Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2016 season
CoachJacques Kallis
CaptainGautam Gambhir
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL4th
Most runsGautam Gambhir (501)
Most wicketsAndre Russell (15)

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 competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, and had new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis was head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss, while Wasim Akram became the new bowling coach.

Indian Premier League[]

Season standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.374 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.245 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (4) 14 8 6 0 16 0.106
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 −0.146
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 7 0 14 −0.155
7 Rising Pune Supergiants 14 5 9 0 10 0.015
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 4 10 0 8 −0.646
Source: [1]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Match log[]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 April 10, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 9 wickets, MoM - 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 - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) Scorecard
4 April 19, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28) Scorecard
5 April 24, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiant Pune Won by 2 wickets, MoM - 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 - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9 May 4, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 7 runs, MoM - 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 Supergiant Kolkata Won by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - 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 - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) Scorecard
Play-offs
15 25 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) Delhi Lost by 22 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs.

References[]

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