Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019

The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 Indian Premier League. The team was captained by Dinesh Karthik and coached by Jacques Kallis with Simon Katich as assistant coach, Omkar Salvi as bowling coach and Abhishek Nayar as mentor.

Kolkata Knight Riders
2019 season
CoachJacques Kallis
CaptainDinesh Karthik
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
2019 Indian Premier League5th
Most runsAndre Russell (510)
Most wicketsAndre Russell (11)
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Background

Player retention and auction
Main article: List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes

In November 2018, the Knight Riders announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[1][2]

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Knight Riders signed up nine more players viz., Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly, Harry Gurney, Nikhil Naik, Shrikant Mundhe, Prithvi Raj Yarra and Anrich Nortje.[3]

Team analysis
Dinesh Karthik will captain the team in 2019

ESPNcricinfo's Sreshth Shah predicted the Knight Riders to qualify for the playoffs and listed the team's strengths to be its "power-hitters", Dinesh Karthik's role as captain and finisher, and its spin bowlers' effectiveness. He also pointed out that the team has an "inexperienced pace attack" which had taken the fewest wickets and had the worst economy rate among all teams in the previous season.[4] Hindustan Times wrote in its team preview that "anything less than play-offs will be seen as a failure" for the Knight Riders while also saying that winning the title in 2019 "may just be a step too far" for the team.[5] Firstpost called Andre Russell the "fulcrum of the side" and acknowledged the "variety and depth in the squad."[6] Suggesting the strength of the team to be its spin bowling department, News18 wrote "The variety the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla bring to the playing XI is unmatchable."[7]

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
6Joe Denly (1986-03-16) 16 March 1986Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019₹1 crore (US$140,000)Overseas
27Nitish Rana (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.4 crore (US$477,000)
35Rinku Singh (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹80 lakh (US$112,000)
37Robin Uthappa (1985-09-11) 11 September 1985Right-handedRight-arm medium2018₹6.4 crore (US$897,000)Vice-captain; Occasional wicket-keeper
50Chris Lynn (1990-04-10) 10 April 1990Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2018₹9.6 crore (US$1.3 million)Overseas
77Shubman Gill (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.8 crore (US$252,000)
All-rounders
12Andre Russell (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹7 crore (US$981,400.00)Overseas
26Carlos Brathwaite (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019₹5 crore (US$700,000)Overseas
74Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹8.5 crore (US$1.2 million)Overseas
N/AKamlesh Nagarkoti (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹3.2 crore (US$449,000)
N/AShrikant Mundhe (1988-10-27) 27 October 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
7Nikhil Naik (1994-11-09) 9 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
19Dinesh Karthik (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹7.4 crore (US$1.0 million)Captain
Bowlers
11Harry Gurney (1986-10-25) 25 October 1986Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2019₹75 lakh (US$110,000)Overseas
21Piyush Chawla (1988-12-24) 24 December 1988Left-handedRight-arm leg break googly2018₹4.2 crore (US$589,000)
23Kuldeep Yadav (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994Left-handedSlow left-arm wrist-spin2018₹5.8 crore (US$813,000)
25Prithvi Raj Yarra (1998-02-20) 20 February 1998Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
32Shivam Mavi (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹3 crore (US$421,000)
43Prasidh Krishna (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
63Sandeep Warrier (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
69Lockie Ferguson (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹1.6 crore (US$220,000)Overseas
94K. C. Cariappa (1994-04-13) 13 April 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg break2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
N/AAnrich Nortje (1993-11-16) 16 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹20 lakh (US$28,000)Overseas
N/AMatt Kelly (1994-12-07) 7 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Replacement signingOverseas

    Coaching and support staff
    Kallis will coach the team for the 4th successive season of the franchise
    • Head coach – Jacques Kallis
    • Assistant coach – Simon Katich
    • Bowling coach – Omkar Salvi
    • Spin bowling coach - Carl Crowe
    • Mentor - Abhishek Nayar
    • Performance analyst – AR Srikkanth
    • Team manager - Wayne Bentley
    • Strength and conditioning coach – Adrian le Roux
    • Assistant strength and conditioning coach - Vidhya Sagar
    • Physiotherapist – Andrew Leipus
    • Assistant physiotherapist - Kamlesh Jain
    • Masseur – Derek Sedgman

    Ref[8]

