

Kolkata Knight Riders squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleSigned yearSalaryNotes
Batters
9 Manish Pandey Flag of India.svg 10 September 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight arm-medium2024₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
— Jason Roy Flag of England.svg 21 July 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight arm-medium2023₹2.8 crore (US$350,000)Overseas
27 Nitish Rana Flag of India.svg 27 December 1993 (age 30)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) Vice-captain
96 Shreyas Iyer Flag of India.svg 6 December 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2022₹12.5 crore (US$1.6 million) Captain
35 Rinku Singh Flag of India.svg 12 October 1997 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹55 lakh (US$69,000)
18 Angkrish Raghuvanshi Flag of India.svg 5 June 2005 (age 18)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox spin 2024₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keeper
28 Phil Salt Flag of England.svg 28 August 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight arm off spin 2024₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)Overseas; Replacement
— K. S. Bharat Flag of India.svg 3 October 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off spin 2024₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg 28 November 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium fast 2023₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell Flag of Jamaica.svg 29 April 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium (Pace)2014₹12 crore (US$1.5 million)Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 26 May 1988 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break (Spin)2012₹6 crore (US$750,000)Overseas
25 Venkatesh Iyer Flag of India.svg 25 December 1994 (age 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium (Pace)2021₹8 crore (US$1.0 million)
19 Ramandeep Singh Flag of India.svg 13 April 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium (Pace)2024₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
50 Sherfane Rutherford Flag of Guyana.svg 15 August 1998 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium (Pace)2024₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
6 Anukul Roy Flag of India.svg 30 November 1998 (age 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox spin 2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace bowlers
56 Mitchell Starc Flag of Australia (converted).svg 30 January 1990 (age 34)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2024₹24.75 crore (US$3.1 million)Overseas
14 Vaibhav Arora Flag of India.svg 14 December 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2023₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
— Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg 19 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2024₹1 crore (US$130,000)Overseas
— Dushmantha Chameera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 11 January 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight arm fast 2024₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas; Replacement
55 Chetan Sakariya Flag of India.svg 25 February 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm fast medium2024₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
22 Harshit Rana Flag of India.svg 22 December 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
45Sakib Hussain Flag of India.svg 14 December 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2024₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Spin bowlers
29 Varun Chakravarthy Flag of India.svg 29 August 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020₹8 crore (US$1.0 million)
— Mujeeb Ur Rahman Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg 28 March 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2024₹2 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
05 Suyash Sharma Flag of India.svg 15 May 2003 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
— Allah Ghazanfar Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg 15 July 2007 (age 16)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2024₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas; Replacement

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team managerWayne Bentley
Head coach Chandrakant Pandit
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
James Foster
Mentor Gautam Gambhir
Bowling coach Bharat Arun
Assistant bowling coachOmkar Salvi
Fielding coach Ryan ten Doeschate
Strength and conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
Source: [3] [4]

Sponsors

League stage

PosGrpTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1A Rajasthan Royals 7610120.677Advance to Qualifier 1
2A Kolkata Knight Riders 7520101.206
3B Sunrisers Hyderabad 7520100.914Advance to Eliminator
4B Chennai Super Kings 743080.529
5A Lucknow Super Giants 743080.123
6B Gujarat Titans 84408−1.055
7A Mumbai Indians 73406−0.133
8A Delhi Capitals 83506−0.477
9B Punjab Kings 82604−0.292
10B Royal Challengers Bengaluru 81702−1.046
Updated to match(es) played on 21 April 2024. Source: ESPNcricinfo [5]

League progression

League progression
TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
1234567891011121314Q1/EQ2F
Kolkata Knight Riders 2 4 6 6 8
WinLossNo result

Fixtures and results

Match 3
23 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
208/7 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
204/7 (20 overs)
Andre Russell 64* (25)
T. Natarajan 3/32 (4 overs)
Heinrich Klaasen 63 (29)
Harshit Rana 3/33 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • Heinrich Klassen (Sunrisers Hyderabad) scored his 4,000th run in T20s, [6] and broke the record for most sixes (8) in an IPL innings without registering a four. [7]
  • Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) became the fastest cricketer to hit 200 sixes in the IPL, in terms of balls (1,322). [8] He also holds the record for most 50-plus scores and wicket instances in an IPL match (9 times). [7]
Match 10
29 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru
182/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
186/3 (16.5 overs)
Virat Kohli 83* (59)
Andre Russell 2/29 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 50 (30)
Vijaykumar Vyshak 1/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) became the fourth player to play 500 T20 matches. [9]
  • Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) took his 100th wicket in the IPL. [10]
Match 16
3 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
272/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals (H)
166 (17.2 overs)
Sunil Narine 85 (39)
Anrich Nortje 3/59 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 55 (25)
Vaibhav Arora 3/27 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 106 runs
ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Kolkata Knight Riders scored their highest total and the third-highest innings total in IPL history (272). [11]
  • Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) hit his 200th six in the IPL for the Kolkata Knight Riders franchise. [12]
Match 22
8 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
141/3 (17.4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 34 (32)
Ravindra Jadeja 3/18 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 67* (58)
Vaibhav Arora 2/28 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 7 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Match 28
14 April 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Lucknow Super Giants
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
162/2 (15.4 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 45 (32)
Mitchell Starc 3/28 (4 overs)
Phil Salt 89* (47)
Mohsin Khan 2/29 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Vinod Seshan (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Phil Salt (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
16 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
223/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
224/8 (20 overs)
Sunil Narine 109 (56)
Avesh Khan 2/35 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 107* (60)
Sunil Narine 2/30 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 2 wickets
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
Match 36
21 April 2024
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
222/6 (20 overs)
v
Shreyas Iyer 50 (36)
Cameron Green 2/35 (4 overs)
Will Jacks 55 (32)
Andre Russell 3/25 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 1 run
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Vinod Seshan (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
  • Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) became only the 3rd player to play 250 IPL matches . [15]
  • Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) surpasses Lasith Malinga to become the highest wicket-taker for a single franchise in IPL history with 172 wickets. [16]
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru broke the record of Middlesex for conceding most 200+ scores in T20s (29 times). [17]
Match 42
26 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 47
29 April 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Match 51
3 May 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 54
5 May 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Umpires: Saidharshan Kumar (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind)
Match 60
11 May 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Vinod Seshan (Ind)
Match 63
13 May 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match 70
19 May 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saidharshan Kumar (Ind)

Statistics

Most runs

RunsPlayerInnsHSAveSR100/504s6s
191 Flag of England.svg Phil Salt 589* 47.75159.160/2238
167 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Sunil Narine 18533.40183.510/11314
129 Flag of India.svg Shreyas Iyer 539* 43.00120.560/0114
115 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Andre Russell 364* 57.50212.960/1910
85 Flag of India.svg Angkrish Raghuvanshi 35428.33166.660/185
Last updated: 14 April 2024 [18]

Most wickets

Wkts.PlayerMatOvRunsBBIAveEconSR4W5WDots
6 Flag of India.svg Vaibhav Arora 311.0893/2714.838.0911.000030
6 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Andre Russell 59.2922/2515.339.859.330024
5 WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg Sunil Narine 520.01351/1727.006.7524.000038
5 Flag of India.svg Harshit Rana 412.01073/3321.408.9114.400027
5 Flag of India.svg Varun Chakravarthy 518.01643/3332.809.1121.600041
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitchell Starc 518.01823/2836.4010.1121.600045
Last updated: 14 April 2024 [19]

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