| Club: | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Season: | 2016 |
| Coach: | Jacques Kallis |
| Captain: | Gautam Gambhir |
| Ground: | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Comp1: | IPL |
| Comp1 Result: | 4th |
| Most Runs: | Gautam Gambhir (501) |
| Most Wickets: | Andre Russell (15) |
| Prevseason: | 2015 |
| Nextseason: | 2017 |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, and had new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis was head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss, while Wasim Akram became the new bowling coach. The KKR were placed fourth at the end of the season.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 2 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 3 | Won by 8 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) | Scorecard | ||||
| 4 | Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28) | Scorecard | ||||
| 5 | Won by 2 wickets, MoM - Suryakumar Yadav 60(49) | Scorecard | ||||
| 6 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 7 | Lost by 27 runs | Scorecard | ||||
| 8 | Won by 5 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 9 | Won by 7 runs, MoM - Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs) | Scorecard | ||||
| 10 | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 11 | Won by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - Yusuf Pathan 37*(18) | Scorecard | ||||
| 12 | Lost by 9 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 13 | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | ||||
| 14 | Won by 22 runs, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) | Scorecard | ||||
| Play-offs | ||||||
| 15 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) | Lost by 22 runs | Scorecard | |||
| Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs. | ||||||