Kolkata_Knight_Riders_in_2018
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.
Quick Facts 2018 season, Coach ...
| 2018 season | |||
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| 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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- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
More information No., Name ...
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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| 3 | Rinku Singh |  India | (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$100,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.4 crore (US$426,000) | |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | India | (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$801,000) | Vice-captain |
| 50 | Chris Lynn |  Australia | (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹9.6 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| 77 | Shubman Gill | India | (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.8 crore (US$225,000) | |
| 99 | Ishank Jaggi | India | (1989-01-27) 27 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 24 | Cameron Delport |  South Africa | (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | Overseas |
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| 12 | Andre Russell |  Jamaica | (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$876,635.00) | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  Trinidad and Tobago | (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 86 | Javon Searles |  Barbados | (1986-12-21) 21 December 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | date₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$926,728.40) | Captain |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | India | (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$526,000) | |
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2018 | ₹5.8 crore (US$726,000) | |
| 33 | Vinay Kumar | India | (1984-02-12) 12 February 1984 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$125,000) | |
| 43 | Prasidh Krishna | India | (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 14 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | (1990-01-30) 30 January 1990 (age 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | ₹9.4 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
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League table
More information Pos, Pld ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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| 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 |
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Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.
Results
League matches
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Royal Challengers Bangalore 176/7 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- 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 won by 5 wickets M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) Player of the match: Sam Billings (Chennai Super Kings) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
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Sunrisers Hyderabad 139/5 (19 overs) | |
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 5 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Billy Stanlake (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Shivam Mavi and Shubman Gill (both Kolkata Knight Riders) made their T20 debuts.
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Delhi Daredevils 129 (14.2 overs) | |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 71 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 163/3 (18.5 overs) | |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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Kings XI Punjab 126/1 (11.1 overs) | |
Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets (DLS method) Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) |
- 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.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 164/9 (20 overs) | |
Delhi Daredevils won by 55 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (india) Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 176/4 (19.1 overs) | |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nigel Llong (England) Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 177/5 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 168/6 (20 overs) | |
Mumbai Indians won by 13 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians 210/6 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians won by 102 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Anil Chaudhary (India) Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 245/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders won by 31 runs Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Virender Sharma (India) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 142 (19 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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Kolkata Knight Riders 173/5 (19.4 overs) | |
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India) Player of the match: Chris Lynn (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
Most runs
More information Name, Matches ...
| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
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| 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 |
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- Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Most wickets
More information Name, Matches ...
| Name | Matches | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
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| 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 |
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- Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]
- "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.