Kolkata Knight Riders
2021 season
CoachBrendon McCullum
CaptainEoin Morgan
Ground(s)Eden Gardens
2021 Indian Premier LeagueRunner up
Most runsShubman Gill (478)
Most wicketsVarun Chakravarthy (18)
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The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that compete in the 2021 Indian Premier League.[1] The franchise won the tournament in 2012 and 2014.[2][3] The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the team coach.

Background

Player retention and transfers

The franchise retained 17 players and released six players.[4]

Retained
Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Seifert
Released
Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Tom Banton
Added
Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
16Eoin Morgan England10 September 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium2020₹5.25 crore (US$657,000)Overseas; Captain
18Gurkeerat Singh India29 June 1990Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Replacement for Rinku Singh[5]
52Rahul Tripathi India2 March 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast medium2020₹60 lakh (US$75,000)
66Karun Nair India6 December 1991Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
27Nitish Rana India27 December 1993Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹3.4 crore (US$426,000)
35Rinku Singh India12 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹80 lakh (US$100,000)Unavailable due to knee injury[6]
77Shubman Gill India8 September 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.8 crore (US$225,000)
All-Rounder
31Ben Cutting Australia30 January 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹75 lakh (US$94,000)Overseas
75Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh24 March 1987Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021₹3.2 crore (US$401,000)Overseas
12Andre Russell Jamaica29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹7 crore (US$876,635.00)Overseas, Injured
15Pawan Negi India6 January 1993Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
25Venkatesh Iyer India25 December 1994Left-handedRight-arm medium2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
26Shivam Mavi India26 November 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹3 crore (US$376,000)
Wicket-Keepers
19Dinesh Karthik India1 June 1985Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹7.4 crore (US$926,728.40)Vice-captain
21Sheldon Jackson India27 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
43Tim Seifert New Zealand14 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
Spin-Bowlers
3Harbhajan Singh India3 July 1980Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹2 crore (US$250,000)
74Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2018₹8.5 crore (US$1.1 million)Overseas
29Varun Chakravarthy India29 August 1991Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹4 crore (US$500,000)
23Kuldeep Yadav India14 December 1994Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox2018₹5.8 crore (US$726,000)
Pace Bowlers
63Sandeep Warrier India4 April 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2019₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
69Lockie Ferguson New Zealand13 June 1991Right-handedRight-arm fast2019₹1.6 crore (US$200,000)Overseas
30Pat Cummins Australia8 May 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast2020₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million)Overseas, Unavailable due to Personal reasons[7]
24Prasidh Krishna India19 February 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
14Vaibhav Arora India14 December 1997Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
5Kamlesh Nagarkoti India28 December 1999Right-handedRight-arm fast2018₹3.2 crore (US$401,000)
43Tim Southee New Zealand11 December 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹75 lakh (US$94,000)Overseas, Replacement for Pat Cummins[8]
Source: KKR Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
OwnerShah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
CEO and Managing DirectorVenky Mysore
Team managerWayne Bentley
Head coachBrendon McCullum
Assistant coachAbhishek Nayar
MentorDavid Hussey
Bowling coachKyle Mills
Fielding coachJames Foster
Head PhysiotherapistKamlesh Jain
Strength and Conditioning coachChris Donaldson
Source: KKR Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultWLLLLWLWWLWLWW
Position25668575444444
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

League table

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[9]

Matches

Match 3
11 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
177/5 (20 overs)
Nitish Rana 80 (56)
Rashid Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 61* (44)
Prasidh Krishna 2/35 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the 100th win in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.[10]
Match 5
13 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
152 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
142/7 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 56 (36)
Andre Russell 5/15 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 57 (47)
Rahul Chahar 4/27 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahul Chahar (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
18 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 31 (20)
Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 15
21 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
220/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
202 (19.1 overs)
Faf du Plessis 95* (60)
Andre Russell 1/27 (2 overs)
Pat Cummins 66* (34)
Deepak Chahar 4/29 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
24 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
134/4 (18.5 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 36 (26)
Chris Morris 4/23 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 42* (41)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 21
26 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
126/5 (16.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 31 (34)
Prasidh Krishna 3/30 (4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 47* (40)
Moises Henriques 1/5 (1 over)
Kolkata Knight Riders won 5 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 25
29 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
156/3 (16.3 overs)
Andre Russell 45* (27)
Lalit Yadav 2/13 (3 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 82 (41)
Pat Cummins 3/24 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
20 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
Shubman Gill 48 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.[11]
Match 34
23 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/3 (15.1 overs)
Quinton de Kock 55 (42)
Lockie Ferguson 2/27 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 74* (42)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/43 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 38
26 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/6 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
172/8 (20 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 45 (33)
Shardul Thakur 2/20 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 43 (30)
Sunil Narine 3/41 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 41
28 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
130/7 (18.2 overs)
Steve Smith 39 (34)
Lockie Ferguson 2/10 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 36* (27)
Avesh Khan 3/13 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 45
1 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/7 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 67 (49)
Arshdeep Singh 3/32 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 67 (55)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/24 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[12]
Match 49
3 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
115/8 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
119/4 (19.4 overs)
Kane Williamson 26 (21)
Tim Southee 2/26 (4 overs)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 57 (51)
Jason Holder 2/32 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 54
7 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1 overs)
Shubman Gill 56 (44)
Rahul Tewatia 1/11 (1 over)
Rahul Tewatia 44 (36)
Shivam Mavi 4/21 (3.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 86 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[13]

