2024 Kolkata Knight Riders season
{{Short description|2024 Indian Premier League cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = {{IPL Teams 1|kkr }}
| season = 2024
| coach = Chandrakant Pandit
| captain = Shreyas Iyer
| ground = Eden Gardens, Kolkata
| comp1 = IPL League
| comp1 result = Qualified for Playoffs (Qualifier 1)
| comp2 = IPL Qualifier 1
| comp2 result = Advanced to the Final
| comp3 = IPL Final
| comp3 result = Champions (3rd title)
| most runs = Sunil Narine (488)
| most wickets = Varun Chakravarthy (21)
| most catches = Shreyas Iyer (10)
| most dismissals = Phil Salt (12)
| prevseason = 2023 {{IPL Teams 1
| nextseason = 2025 {{IPL Teams 1
}}
The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise kkr }}. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. The Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage.{{Cite web |title=IPL Points Table {{!}} IPL Standings {{!}} IPL Ranking |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2023-1345038/points-table-standings |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury.{{Cite web |date=5 April 2023 |title="Kolkata Knight Riders sign Jason Roy to replace Shreyas Iyer for IPL 2023 season" |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/sports/cricket/kolkata-knight-riders-sign-jason-roy-to-replace-shreyas-iyer-for-ipl-2023-season/cid/1927424 |website=The Telegraph}}{{Cite web |date=2023-12-14 |title=Shreyas Iyer Returns as Captain of KKR, Nitish Rana Named Vice-Captain |url=https://www.kkr.in/news/shreyas-iyer-returns-as-captain-of-kkr-nitish-rana-named-vice-captain |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=www.kkr.in |language=en}} After their 9th win on 11 May 2024, Kolkata became the first team to be qualified for the Playoffs.{{Cite web |title=KKR vs MI Cricket Scorecard, 60th Match at Kolkata, May 11, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-mumbai-indians-60th-match-1426298/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-12 |title=KKR become first team to qualify for IPL 2024 playoffs after MI win |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2024-kkr-vs-mi-kolkata-playoffs-qualification-eden-gardens-2538070-2024-05-12 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=India Today |language=en}} After their abandoned match on 13 May 2024, Kolkata qualified for the Qualifier 1.{{Cite web |title=GT vs KKR Cricket Scorecard, 63rd Match at Ahmedabad, May 13, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/gujarat-titans-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-63rd-match-1426301/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-13 |title=IPL 2024 points table update: KKR book place in Qualifier 1, GT out of playoffs race after rain abandons their match |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/ipl/ipl-2024-points-table-kkr-gt-qualifier-1-playoffs-9326557/ |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}} They finished the League stage at the 1st place with 9 wins and 3 losses, garnering 20 points and seeding their place in the Qualifier 1.
After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1 played on 21 May at Ahmedabad, Kolkata became the first team to advance to the 2024 final for the 4th time.{{Cite web |title=KKR vs SRH Cricket Scorecard, Qualifier 1 at Ahmedabad, May 21, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-qualifier-1-1426309/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2024-05-21 |title=Starc shows the way as KKR blow away Sunrisers to march into IPL final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-qualifier-1-1426309/match-report |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}} After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final played on 26 May at Chennai, Kolkata won their 3rd IPL title after 2012 and 2014.{{Cite web |title=KKR vs SRH Cricket Scorecard, Final at Chennai, May 26, 2024 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-final-1426312/full-scorecard |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Prasad |first=Dhruva |date=2024-05-26 |title=KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders thumps listless Sunrisers Hyderabad to win third title |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-2024-final-result-kolkata-knight-riders-beats-sunrisers-hyderabad-wins-third-title-after-10-years-scorecard/article68219328.ece |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}
Sunil Narine was named as the "Ultimate Fantasy player of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Ramandeep Singh was named as the "Catch of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Sunil Narine was also the "Most Valuable Player of the season" (450 points){{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2024/playerPoints?stats_type=bowling|title=Indian Premier League 2024 Stats -Most Valuable Player|work=Indian Premier League|access-date=12 April 2024}} and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy.{{Cite web |last=Sportstar |first=Team |date=2024-05-26 |title=IPL 2024 Final, Presentation Ceremony Full List of Awards: Sunil Narine gets Most Valuable Player of the Season; Virat Kohli wins Orange Cap |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/ipl-final-2024-full-list-of-award-winners-presentation-orange-purple-cap-mvp-sixes-fours-catch-emerging-player-fairplay/article68218334.ece |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Sportstar |language=en}}
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match played in the competition
class="wikitable
|+Squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League | ||||||||
No.
