2018 Kolkata Knight Riders season
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| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Jacques Kallis | ||
| Captain | Dinesh Karthik | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens | ||
| IPL | 3rd | ||
| Most runs | Dinesh Karthik (498) | ||
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (17) Sunil Narine (17) | ||
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The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Dinesh Karthik captained the team for the season. The KKR finished the season in the third place.
Squad
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Rinku Singh |  India |
12 October 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India |
27 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.4 crore (US$407,000) | |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | India |
11 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$767,000) | Vice-captain |
| 50 | Chris Lynn |  Australia |
10 April 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹9.6 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| 77 | Shubman Gill | India |
8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.8 crore (US$216,000) | |
| 99 | Ishank Jaggi | India |
27 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 24 | Cameron Delport |  South Africa |
12 May 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  Jamaica |
29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  Trinidad and Tobago |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) | Overseas |
| 86 | Javon Searles |  Barbados |
21 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | date₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India |
1 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$886,659.90) | Captain |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | India |
24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$503,000) | |
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India |
14 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2018 | ₹5.8 crore (US$695,000) | |
| 33 | Vinay Kumar | India |
12 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 43 | Prasidh Krishna | India |
19 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 14 | Mitchell Starc | Australia |
30 January 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | ₹9.4 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
Season
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 | |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 | |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.
Results
[edit]League matches
[edit]Royal Challengers Bangalore
176/7 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
177/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) scored his 9,000th T20 run.[2]
Kolkata Knight Riders
202/6 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings (H)
205/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
138/8 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
139/5 (19 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Shivam Mavi and Shubman Gill (both Kolkata Knight Riders) made their T20 debuts.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
200/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils
129 (14.2 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
160/8 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
163/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
191/7 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
126/1 (11.1 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain interrupted play after 8.2 overs of the Kings XI Punjab innings and the target was revised to 125 runs from 13 overs.
(H) Delhi Daredevils
219/4 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
164/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
175/4 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
176/4 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
177/5 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
180/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Mumbai Indians
181/4 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
168/6 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
210/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
108 (18.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
245/6 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
214/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
142 (19 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
145/4 (18 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
172/9 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
173/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dinesh Karthik | 16 | 16 | 498 | 52 | 49.80 | 147.77 |
| Chris Lynn | 16 | 16 | 491 | 74 | 32.73 | 130.23 |
| Sunil Narine | 16 | 16 | 357 | 75 | 22.31 | 189.89 |
| Robin Uthappa | 16 | 16 | 351 | 54 | 21.93 | 132.45 |
| Andre Russell | 16 | 16 | 316 | 88* | 28.72 | 184.79 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Most wickets
[edit]| Name | Matches | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuldeep Yadav | 16 | 17 | 4/20 | 24.58 | 8.14 |
| Sunil Narine | 16 | 17 | 3/18 | 27.47 | 7.65 |
| Piyush Chawla | 15 | 14 | 3/48 | 29.42 | 8.40 |
| Andre Russell | 16 | 13 | 3/31 | 27.30 | 9.38 |
| Prasidh Krishna | 7 | 10 | 4/30 | 26.00 | 9.28 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Curran replaces Starc in Kolkata Knight Riders squad". ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Brendon McCullum marches onto become the second player to cross 9000 T20 runs". Times Now. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "KKR Most Runs in IPL 2018". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2018". ESPNcricinfo.