Kolkata Knight Riders in 2015

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Kolkata Knight Riders
2015 season
CoachTrevor Bayliss
CaptainGautam Gambhir
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL5th
CLT20did not qualify
Most runsRobin Uthappa (364)[1]
Most wicketsAndre Russell (14)[2]
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The 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 2015 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 5th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Indian Premier League[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Kolkata Knight Riders finished 5th in the league stage of IPL 2015.

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 9 5 0 18 0.709
2 Mumbai Indians (C) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.043
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (3) 14 7 5 2 16 1.037
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 5 2 16 0.062
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 7 6 1 15 0.253
6 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 7 7 0 14 −0.239
7 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 8 1 11 −0.049
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 3 11 0 6 −1.436
Source: [3]
  • Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to the Qualifier
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log[edit]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard link
1 April 8, 2015 Mumbai Indians Kolkata Won by 7 wickets, MoM - South Africa Morne Morkel 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
2 April 11, 2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
3 April 18, 2015 Kings XI Punjab Pune Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 66(36) and 2/39 (4 Overs) Scorecard
4 April 20, 2015 Delhi Daredevils New Delhi Won by 6 wickets, MoM - India Umesh Yadav 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
5 April 22, 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Lost by 16 runs (D/L) Scorecard
6 April 26, 2015 Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard
7 April 28, 2015 Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 2 runs Scorecard
8 April 30, 2015 Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 55(32) and 2/20 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9 May 2, 2015 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
10 May 4, 2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad Kolkata Won by 35 runs, MoM - India Umesh Yadav 2/34 (4 Overs) Scorecard
11 May 7, 2015 Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 13 Runs, MoM - India Piyush Chawla 4/32 (4 Overs) and 22(19) Scorecard
12 May 9, 2015 Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 1 wicket, MoM - Jamaica Andre Russell 51(21) Scorecard
13 May 14, 2015 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 5 runs Scorecard
14 May 16, 2015 Rajasthan Royals Mumbai Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
Overall record of 7 - 6 (One match abandoned)

Failed to make Play-offs, ended 5/8

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
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