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{{short description|Cricket league season in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Kolkata Knight Riders
| season = [[2020 Indian Premier League|2020]]
| coach = [[Brendon McCullum]]
| captain =[[Eoin Morgan]] (matches 8–14 matches) [[Dinesh Karthik]] (matches 1–7)
| ground = [[Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium]], [[Abu Dhabi]]
| most runs =
[[Shubman Gill]] (440 Runs)
| most wickets = [[Varun Chakravarthy]] (17 Wickets)
| comp1 = [[2020 Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result = 5th
| prevseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2019|2019]]
| nextseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021|2021]]
}}
[[File:England vs. New Zealand 2015 (3) (McCullum further cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|Brendon McCullum was appointed as the head coach of KKR In 2020.]]
The 2020 season was the 13th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) franchise [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=4 cities that might get an IPL team in 2020|url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/cricket/4-cities-that-might-get-an-ipl-team-in-2020|access-date=6 May 2018|work=Sports Keeda|date=20 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Premier League to have 10 teams in 2020 edition?|url=https://www.newsnation.in/sports-news/cricket-news/indian-premier-league-to-have-10-teams-in-2020-edition-article-230728.html|access-date=31 July 2019|work=News Nation|date=14 July 2019}}</ref> The franchise previously qualified for the IPL playoffs in [[2011 Indian Premier League|2011]] and won the tournament in [[2012 Indian Premier League|2012]] and [[2014 Indian Premier League|2014]].<ref name="IPl-Schedule. net">{{cite web|url = http://www.ipl-schedule.net/ipl-2012-final-kolkata-knight-riders-win-ipl-5-beat-chennai-super-kings/|title = Kolkata Knight Riders win IPL 5, beat Chennai Super Kings|date = 29 March 2012|access-date = 13 October 2012|archive-date = 2 June 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120602070808/http://www.ipl-schedule.net/ipl-2012-final-kolkata-knight-riders-win-ipl-5-beat-chennai-super-kings/|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Records / Twenty20 matches / Team records / Most consecutive wins|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/records/305308.html|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2 October 2014}}</ref> The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the new team coach. The team finished 5th and could not qualify for the playoffs.

==Background==
===Player retention and transfers ===
{{Main|List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
[[File:2018.01.21.14.55.22-Roy c Finch b Cummins-0001 (40183230984) (Cummins cropped).jpg|150px|thumb|In 2020 auction, Pat Cummins has become the most expensive foreign player ever in IPL history.]]
The Kolkata Knight Riders retained 13 players and released ten players.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=KKR release Chris Lynn, Robin Uthappa; RCB let go of several overseas names|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28085381/kkr-release-chris-lynn-robin-uthappa-rcb-let-go-several-overseas-names|access-date=15 November 2019|date=15 November 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> On 12 September, [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] becomes first [[United States national cricket team|USA]] cricketer to join IPL as replacement for [[Harry Gurney]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Ali Khan set to join Kolkata Knight Riders as Harry Gurney replacement| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29866116/ipl-2020-ali-khan-joins-kolkata-knight-riders-harry-gurney-replacement|work=ESPNcricinfo|author=| date=12 September 2020|language=en|access-date=12 September 2020}}</ref>

;Retained: [[Dinesh Karthik]], [[Andre Russell]], [[Sunil Narine]], [[Kuldeep Yadav]], [[Shubman Gill]], [[Lockie Ferguson]], [[Nitish Rana]], [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], [[Prasidh Krishna]], [[Sandeep Warrier]], [[Harry Gurney]], [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]], [[Shivam Mavi]].
;Released: [[Chris Lynn]], [[Carlos Brathwaite]], [[Nikhil Naik]], [[K. C. Cariappa (cricketer)|KC Cariappa]], [[Joe Denly]], [[Shrikant Mundhe]], [[Yarra Prithviraj]], [[Anrich Nortje]].
;Acquired via trade: [[Siddhesh Lad]].

