Kolkata Knight Riders in 2015

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2015 season
Coach Trevor Bayliss
Captain Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL 5th
Most runs Robin Uthappa (364) [1]
Most wickets Andre Russell (14) [2]
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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 2015 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. The KKR finished 5th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

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Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished 5th in the league stage of IPL 2015.

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R)14950180.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C)1486016−0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3)14752161.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4)14752160.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14761150.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1477014−0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 1458111−0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 1431106−1.436
Source: [3]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1April 8, 2015 Mumbai Indians Kolkata Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Morne Morkel 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
2April 11, 2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
3April 18, 2015 Kings XI Punjab Pune Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 66(36) and 2/39 (4 Overs) Scorecard
4April 20, 2015 Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
5April 22, 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Lost by 16 runs (D/L) Scorecard
6April 26, 2015 Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard
7April 28, 2015 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 2 runs Scorecard
8April 30, 2015 Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 55(32) and 2/20 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9May 2, 2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
10May 4, 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Won by 35 runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/34 (4 Overs) Scorecard
11May 7, 2015 Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 13 Runs, MoM - Piyush Chawla 4/32 (4 Overs) and 22(19) Scorecard
12May 9, 2015 Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 1 wicket, MoM - Andre Russell 51(21) Scorecard
13May 14, 2015 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 5 runs Scorecard
14May 16, 2015 Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 7–6. Failed to advance.

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References

  1. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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