    League stage
    All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
    24 March
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    181/3 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
    183/4 (19.4 overs)
    David Warner 85 (53)
    Andre Russell 2/32 (3 overs)
    Nitish Rana 68 (47)
    Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)
    Kolkata won by 6 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
    Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    27 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    218/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Kings XI Punjab
    190/4 (20 overs)
    Robin Uthappa 67* (50)
    Varun Chakravarthy 1/35 (3 overs)
    David Miller 59* (40)
    Andre Russell 2/21 (3 overs)
    Kolkata won by 28 runs
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind)
    Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
    • Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut. His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[9]
    • Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) played in his 100th IPL match.[10]
    • Kolkata Knight Riders made their highest total at home in the IPL.[10]
    30 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    185/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals (H)
    185/6 (20 overs)
    Andre Russell 62 (28)
    Harshal Patel 2/40 (4 overs)
    Prithvi Shaw 99 (55)
    Kuldeep Yadav 2/41 (4 overs)
    Match tied (Delhi won the Super Over)
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    5 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    205/3 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    206/5 (19.1 overs)
    Virat Kohli 84 (49)
    Nitish Rana 1/22 (2 overs)
    Andre Russell 48* (13)
    Pawan Negi 2/21 (3.1 overs)
    Kolkata won by 5 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
    Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    7 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Rajasthan Royals
    139/3 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    140/2 (13.5 overs)
    Steve Smith 73* (59)
    Harry Gurney 2/25 (4 overs)
    Chris Lynn 50 (32)
    Shreyas Gopal 2/35 (4 overs)
    Kolkata won by 8 wickets
    Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
    Player of the match: Harry Gurney (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    9 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    108/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings (H)
    111/3 (17.2 overs)
    Andre Russell 50* (44)
    Deepak Chahar 3/20 (4 overs)
    Faf du Plessis 43* (45)
    Sunil Narine 2/24 (3.2 overs)
    Chennai won by 7 wickets
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
    Player of the match: Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    12 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    178/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    180/3 (18.5 overs)
    Shubman Gill 65 (39)
    Chris Morris 2/38 (4 overs)
    Shikhar Dhawan 97* (63)
    Nitish Rana 1/12 (2 overs)
    Delhi won by 7 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
    Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    14 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    161/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    162/5 (19.4 overs)
    Chris Lynn 82 (51)
    Imran Tahir 4/27 (4 overs)
    Suresh Raina 58* (42)
    Sunil Narine 2/19 (4 overs)
    Chennai won by 5 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
    Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
    19 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
    203/5 (20 overs)
    Virat Kohli 100 (58)
    Andre Russell 1/17 (3 overs)
    Nitish Rana 85* (46)
    Dale Steyn 2/40 (4 overs)
    Bangalore won by 10 runs
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    21 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    159/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
    161/1 (15 overs)
    Chris Lynn 51 (47)
    Khaleel Ahmed 3/33 (4 overs)
    Jonny Bairstow 80* (43)
    Prithvi Raj 1/29 (3 overs)
    Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
    Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Khaleel Ahmed (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
    25 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    175/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Rajasthan Royals
    177/7 (19.2 overs)
    Dinesh Karthik 97* (50)
    Varun Aaron 2/20 (4 overs)
    Riyan Parag 47 (31)
    Piyush Chawla 3/20 (4 overs)
    Rajasthan won by 3 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Ian Gould (Eng)
    Player of the match: Varun Aaron (Rajasthan Royals)
    • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
    28 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    232/2 (20 overs)
    v
    Mumbai Indians
    198/7 (20 overs)
    Andre Russell 80* (40)
    Hardik Pandya 1/31 (3 overs)
    Hardik Pandya 91 (34)
    Andre Russell 2/25 (4 overs)
    Kolkata won by 34 runs
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
    3 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kings XI Punjab
    183/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    185/3 (18 overs)
    Sam Curran 55* (24)
    Sandeep Warrier 2/31 (4 overs)
    Shubman Gill 65* (49)
    Mohammed Shami 1/15 (3 overs)
    Kolkata won by 7 wickets
    Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
    Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders)
    • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
    5 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    133/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Mumbai Indians (H)
    134/1 (16.1 overs)
    Chris Lynn 41 (29)
    Lasith Malinga 3/35 (4 overs)
    Rohit Sharma 55* (48)
    Prasidh Krishna 1/22 (3 overs)
    Mumbai won by 9 wickets
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
    Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs, becoming the first team ever to qualify with only 12 points[11], Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated and Mumbai Indians advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.

    Statistics

    Most runs
    No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
    1Andre Russell1413451080*56.66249204.810413152
    2Chris Lynn131304058231.15290133.120424122
    3Nitish Rana1411234485*34.40235146.380312721
    4Shubman Gill141342967632.88238124.360302110
    5Robin Uthappa1211328267*31.33245115.100112810
    • Last updated: 5 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[12]

    Most wickets
    No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
    1Andre Russell141228.00287112/2126.099.5116.400
    2Sunil Narine121244.21347102/1934.707.8226.600
    3Piyush Chawla131344.30399103/2039.908.9626.700
    4Harry Gurney8427.0023872/2534.008.8123.100
    5Kuldeep Yadav9933.0028642/4171.508.6649.500
    • Last updated: 5 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[13]

    Awards and achievements

    Awards
    Man of the Match
    No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
    124 March 2019Andre RussellSunrisers HyderabadWon By 6 wickets49 runs off 19 balls[14]
    227 March 2019Andre RussellKings XI PunjabWon By 28 runs48 runs off 17 balls[15]
    35 April 2019Andre RussellRoyal Challengers BangaloreWon By 5 Wickets48* runs off 13 balls[16]
    47 April 2019Harry GurneyRajasthan RoyalsWon By 8 Wickets2/25 in 4 overs[17]
    528 April 2019Andre RussellMumbai IndiansWon By 34 runs80* runs in 40 balls[18]
    63 May 2019Shubman GillKings XI PunjabWon By 7 Wickets65 runs in 49 balls[19]

    References
    1. "IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team". India today. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
    2. "IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams". Business Standard. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
    3. "IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams". times of india. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
    4. "With their core still in place, Kolkata Knight Riders can hope for another top-four finish". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
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    8. "IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for". Firstpost. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
    9. "Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
    10. "Andre Russell steals the show as Knight Riders make it two in two". Cricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
    11. "KKR exit drop-ships SRH to playoffs; MI seal top spot". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
    12. "KKR Most Runs in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
    13. "KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2019". Cricinfo.
    14. "IPL 2019: Andre Russell wanted to cry after KKR's win over SRH, says Shah Rukh Khan". India today.
    15. "Andre Russell steals the show". ESPN.
    16. "Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless". ESPN.
    17. "Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless". ESPN.
    18. "Russell's 80* off 40 trumps Hardik's 91 off 34 as Knight Riders stay alive". ESPN.
    19. "Shubman Gill leads KKR to stay alive, Kings XI knocked out". ESPN.
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