2018 Kolkata Knight Riders season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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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.
| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Rinku Singh |  India | 12 October 1997 (aged 20) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$83,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | 27 December 1993 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.4 crore (US$353,000) | |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | India | 11 September 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$665,000) | Vice-captain |
| 50 | Chris Lynn |  Australia | 10 April 1990 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹9.6 crore (US$996,888.00) | Overseas |
| 77 | Shubman Gill | India | 8 September 1999 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.8 crore (US$187,000) | |
| 99 | Ishank Jaggi | India | 27 January 1989 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 24 | Cameron Delport |  South Africa | 12 May 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  Jamaica | 29 April 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$726,897.50) | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  Trinidad and Tobago | 26 May 1988 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8.5 crore (US$882,661.30) | Overseas |
| 86 | Javon Searles |  Barbados | 21 December 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | date₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | 1 June 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$768,434.50) | Captain |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | India | 24 December 1988 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$436,000) | |
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 14 December 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2018 | ₹5.8 crore (US$602,000) | |
| 33 | Vinay Kumar | India | 12 February 1984 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | |
| 43 | Prasidh Krishna | India | 19 February 1996 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 14 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 30 January 1990 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | ₹9.4 crore (US$976,119.50) | Overseas |
Season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | |
| 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 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.
Results
League matches
Royal Challengers Bangalore 176/7 (20 overs) |
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- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Brendon McCullum (Royal Challengers Bangalore) scored his 9,000th T20 run.[2]
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 139/5 (19 overs) | |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Shivam Mavi and Shubman Gill (both Kolkata Knight Riders) made their T20 debuts.
v |
Kings XI Punjab 126/1 (11.1 overs) | |
- 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 173/5 (19.4 overs) | |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kolkata Knight Riders qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
Statistics
Most runs
| Name | Matches | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[3]
Most wickets
| Name | Matches | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[4]