2024 Kolkata Knight Riders season
2024 Indian Premier League cricket team
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The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. 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.[1] The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024.
| 2024 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Coach | Chandrakant Pandit | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| IPL League | Qualified for Playoffs (Qualifier 1) | ||
| IPL Qualifier 1 | Advanced to the Final | ||
| IPL Final | Champions (3rd title) | ||
| Most runs | Sunil Narine (488) | ||
| Most wickets | Varun Chakravarthy (21) | ||
| Most catches | Shreyas Iyer (10) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Phil Salt (12) | ||
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Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury.[2][3] After their 9th win on 11 May 2024, Kolkata became the first team to be qualified for the Playoffs.[4][5] After their abandoned match on 13 May 2024, Kolkata qualified for the Qualifier 1.[6][7] 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.[8]
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.[9][10] After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final played on 26 May at Chennai, Kolkata won their 3rd IPL title after 2012 and 2014.[11][12]
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)[13] and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy.[14]
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
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | ||||||||
| 96 | Shreyas Iyer |  India | 6 December 1994 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.3 million) | |
| Batters | ||||||||
| 9 | Manish Pandey | India | 10 September 1989 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right arm-medium | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | |
| 20 | Jason Roy |  England | 21 July 1990 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right arm-medium | 2023 | ₹2.8 crore (US$290,000) | Overseas; Withdrew[a] |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | 27 December 1993 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$830,000) | Vice-captain |
| 35 | Rinku Singh | India | 12 October 1997 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$57,000) | |
| 18 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | 5 June 2005 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 28 | Phil Salt | England | 28 August 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right arm off spin | 2024 | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | Overseas; Replacement;[a] Withdrew[b] |
| – | K. S. Bharat | India | 3 October 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | |
| 21 | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |  Afghanistan | 28 November 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  West Indies | 29 April 1988 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | West Indies | 26 May 1988 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹6 crore (US$620,000) | Overseas |
| 25 | Venkatesh Iyer | India | 25 December 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹8 crore (US$830,000) | |
| 19 | Ramandeep Singh | India | 13 April 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 50 | Sherfane Rutherford | West Indies | 15 August 1998 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | Overseas |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | India | 30 November 1998 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 56 | Mitchell Starc |  Australia | 30 January 1990 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2024 | ₹24.75 crore (US$2.6 million) | Overseas |
| 14 | Vaibhav Arora | India | 14 December 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2023 | ₹60 lakh (US$62,000) | |
| – | Gus Atkinson | England | 19 January 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Overseas; Withdrew[c] |
| 79 | Dushmantha Chameera |  Sri Lanka | 11 January 1992 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas; Replacement[c] |
| 55 | Chetan Sakariya | India | 25 February 1998 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast medium | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | |
| 22 | Harshit Rana | India | 22 December 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 45 | Sakib Hussain | India | 14 December 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| – | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Afghanistan | 28 March 2001 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas; Withdrew[d] |
| 05 | Suyash Sharma | India | 15 May 2003 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 70 | Allah Ghazanfar | Afghanistan | 15 July 2007 (aged 16) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | Overseas; Replacement[d] |
| 29 | Varun Chakravarthy | India | 29 August 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹8 crore (US$830,000) | |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[19]
Administration and support staff
| 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
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 | |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 | |
| 5 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 | Eliminated |
| 6 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.377 | |
| 7 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.667 | |
| 8 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −1.063 | |
| 9 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.353 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 |
League progression
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures and results
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 208/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 204/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru 182/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 186/3 (16.5 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 272/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals (H) 166 (17.2 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 137/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Chennai Super Kings (H) 141/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants 161/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 162/2 (15.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 223/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Rajasthan Royals 224/8 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rajasthan Royals recorded the joint highest successful run chase in IPL history.[20]
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 222/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru 221 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 261/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 262/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Punjab Kings made the highest successful run-chase in IPL history, thus breaking the record of Rajasthan Royals (223).[21]
Delhi Capitals 153/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 157/3 (16.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders 169 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians (H) 145 (18.5 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders 235/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants (H) 137 (16.1 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 157/7 (16 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 139/8 (16 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 16 overs per side due to rain.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[22]
(H) Gujarat Titans |
v |
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Kolkata Knight Riders advanced to Qualifier 1 while Gujarat Titans were eliminated from the playoffs as a result of this match.[23]
(H) Rajasthan Royals |
v |
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- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[24]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 21 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | 26 May 2024 – Chennai | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 164/2 (13.4 overs) | Q1W | Kolkata Knight Riders | 114/2 (10.3 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 159 (19.3 overs) | 24 May 2024 – Chennai | Q2W | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 113 (18.3 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 175/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Rajasthan Royals | 139/7 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 22 May 2024 – Ahmedabad | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 174/6 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 172/8 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
Qualifier 1
Sunrisers Hyderabad 159 (19.3 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 164/2 (13.4 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the final for the 4th time in IPL history.[25]
Final
Sunrisers Hyderabad 113 (18.3 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 114/2 (10.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders won their third title.[26] They became the first team to win the IPL under different captains (2012 and 2014 under Gautam Gambhir and 2024 under Shreyas Iyer). They also set the record for the fastest IPL final chase with 57 balls remaining, equalling the record for the fewest losses in a single tournament.[27]
- This was the shortest-ever final in the IPL history.[28][29]
Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Innings | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 488 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 109 |
| 435 | Phil Salt | 12 | 89* |
| 370 | Venkatesh Iyer | 13 | 70 |
| 351 | Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 58* |
| 222 | Andre Russell | 9 | 64* |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[30]
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Varun Chakravarthy | 14 | 3/16 |
| 19 | Harshit Rana | 11 | 3/24 |
| Andre Russell | 13 | 3/25 | |
| 17 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 2/22 |
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 4/33 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[31]
Notes
- Dushmantha Chameera replaced Gus Atkinson, after the latter withdrew due to Workload management.[17]
- Allah Ghazanfar replaced Mujeeb Ur Rahman, after the latter withdrew due to Injury.[18]