! Name ! Nationality ! Birth date ! Batting style ! Bowling style ! Year signed ! Salary ! Notes | ||||||||
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colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Captain | ||||||||
96 | Shreyas Iyer | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1994|12|6|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.5|c}} | |
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batters | ||||||||
9 | Manish Pandey | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1989|9|10|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right arm-medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|50|l}} | |
20 | Jason Roy | {{cr|England}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1990|7|21|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right arm-medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2023 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2.8|c}} | Overseas; Withdrew{{Efn|name=roy|Phil Salt replaced Jason Roy, after the latter withdrew due to Personal reasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3991/kkr-name-phil-salt-as-replacement-for-jason-roy|title=KKR Name Phil Salt As Replacement For Jason Roy|access-date=6 May 2024| work=Indian Premier League}}}} |
27 | Nitish Rana | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1993|12|27|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} | Vice-captain |
35 | Rinku Singh | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1997|10|12|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|55|l}} | |
18 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2005|06|05|df=y}} | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
28 | Phil Salt | {{cr|England}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1996|8|28|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} | Overseas; Replacement;{{Efn|name=roy}} Withdrew{{Efn|name=Salt|Phil Salt withdrew due to the upcoming T20WC.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-14 |title=Shreyas Iyer, KKR players flock Instagram as Phil Salt leaves IPL for Pakistan series and T20 World Cup |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/shreyas-iyer-kkr-players-flock-instagram-as-phil-salt-leaves-ipl-for-pakistan-series-and-t20-world-cup-101715673851838.html |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}}} |
– | K. S. Bharat | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1993|10|03|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|50|l}} | |
21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz | {{cr|AFG}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2001|11|28|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | style="text-align:center;"| 2023 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} | Overseas |
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders | ||||||||
12 | Andre Russell | {{cr|WIN}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1988|4|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | style="text-align:center;" | 2014 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c}} | Overseas |
74 | Sunil Narine | {{cr|WIN}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1988|5|26|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | style="text-align:center;" | 2012 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6|c}} | Overseas |
25 | Venkatesh Iyer | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1994|12|25|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | style="text-align:center;" | 2021 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} | |
19 | Ramandeep Singh | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1997|4|13|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
50 | Sherfane Rutherford | {{cr|WIN}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1998|08|15|df=y}} | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | style="text-align:center;" | 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} | Overseas |
6 | Anukul Roy | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1998|11|30|df=y}} | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | style="text-align:center;" | 2022 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
56 | Mitchell Starc | {{cr|Australia}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1990|01|30|df=y}} | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|24.75|c}} | Overseas |
14 | Vaibhav Arora | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1997|12|14|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2023 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|60|l}} | |
– | Gus Atkinson | {{cr|ENG}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1998|01|19|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|1|c}} | Overseas; Withdrew{{Efn|name=Atkinson|Dushmantha Chameera replaced Gus Atkinson, after the latter withdrew due to Workload management.{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3989/kolkata-knight-riders-name-dushmantha-chameera-as-replacement-for-gus-atkinson|title=Kolkata Knight Riders name Dushmantha Chameera as replacement for Gus Atkinson|access-date=6 May 2024|work=Indian Premier League}}}} |
79 | Dushmantha Chameera | {{cr|Sri Lanka}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1992|01|11|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right arm fast | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} | Overseas; Replacement{{Efn|name=Atkinson}} |
55 | Chetan Sakariya | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1998|02|25|df=y}} | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|50|l}} | |
22 | Harshit Rana | {{cr|India}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2001|12|22|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2022 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
45 | Sakib Hussain | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2004|12|14|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
– | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | {{cr|AFG}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2001|3|28|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|2|c}} | Overseas; Withdrew{{Efn|name=Rahman|Allah Ghazanfar replaced Mujeeb Ur Rahman, after the latter withdrew due to Injury.{{Cite web |date=28 March 2024 |title=KKR Name Allah Ghazanfar As Replacement For Mujeeb Ur Rahman; Keshav Maharaj Joins RR In Place Of Prasidh Krishna |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4010/kkr-name-allah-ghazanfar-as-replacement-for-mujeeb-ur-rahman-keshav-maharaj-joins-rr-in-place-of-prasidh-krishna |access-date=6 May 2024 |website=IPLT20}}}} |
05 | Suyash Sharma | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2003|5|15|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | style="text-align:center;"| 2023 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} | |
70 | Allah Ghazanfar | {{cr|AFG}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|2007|7|15|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | style="text-align:center;"| 2024 | style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|20|l}} | Overseas; Replacement{{Efn|name=Rahman}} |
29 | Varun Chakravarthy | {{cr|IND}} | {{Birth date and age2|2024|03|22|1991|8|29|df=y}} | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | style="text-align:center;" | 2020 | style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} |
Administration and support staff
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Position
!Name | |
---|---|
CEO | Venky Mysore |
Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
Batting coach | Abhishek Nayar |
Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
Fielding coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
Sponsors
League stage
= Points table =
{{2024 Indian Premier League Points table|team={{IPL Teams 2|kkr }}}}
= League progression =
{{#invoke: IndianPremierLeagueProgression
|create
| W3, W10, W16, L22, W28, L31, W36, L42, W47, W51, W54, W60, N63, N70
| W71, U, W74
|caption=League progression
|teams={{IPL Teams 1|kkr }}
|knockoutType=2
|matchesPerTeam=14
|matchReportArticle=2024 Indian Premier League}}
= Fixtures and results =
{{hatnote|All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)}}
{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match3}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match10}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match16}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match22}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match28}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match31}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match36}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match42}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match47}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match51}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match54}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match60}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match63}}
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{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match70}}
Playoffs
= Bracket =
{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|bracket}}
= Qualifier 1 =
{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match71}}
= Final =
{{Main|2024 Indian Premier League final}}
{{#section:2024 Indian Premier League|match74}}
Statistics
{{Hatnote|Top 5 tiers for each category are listed}}
= Most runs =
= Most wickets =
class="wikitable" |
Wickets
!Player !Matches !Best bowling |
---|
21
|14 |3/16 |
rowspan=2|19
|11 |3/24 |
Andre Russell
|13 |3/25 |
rowspan=2|17
|14 |2/22 |
Mitchell Starc
|13 |4/33 |
Notes
{{Notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.kkr.in/}}
- [https://www.iplt20.com/teams/kolkata-knight-riders {{IPL Teams 1|kkr }} on IPLT20 Website]
{{{{IPL Teams 1|kkr }} }}
{{2024 Indian Premier League}}