Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders
2016 season
Coach Jacques Kallis
Captain Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s) Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL 4th
Most runs Gautam Gambhir (501)
Most wickets Andre Russell (15)

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that are competing in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They will be captained by Gautam Gambhir, and have new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis is head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss who is coach for England cricket team, while Simon Katich is the new assistant coach.

Squad

No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary[1]
Notes
Batsmen
1 Manish Pandey India (1989-09-10) 10 September 1989 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 17 million (US$250,000)
10 Robin Uthappa India (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 50 million (US$740,000) Occasional wicketkeeper
23 Gautam Gambhir India (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 100 million (US$1.5 million) Captain
50 Chris Lynn Australia (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 13 million (US$190,000) Overseas
82 Colin Munro New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 Left-handed Right-arm medium 2016 3 million (US$45,000) Overseas
212 Suryakumar Yadav India (1990-09-14) 14 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 7 million (US$100,000) Vice-captain
All-rounders
7 Rajagopal Sathish India (1981-01-14) 14 January 1981 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2016 2 million (US$30,000)
09 Manan Sharma India (1991-03-19) 19 March 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 1 million (US$15,000)
12 Andre Russell[lower-alpha 1] Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 6 million (US$89,000) Overseas
24 Yusuf Pathan India (1982-11-17) 17 November 1982 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 32.5 million (US$480,000)
41 John Hastings[lower-alpha 2] Australia (1985-11-04) 4 November 1985 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2016 13 million (US$190,000) Overseas
75 Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 28 million (US$420,000) Overseas
98 Jason Holder Barbados (1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 7 million (US$100,000)
Wicket-keepers
27 Sheldon Jackson India (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 Right-handed 2015 1.5 million (US$22,000)
Bowlers
03 Ankit Rajpoot India (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 15 million (US$220,000)
18 Kuldeep Yadav India (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman 2014 4 million (US$59,000)
19 Umesh Yadav India (1987-10-25) 25 October 1987 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2014 26 million (US$390,000)
21 Piyush Chawla India (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2014 42.5 million (US$630,000)
31 Brad Hogg Australia (1971-02-06) 6 February 1971 Left-handed Slow left-arm chinaman 2015 5 million (US$74,000) Overseas
32 Shaun Tait Australia (1983-02-22) 22 February 1983 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2016 15 million (US$220,000) Overseas
65 Morne Morkel South Africa (1984-10-06) 6 October 1984 Left-handed Right-arm fast 2014 28 million (US$420,000) Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 80 million (US$1.2 million) Overseas
77 Jaydev Unadkat India (1992-10-18) 18 October 1992 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2016 16 million (US$240,000)
  1. currently injured
  2. ruled out of the season with an injury

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Team
Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 0 18 -0.374
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 0 16 +0.932
Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 0 16 +0.245
Kolkata Knight Riders (4) 14 8 6 0 0 16 +0.106
Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.146
Delhi Daredevils 14 7 7 0 0 14 -0.155
Rising Pune Supergiants 14 5 9 0 0 10 +0.015
Kings XI Punjab 14 4 10 0 0 8 -0.646

Source: [2]

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard link
1 April 10, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs) Scorecard
2 April 13, 2016 Mumbai Indians Kolkata Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
3 April 16, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 8 wickets, MoM - India Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) Scorecard
4 April 19, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 6 wickets, MoM - India Robin Uthappa 53(28) Scorecard
5 April 24, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Pune Won by 2 Wickets, MoM - India Suryakumar Yadav 60(49) Scorecard
6 April 28, 2016 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 6 Wickets Scorecard
7 April 30, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 27 Runs Scorecard
8 May 2, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Won by 5 Wickets, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9 May 4, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 7 Runs, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs) Scorecard
10 May 8, 2016 Gujarat Lions Kolkata Lost by 5 Wickets Scorecard
11 May 14, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Kolkata Won by 8 Wickets (D/L), MoM - India Yusuf Pathan 37*(18) Scorecard
12 May 16, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Lost by 9 Wickets Scorecard
13 May 19, 2016 Gujarat Lions Kanpur Lost by 6 Wickets Scorecard
14 May 22, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Won by 22 runs, MoM - India Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) Scorecard
Play-offs
15 25 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) Delhi Lost by 22 Runs Scorecard
Overall record of 8-7

Failed to make Finals, ended 4/8

References

  1. "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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