Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2013 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Trevor Bayliss | ||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| IPL | 7th | ||
| Most runs | Gautam Gambhir (406)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Sunil Narine (22)[2] | ||
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Background
editKKR were the defending champions but they had a disappointing IPL season in 2013, as they failed to make the play-offs, losing ten and winning only six out of their sixteen matches. Although the overall performance was disappointing, a few individual performances gained attention, like Sunil Narine who took 22 wickets in 16 matches and Gautam Gambhir who made some good runs. But due to lack of rhythm and perfect combination of players, and bad form of a few players, the KKR could not win a few easy matches and ended up 7/9.
Indian Premier League
editSeason standings
editKolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the league stage of IPL 2013.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.441 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.530 |
| 3 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.322 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.003 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | 0.457 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 0.226 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | −0.095 |
| 8 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −1.006 |
| 9 | Delhi Daredevils | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | −0.848 |
"C" refers to the champions of the tournament, R to the runners-up.
Match log
edit| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 3, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Sunil Narine 4/13 | |
| 2 | April 8, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 19 runs | |
| 3 | April 11, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 4 | April 14, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | Won by 48 runs, MoM – Gautam Gambhir 53(45) | Score Card |
| 5 | April 16, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 4 runs | |
| 6 | April 20, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Lost by 4 wickets | |
| 7 | April 24, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 8 | April 26, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 2/14 (4 overs) and 44 | |
| 9 | April 28, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 14 runs | [4] |
| 10 | May 1, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Raipur | Lost by 7 wickets | [5] |
| 11 | May 3, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Won by 8 wickets; MoM – Yusuf Pathan 49* (35) | |
| 12 | May 7, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 65 runs | |
| 13 | May 9, 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won By 46 runs; MoM – Gautam Gambhir 50(44) | |
| 14 | May 12, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Ranchi | Won By 5 wickets; MoM – Jacques Kallis 2/17 (4 overs) and 41(45) | |
| 15 | May 14, 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Ranchi | Lost by 7 runs | |
| 16 | May 19, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| Overall record: 6–10. Failed to advance. | |||||
References
edit- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Points Table; Indian Premier League 2013". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ 38th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 28, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
- ^ 44th match: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Raipur, May 1, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.