The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2022 Indian Premier League. The franchise qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011 and won the tournament in 2012 and 2014.[1][2] The franchise also qualified for the playoffs in the three consecutive years of 2016, 2017 and 2018[3][4] as well as in 2021 when they were runners up.
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Brendon McCullum | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| 2022 Indian Premier League | 7th | ||
| Most runs | Shreyas Iyer (401) | ||
| Most wickets | Andre Russell (17) | ||
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Background
editThe team retained four players from the 2021 season ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[5]
- Retained
- Andre Russell, Varun Chakaravarthy, Venkatesh Iyer, Sunil Narine
- Acquired during the auction
- Nitish Rana, Pat Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, Shivam Mavi, Sheldon Jackson, Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Anukul Roy, Rasikh Dar, Baba Indrajith, Chamika Karunaratne, Abhijeet Tomar, Pratham Singh, Ashok Sharma, Sam Billings, Alex Hales, Tim Southee, Ramesh Kumar, Mohammad Nabi, Umesh Yadav, Aman Khan[6]
Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Squad strength: 25 (17 - Indian, 8 - overseas)
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||||
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer |  India |
6 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹12.25 crore (US$1.5 million) | Captain[7] |
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | India |
6 June 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| Alex Hales |  England |
3 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas | |
| 5 | Aaron Finch |  Australia |
17 November 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas Replacement for Alex Hales[8][9] |
| 35 | Rinku Singh | India |
12 October 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| 23 | Aman Hakim Khan | India |
23 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 24 | Abhijeet Tomar | India |
14 March 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹40 lakh (US$48,000) | |
| Pratham Singh | India |
31 August 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| Baba Indrajith | India |
8 July 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| Ramesh Kumar | India |
1 January 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  West Indies |
29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2014 | ₹12 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas |
| 25 | Venkatesh Iyer | India |
25 December 1994 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2021 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India |
27 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | |
| 6 | Anukul Roy | India |
30 November 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 7 | Mohammad Nabi |  Afghanistan |
1 January 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-Keepers | ||||||||
| 77 | Sam Billings | England |
15 June 1991 | Right-handed | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas | |
| 21 | Sheldon Jackson | India |
27 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹60 lakh (US$72,000) | |
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| 29 | Varun Chakravarthy | India |
29 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | West Indies |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2012 | ₹6 crore (US$720,000) | Overseas |
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| 30 | Pat Cummins | Australia |
8 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹7.25 crore (US$870,000) | Overseas |
| 26 | Shivam Mavi | India |
26 November 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7.25 crore (US$870,000) | |
| Chamika Karunaratne |  Sri Lanka |
29 May 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas | |
| 38 | Tim Southee |  New Zealand |
11 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| 19 | Umesh Yadav | India |
25 October 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
| 4 | Rasikh Salam | India |
5 April 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 22 | Harshit Rana | India |
22 December 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Paras Sharma | India |
17 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | ||
| Source:KKR Players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO and Managing Director | Venky Mysore |
| Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Head coach | Brendon McCullum |
| Assistant coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| Mentor | David Hussey |
| Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
| Fielding coach | James Foster |
| Source:KKR Staff | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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       T20 uniform
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Teams and standings
editResults by match
editSource: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Point table
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Fixtures
editChennai Super Kings
131/5 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
133/4 (18.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
128 (18.5 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
132/7 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
137 (18.2 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
141/4 (14.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians
161/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
162/5 (16 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored the joint-fastest half-century in the IPL (14 balls).[10]
Delhi Capitals
215/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
171 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
175/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
176/3 (17.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
217/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
210 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Rajasthan Royals) took a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul.[11]
Gujarat Titans
156/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
148/8 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders
146/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
150/6 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Rajasthan Royals
152/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
158/3 (19.1 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Lucknow Super Giants
176/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
101 (14.3 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians
113 (17.3 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
177/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
123/8 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Lucknow Super Giants
210/0 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
208/8 (20 overs) |
Quinton de Kock 140* (70)
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- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the playoffs and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.[12]
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 14 | 1 | 401 | 85 | 30.85 | 298 | 134.56 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 11 |
| 2 | Nitish Rana | 14 | 14 | 1 | 361 | 57 | 27.77 | 251 | 143.82 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 22 |
| 3 | Andre Russell | 14 | 12 | 3 | 335 | 70* | 37.22 | 192 | 174.47 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 32 |
| 4 | Venkatesh Iyer | 12 | 12 | 1 | 182 | 50* | 16.55 | 169 | 107.69 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 7 |
| 5 | Rinku Singh | 7 | 7 | 2 | 174 | 42* | 34.80 | 117 | 148.71 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 7 |
| 6 | Sam Billings | 8 | 8 | 1 | 169 | 36 | 24.14 | 138 | 122.46 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 |
| 7 | Ajinkya Rahane | 7 | 7 | 0 | 133 | 44 | 19.00 | 128 | 103.90 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 |
| 8 | Aaron Finch | 5 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 58 | 17.20 | 61 | 140.98 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 |
| 9 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 10 | 2 | 71 | 22 | 8.88 | 40 | 177.50 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Pat Cummins | 5 | 5 | 1 | 63 | 56* | 15.75 | 24 | 262.50 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
- Source: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/
Most wickets
edit| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Avg. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andre Russell | 14 | 13 | 28.1 | 0 | 278 | 17 | 4/5 | 16.35 | 9.86 | 9.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Umesh Yadav | 12 | 12 | 48.0 | 2 | 339 | 16 | 4/23 | 21.18 | 7.06 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Tim Southee | 9 | 9 | 35.0 | 0 | 275 | 14 | 3/20 | 19.64 | 7.85 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 14 | 56.0 | 0 | 312 | 9 | 2/21 | 34.66 | 5.57 | 37.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Pat Cummins | 5 | 5 | 19.5 | 0 | 212 | 7 | 3/22 | 30.28 | 10.68 | 17.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Varun Chakravarthy | 11 | 11 | 39.0 | 0 | 332 | 6 | 1/22 | 55.33 | 8.51 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Shivam Mavi | 6 | 6 | 22.0 | 0 | 227 | 5 | 1/33 | 45.40 | 10.31 | 26.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Anukul Roy | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | 55 | 1 | 1/28 | 55.00 | 7.85 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Harshit Rana | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 1/24 | 51.00 | 10.20 | 30.00 | 0 | 0 |
- Source: https://www.iplt20.com/stats/
References
edit- ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings". 29 March 2012. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2012.
- ^ "Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
- ^ "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Kolkata Knight Riders full list of players after IPL auction 2022". sportstar.thehindu.com. The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Shreyas Iyer named captain of Kolkata Knight Riders". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
- ^ "KKR rope in Aaron Finch as replacement for Alex Hales". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Alex Hales opts out of IPL 2022, KKR name Aaron Finch as replacement". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
- ^ "Cummins' 14-ball fifty stuns Mumbai, takes Knight Riders top of the table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ "Jos Buttler ton, Yuzvendra Chahal hat-trick give Rajasthan Royals narrow win". ESPNcricinfo. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
- ^ "De Kock stars as LSG secure passage to playoffs with nervy win". Cricbuzz. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.