Kolkata Knight Riders in 2015

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.

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]

Indian Premier League

Season standings

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

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard link
1April 8, 2015Mumbai IndiansKolkataWon by 7 wickets, MoM - Morne Morkel 2/18 (4 Overs)Scorecard
2April 11, 2015Royal Challengers BangaloreKolkataLost by 3 wicketsScorecard
3April 18, 2015Kings XI PunjabPuneWon by 4 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 66(36) and 2/39 (4 Overs)Scorecard
4April 20, 2015Delhi DaredevilsNew DelhiWon by 6 wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/18 (4 Overs)Scorecard
5April 22, 2015Sunrisers HyderabadVisakhapatnamLost by 16 runs (D/L)Scorecard
6April 26, 2015Rajasthan RoyalsKolkataMatch abandoned without a ball bowledScorecard
7April 28, 2015Chennai Super KingsChennaiLost by 2 runsScorecard
8April 30, 2015Chennai Super KingsKolkataWon by 7 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 55(32) and 2/20 (4 Overs)Scorecard
9May 2, 2015Royal Challengers BangaloreBengaluruLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
10May 4, 2015Sunrisers HyderabadKolkataWon by 35 runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/34 (4 Overs)Scorecard
11May 7, 2015Delhi DaredevilsKolkataWon by 13 Runs, MoM - Piyush Chawla 4/32 (4 Overs) and 22(19)Scorecard
12May 9, 2015Kings XI PunjabKolkataWon by 1 wicket, MoM - Andre Russell 51(21)Scorecard
13May 14, 2015Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 5 runsScorecard
14May 16, 2015Rajasthan RoyalsMumbaiLost by 9 runsScorecard
Overall record of 7 - 6 (One match abandoned)

Failed to make Play-offs, ended 5/8

References

  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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