2014 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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 eight teams that competed in the 2014 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders won the 2014 IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.

Kolkata Knight Riders

2014 season
Kuldeep Yadav with Kolkata Knight Riders in 2014
Coach	Trevor Bayliss
Captain	Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL	Winners
CLT20	Runners-up
Most runs	Robin Uthappa (660)
Most wickets	Sunil Narine (21)
← 2013 2015 →

Background

As the 2014 IPL auctions began, Knight Riders only kept their skipper Gambhir and the spinner Sunil Narine. They bought back Jacques Kallis, Yusuf Pathan, Shakib Al Hasan, Manvinder Bisla and Ryan Ten Doeschate. New additions to the side were Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Suryakumar Yadav, Morne Morkel, Umesh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Vinay Kumar, Chris Lynn along with some other uncapped and foreign players. KKR had a good start to the seventh edition in UAE, defeating defending champions Mumbai Indians in the inaugural match. However, their performance dipped and they won only 1 out of their next 4 games played there, including a super over tie against Rajasthan Royals, which they ultimately lost on a boundary count. Their poor form continued as they lost two more matches after they were back in India, making it five losses in seven games. The team changed their batting order, promoting Robin Uthappa as an opener which worked very well as he became the highest run scorer in the tournament with 660 runs. He also scored 40+ runs in 10 consecutive matches. Sunil Narine continued his great run, being the second highest wicket taker. Knight Riders recovered from the losing streak, winning each of their next 7 games. In their last group game against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, Yusuf Pathan blitzed his way to a half century off just 15 balls, which is a record in the IPL. After the group stage, they were tied at 18 points with Chennai Super Kings but beat them to the second place in points table by a better net run rate.

They played the first Qualifier at their home ground Eden Gardens against Kings XI Punjab which they won by 28 runs and entered the final for the second time in their history. In the final at Bengaluru, they met Kings XI Punjab again and defeated them by 3 wickets in a thrilling match chasing a mammoth 200, with local boy Manish Pandey delivering his best knock of the season with a brilliant 94 in 50 balls, to win their second title in 3 years. The victory was celebrated grandly in a similar fashion to their 2012 Indian Premier League title win.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished winners in the league stage of IPL 2014.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Kings XI Punjab (R)	14	11	3	0	22	0.968
2	Kolkata Knight Riders (C)	14	9	5	0	18	0.418
3	Chennai Super Kings (3)	14	9	5	0	18	0.385
4	Mumbai Indians (4)	14	7	7	0	14	0.095
5	Rajasthan Royals	14	7	7	0	14	0.060
6	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	6	8	0	12	−0.399
7	Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	5	9	0	10	−0.428
8	Delhi Daredevils	14	2	12	0	4	−1.182

Source:

• Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
•   advanced to the Qualifier and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Group Stage
•   advanced to the Eliminator and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Group Stage
•   advanced to the Eliminator and 2014 Champions League Twenty20 Qualifying Stage

Match log

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorecard
1	April 17, 2014	Mumbai Indians	Abu Dhabi	Won by 41 Runs, MoM - Jacques Kallis 72(46)	Score Card
2	April 19, 2014	Delhi Daredevils	Dubai	Lost by 4 Wickets	Score Card
3	April 24, 2014	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Sharjah	Won by 2 Runs, MoM - Chris Lynn 45(31)	Score Card
4	April 26, 2014	Kings XI Punjab	Abu Dhabi	Lost by 24 Runs	Score Card
5	April 29, 2014	Rajasthan Royals	Abu Dhabi	Match Tied; Super Over Tied; Lost by Boundary Count	Score Card
6	May 2, 2014	Chennai Super Kings	Ranchi	Lost by 35 Runs	Score Card
7	May 5, 2014	Rajasthan Royals	Ahmedabad	Lost by 10 Runs	Score Card
8	May 7, 2014	Delhi Daredevils	New Delhi	Won by 8 Wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 69(56)	Score Card
9	May 11, 2014	Kings XI Punjab	Cuttack	Won by 9 Wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 63(45)	Score Card
10	May 14, 2014	Mumbai Indians	Cuttack	Won by 6 Wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 80(52)	Score Card
11	May 18, 2014	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Won by 7 Wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 3/26 (4 Overs)	Score Card
12	May 20, 2014	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata	Won by 8 Wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 67(39)	Score Card
13	May 22, 2014	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata	Won by 30 Runs, MoM - Robin Uthappa 83(51)	Score Card
14	May 24, 2014	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata	Won by 4 Wickets, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 72(22)	Score Card
15	May 28, 2014	Kings XI Punjab (Qualifier 1)	Kolkata	Won by 28 Runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 3/13 (4 Overs)	Score Card
16	June 1, 2014	Kings XI Punjab (Final)	Bangalore	Won by 3 Wickets, MoM – Manish Pandey 94(50)	Score Card
Overall record: 11–5. Champions. Qualified for 2014 Champions League Twenty20.

Champions League Twenty20

Match log

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorecard
1	17 September	Chennai Super Kings	Hyderabad	Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 58 (25) and 0/12 (1 over)	Scorecard
2	21 September	Lahore Lions	Hyderabad	Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Sunil Narine 3/9 (4 overs)	Scorecard
3	24 September	Perth Scorchers	Hyderabad	Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Kuldeep Yadav 3/24 (4 overs), 1 catch	Scorecard
4	29 September	Dolphinss	Hyderabad	Won by 36 runs, MoM - Robin Uthappa 85 (55)	Scorecard
5	2 October (Semifinal)	Hobart Hurricanes	Hyderabad	Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Jacques Kallis 54* (40)	Scorecard
6	4 October (Final)	Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore	Lost By 8 Wickets	Scorecard
Overall record: 5–1. Runners-up.