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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Kolkata Knight Riders
| season = [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
| coach = [[Jacques Kallis]]
| captain =[[Dinesh Karthik]]
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| most runs = [[Andre Russell]] (510)
| most wickets = Andre Russell (11)
| comp1 = [[2019 Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result = 5th
| prevseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2018|2018]]
| nextseason =[[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2020|2020]]
}}

The [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 season]] was the 12th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) franchise [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 IPL]]. They finished the season in the fifth place. The team was captained by [[Dinesh Karthik]] and coached by [[Jacques Kallis|Jacques Henry Kallis]] with Simon Matthew Katich as assistant coach, Omkar Salvia as bowling coach and [[Abhishek Nayar|Abhishek Mohan Nair]] as mentor

==Background==
===Player retention and auction===
{{Main|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 (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-full-list-players-retained-released-purse-remaining-1389979-2018-11-16|website=India today|author= |date=16 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/ipl-auction-2019-who-is-retained-and-released-here-s-list-for-all-teams-118121800166_1.html|website=Business Standard|author= |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2019-auction-how-the-franchises-spent-and-how-teams-are-stacked-up/articleshow/67150455.cms|website=times of india|author= |date=18 December 2018 |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>

===Team analysis===
''[[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=With their core still in place, Kolkata Knight Riders can hope for another top-four finish |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26304270/with-their-core-place-kolkata-knight-riders-hope-another-top-four-finish |access-date=25 March 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> ''[[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.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Can Kolkata Knight Riders' hard-hitters power them to third title? – SWOT Analysis |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ipl-2019-can-kolkata-knight-riders-hard-hitters-power-them-to-third-title-swot-analysis/story-cIqXXXaM7VAKsZ7fIpk1oM.html |access-date=23 July 2022 | first=Pratik | last=Sagar | date=22 March 2019 | newspaper=Hindustan Times}}</ref> ''[[Firstpost]]'' called [[Andre Russell]] the "fulcrum of the side" and acknowledged the "variety and depth in the squad."<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2019-kolkata-knight-riders-preview-andre-russell-the-key-as-variety-and-depth-make-kkr-a-team-to-watch-out-for-6252641.html |access-date=25 March 2019 |work=Firstpost}}</ref> 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."<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Spinners Key as Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Title Run |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2019-watch-anil-kumbles-looks-at-kkrs-chances-2070945.html |access-date=25 March 2019 |work=News18}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Nationality
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Year signed
! Salary
! Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|6|| '''[[Joe Denly]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1986|3|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} || Overseas
|-
|27|| [[Nitish Rana]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1993|12|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|35|| [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1997|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|80|l|-3}} ||
|-
|37|| '''[[Robin Uthappa]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1985|9|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|6.4|c|-3}} || Vice-captain; Occasional wicket-keeper
|-
|50|| '''[[Chris Lynn]]''' || {{cr|Australia}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1990|4|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || [[Slow left-arm orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|9.6|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|77|| '''[[Shubman Gill]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1999|9|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.8|c|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|12|| '''[[Andre Russell]]''' || {{cr|Jamaica}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1988|4|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|26|| '''[[Carlos Brathwaite]]''' || {{cr|Barbados}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1988|7|18|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5|c}} || Overseas
|-
|74|| '''[[Sunil Narine]]''' || {{cr|Trinidad}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1988|5|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8.5|c|1}} || Overseas
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1999|12|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3.2|c|-3}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Shrikant Mundhe]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1988|10|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|7|| [[Nikhil Naik]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1994|11|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|19|| '''[[Dinesh Karthik]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1985|6|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.4|c|1}} || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Bowlers
|-
|11|| '''[[Harry Gurney]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1986|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|75|l}} || Overseas
|-
|21|| '''[[Piyush Chawla]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1988|12|24|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] [[googly]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.2|c|-3}} ||
|-
|23|| '''[[Kuldeep Yadav]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1994|12|14|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Slow left-arm wrist-spin]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5.8|c|-3}}||
|-
|25|| [[Prithvi Raj (cricketer)|Prithvi Raj Yarra]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1998|02|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|32|| [[Shivam Mavi]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1998|11|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|3|c|-3}} ||
|-
|43|| [[Prasidh Krishna]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1996|02|19|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|63|| [[Sandeep Warrier]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1991|04|04|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|69|| '''[[Lockie Ferguson]]''' || {{cr|New Zealand}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1991|06|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.6|c}} || Overseas
|-
|94|| [[K. C. Cariappa (cricketer)|K. C. Cariappa]] || {{cr|India}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1994|04|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}|| '''[[Anrich Nortje]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1993|11|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} || Overseas
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Matthew Kelly (cricketer)|Matt Kelly]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2019|03|23|1994|12|07|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right"| Replacement signing || Overseas
|}

== Coaching and support staff ==
[[File:Jacques Kallis 2.jpg|thumb|Kallis coached the team for the fourth season]]

