Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014

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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.

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.

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