| 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) | ||
| |||
The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. Dinesh Karthik was captaining the team for the eleventh season.
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 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹80 lakh (US$100,000) | |
| 27 | Nitish Rana | India | 27 December 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3.4 crore (US$426,000) | |
| 37 | Robin Uthappa | India | 11 September 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹6.4 crore (US$801,000) | Vice-captain |
| 50 | Chris Lynn | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia | 10 April 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹9.6 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
| 77 | Shubman Gill | India | 8 September 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.8 crore (US$225,000) | |
| 99 | Ishank Jaggi | India | 27 January 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 24 | Cameron Delport |  South Africa | 12 May 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Andre Russell |  Jamaica | 29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$876,635.00) | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  Trinidad and Tobago | 26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 86 | Javon Searles |  Barbados | 21 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | date₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | India | 1 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.4 crore (US$926,728.40) | Captain |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 21 | Piyush Chawla | India | 24 December 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$526,000) | |
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 14 December 1994 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2018 | ₹5.8 crore (US$726,000) | |
| 33 | Vinay Kumar | India | 12 February 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$125,000) | |
| 43 | Prasidh Krishna | India | 19 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 14 | Mitchell Starc | Australia | 30 January 1990 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2018 | ₹9.4 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas |
Season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 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.
v |
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]
References
- "Tom Curran replaces Starc in Kolkata Knight Riders squad". ESPNcricinfo. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ "Brendon McCullum marches onto become the second player to cross 9000 T20 runs". Times Now. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ↑ "KKR Most Runs in IPL 2018". ESPNcricinfo.
- ↑ "KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2018". ESPNcricinfo.
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