* Head coach – [[Jacques Kallis]]
* Assistant coach – [[Simon Katich]]
* Bowling coach – Omkar Salvi
* Spin bowling coach - [[Carl Crowe]]
* Team manager - Wayne Bentley
* Strength and conditioning coach – Adrian le Roux
* Physiotherapist – [[Andrew Leipus]]

Ref<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for |url=https://www.firstpost.com/firstcricket/sports-news/ipl-2019-kolkata-knight-riders-preview-andre-russell-the-key-as-variety-and-depth-make-kkr-a-team-to-watch-out-for-6252641.html |access-date=24 March 2019 |work=Firstpost}}</ref>

== Match results ==
=== League stage ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}

{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match2}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match6}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match10}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match17}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match21}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match23}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match26}}

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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match29}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match35}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match38}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match43}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match47}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match52}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match56}}

==Statistics==
===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! NO
! Runs
! HS
! Ave.
! BF
! SR
! 100s
! 50s
! 0
! 4s
! 6s
|-
|1|| [[Andre Russell]] || 14|| 13 || 4 || 510 || 80* || 56.66 || 249 || 204.81 || 0 || 4 || 1 || 31 || 52
|-
|2|| [[Chris Lynn]] || 13 || 13 || 0 || 405 || 82 || 31.15 || 290 || 133.12 || 0 || 4 || 2 || 41 || 22
|-
|3|| [[Nitish Rana]] || 14 || 11 || 2 || 344 || 85* || 34.40 || 235 || 146.38 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 27 || 21
|-
|4|| [[Shubman Gill]] || 14 || 13 || 4 || 296 || 76 || 32.88 || 238 || 124.36 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 21 || 10
|-
|5|| [[Robin Uthappa]] || 12 || 11 || 3 || 282 || 67* || 31.33 || 245 || 115.10 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 28 || 10
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12741;team=4341;type=tournament|title=KKR Most Runs in IPL 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! Overs
! Maidens
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Ave.
! Econ.
! SR
! 4W
! 5W
|-
|1|| [[Andre Russell]] || 14 || 12 || 28.0 || 0 || 287 || 11 || 2/21 || 26.09 || 9.51 || 16.4 || 0 || 0
|-
|2|| [[Sunil Narine]] || 12 || 12 || 44.2 || 1 || 347 || 10 || 2/19 || 34.70 || 7.82 || 26.6 || 0 || 0
|-
|3|| [[Piyush Chawla]] || 13 || 13 || 44.3 || 0 || 399 || 10 || 3/20 || 39.90 || 8.96 || 26.7 || 0 || 0
|-
|4|| [[Harry Gurney]] || 8 || 4 || 27.0 || 0 || 238 || 7 || 2/25 || 34.00 || 8.81 || 23.1 || 0 || 0
|-
|5|| [[Kuldeep Yadav]] || 9 || 9 || 33.0 || 0 || 286 || 4 || 2/41 || 71.50 || 8.66 || 49.5 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12741;team=4341;type=tournament|title=KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2019|2=3|3=24|format=dmy}} ||[[Andre Russell]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Won By 6 wickets ||49 runs off 19 balls || <ref>{{cite news |title=IPL 2019: Andre Russell wanted to cry after KKR's win over SRH, says Shah Rukh Khan |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/story/ipl-2019-kkr-vs-srh-shah-rukh-khan-eden-gardens-photos-andre-russell-cricket-1485676-2019-03-25 |work=India today}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2019|2=3|3=27|format=dmy}} ||[[Andre Russell]] || [[Kings XI Punjab]] ||Won By 28 runs ||48 runs off 17 balls || <ref>{{cite news |title=Andre Russell steals the show |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175361 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=05|format=dmy}} ||[[Andre Russell]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||Won By 5 Wickets ||48* runs off 13 balls || <ref>{{cite news |title=Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175372 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=07|format=dmy}} ||[[Harry Gurney]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] ||Won By 8 Wickets ||2/25 in 4 overs || <ref>{{cite news |title=Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175372 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=28|format=dmy}} ||[[Andre Russell]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won By 34 runs||80* runs in 40 balls || <ref>{{cite news |title=Russell's 80* off 40 trumps Hardik's 91 off 34 as Knight Riders stay alive|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178422 |work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
| 6 || {{dts|1=2019|2=5|3=3|format=dmy}} ||[[Shubman Gill]] || [[Kings XI Punjab]] ||Won By 7 Wickets||65 runs in 49 balls || <ref>{{cite news |title=Shubman Gill leads KKR to stay alive, Kings XI knocked out|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178427|work=ESPN}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{2019 Indian Premier League}}
{{Kolkata Knight Riders}}

[[Category:2019 Indian Premier League]]
[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons]]

2019 Kolkata Knight Riders season - Revision history

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