2015 Kolkata Knight Riders season explained

Club:Kolkata Knight Riders
Season:2015
Coach:Trevor Bayliss
Captain:Gautam Gambhir
Ground:Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Comp1:IPL
Comp1 Result:5th
Most Runs:Robin Uthappa (364)[1]
Most Wickets:Andre Russell (14)[2]
Prevseason:2014
Nextseason:2016

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 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. The KKR finished 5th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

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

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1 Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Morne Morkel 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
2 Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
3 Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 66(36) and 2/39 (4 Overs) Scorecard
4 Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/18 (4 Overs) Scorecard
5 Lost by 16 runs (D/L) Scorecard
6 Match abandoned without a ball bowled Scorecard
7 Lost by 2 runs Scorecard
8 Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 55(32) and 2/20 (4 Overs) Scorecard
9 Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
10 Won by 35 runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/34 (4 Overs) Scorecard
11 Won by 13 Runs, MoM - Piyush Chawla 4/32 (4 Overs) and 22(19) Scorecard
12 Won by 1 wicket, MoM - Andre Russell 51(21)Scorecard
13 Lost by 5 runs Scorecard
14 Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
Overall record: 7–6. Failed to advance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150811015143/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2015/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=9657%3Btype%3Dtournament . 11 August 2015 .