Playoffs

Eliminator

11 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (33)
Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 29 (18)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2

13 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
136/7 (19.5 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 36 (39)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 55 (41)
Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final

15 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
192/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 86 (59)
Sunil Narine 2/26 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 51 (43)
Shardul Thakur 3/38 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1Shubman Gill17170 478 9445.11402118.900203911
2Rahul Tripathi17162 397 74*28.35283140.280204111
3Nitish Rana17163 383 8029.46314121.970223417
4Venkatesh Iyer10101 370 6741.11288128.470403714
5Dinesh Karthik17155 223 4022.30170131.17001227
6Andre Russell1092 183 5426.14120152.500101414
7Eoin Morgan17164 133 47*11.0813995.6800486
8Pat Cummins752 93 66*31.0056166.0701158
9Sunil Narine14102 62 267.7547113.9100335
10Shakib Al Hasan861 47 269.404897.9100231
11 Shivam Mavi 9 2 0 25 20 12.50 20 125.00 0 0 0 2 2
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Avg. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1Varun Chakravarthy171768.00448 18 3/1324.886.5822.6600
2Sunil Narine141456.00361 16 4/2122.566.4421.010
3Lockie Ferguson8830.00224 13 3/1817.237.4613.8400
4Prasidh Krishna101038.30351 12 3/3029.259.1119.2500
5Shivam Mavi9932.10233 11 4/2121.187.2417.5410
6Andre Russell10819.00188 11 5/1517.099.8910.3601
7Pat Cummins7726.50237 9 3/2426.338.8317.8800
8Shakib Al Hasan8826.00187 4 1/146.757.1939.000
9Venkatesh Iyer1048.3069 3 2/2920.008.1117.0000
10Tim Southee3312.0095 3 2/2631.667.9124.0000
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]

Player of the match awards

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
111 April 2021Nitish RanaSunrisers HyderabadWon by 10 runs80 (56)[16]
226 April 2021Eoin MorganPunjab KingsWon by 5 Wickets47* (40)[17]
320 September 2021Varun ChakravarthyRoyal Challengers BangaloreWon by 9 Wickets3/13 (4)[18]
423 September 2021Sunil NarineMumbai IndiansWon by 7 Wickets1/20 (4)[19]
528 September 2021Sunil NarineDelhi CapitalsWon by 3 Wickets2/18 (4) and 21 (10)[20]
63 October 2021Shubman GillSunrisers HyderabadWon by 6 Wickets57 (51)[21]
77 October 2021Shivam MaviRajasthan RoyalsWon by 86 runs4/21 (4 overs)[22]
811 October 2021: EliminatorSunil NarineRoyal Challengers BangaloreWon by 4 wickets4/21 (4 overs) and 26 (15)[23]
913 October 2021: Qualifier 2Venkatesh IyerDelhi CapitalsWon by 3 wickets55 (41)[24]

References

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  2. ↑ "Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings". Retrieved 13 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "KKR sign Gurkeerat as replacement for injured Rinku". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Gurkeerat Singh Mann signs up with Kolkata Knight Riders as replacement for Rinku Singh". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Pat Cummins to Jos Buttler: List of players who have pulled out of IPL 2021's 2nd leg in UAE". Times Now News. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "KKR sign Tim Southee for remainder of IPL 2021". CricBuzz. Retrieved 26 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "IPL schedule". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "SRK congratulates KKR for 100th IPL win". Hindustan Times. 12 April 2021. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  11. ↑ Bandarupalli, Sampath (20 September 2021). "Kohli at 200 matches: The formidable numbers of an IPL giant". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
  12. ↑ "KL Rahul Saves Punjab Kings from IPL Exit; Delhi Capitals Into Playoffs as KKR Lose By Five Wickets". News 18. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win". Cricbuzz. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 October 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  14. ↑ "KKR Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  15. ↑ "KKR Most wickets in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
  16. ↑ "Rana, Tripathi, Prasidh star in KKR's opening win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  17. ↑ "Morgan, bowlers lift Kolkata Knight Riders off bottom of IPL points table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  18. ↑ "Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell rout Royal Challengers Bangalore for 92 to set up big win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Iyer, Tripathi put KKR in top four after bowlers rein Mumbai in". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  20. ↑ "All-star bowling, key blows from Narine and Rana give Knight Riders win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  21. ↑ "Shubman Gill, bowlers boost KKR's playoffs chances". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  22. ↑ "Clinical Knight Riders in line for final playoff spot after Royals demolition job". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  23. ↑ "Narine stars with bat and ball, puts KKR in Qualifier 2, ends Kohli's tenure as RCB captain with defeat". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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