===Auction===

KKR went into the auction with a budget of 35.65 crores INR. They bought Australian bowler [[Pat Cummins]] for 15.50 Cr, which was the highest amount ever for an overseas player at the auction. They also bought England captain [[Eoin Morgan]] (for 5.25 Cr), [[Rahul Tripathi]], Tom Banton and Chris Green, and 48-year-old leg-spinner Praveen Tambe, who was bought at his base price of INR 20 lakhs.

;Acquired at the auction: Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, [[Tom Banton]], [[Rahul Tripathi]], [[Varun Chakravarthy]], [[Manimaran Siddharth]], Nikhil Naik, [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]], [[Pravin Tambe]].

===Offseason===
[[Brendon McCullum]] expressed happiness after being appointed KKR's coach, saying it was an honour for him.<ref>{{cite news |title=IPL: KKR name Brendon McCullum as head coach| url=https://www.thehindu.com/sport/cricket/ipl-kkr-name-mccullum-as-head-coach/article29101093.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|author=| date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

On 13 March 2020, the BCCI postponed the tournament until 15 April, in view of the ongoing [[COVID-19 pandemic|coronavirus pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Gollapudi|first=Nagraj|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28895902/start-ipl-2020-postponed-april-15|title=Coronavirus threat: IPL 2020 deferred until April 15|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|date=13 March 2020|access-date=28 March 2020}}</ref> After [[Narendra Modi]] said that the lockdown in India would last until at least 3 May 2020,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-52277096 |title=PM Narendra Modi says India will extend coronavirus lockdown until 3 May |work=BBC News |date=14 April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref> the BCCI suspended the tournament indefinitely.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gollapudi|first=Nagraj|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29034887/bcci-set-defer-ipl-indefinitely-india-lockdown|title=With India in lockdown, IPL 2020 suspended indefinitely|publisher=ESPNcricinfo |date=15 April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}</ref>

On 24 May, Indian sports minister [[Kiren Rijiju]] stated that the decision on whether or not to allow the tournament to be conducted in 2020 would be made by the Indian government based on "the situation of the pandemic".<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian government to decide the fate of IPL season, says Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/indian-govt-to-decide-fate-of-ipl-not-the-bcci-sports-minister/articleshow/75938735.cms|access-date=30 May 2020|website=The Times of India|agency=Reuters|date=24 May 2020}}</ref> In June 2020, the BCCI confirmed that their preference was to host the tournament in India, possibly between September and October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29300668/ipl-2020-bcci-looking-september-october-window,-says-brijesh-patel |title=IPL 2020: BCCI looking at September-October window, says Brijesh Patel|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=25 June 2020|date=12 June 2020}}</ref> On 24 July 2020, it was confirmed that the tournament would start from 19 September 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/113563/ipl-2020-to-begin-on-september-19-final-on-november-8 |title=IPL 2020 set to begin on September 19|work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 July 2020}}</ref>

Australian player [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]] was banned from bowling in January 2020 for three months, due to an illegal action. He had been bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at a base price of INR 20 lakhs. Whether or not he would participate in the IPL season would depend on the League's Governing Council approval.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cricket.com.au/news/chris-green-suspect-bowling-action-big-bash-league-sydney-thunder-bbl-spinner-t20/2020-01-08|title=Green banned due to an illegal bowling action|website=cricket.com.au|language=en|access-date=2020-01-08}}</ref>{{update inline|reason=did anything come of this?|date=September 2020}} A senior BCCI official confirmed that leg-spinner [[Pravin Tambe]] would not play in the IPL 2020 since he had played in T10 league.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Pravin Tambe not eligible to play in IPL as per BCCI rules| url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/kolkata-knight-riders-spinner-pravin-tambe-not-eligible-to-play-in-ipl-as-per-bcci-rules-1636422-2020-01-13|website=indiatoday|author=| date=13 January 2020}}</ref>

===Team analysis===
''[[ESPNcricinfo]]'' wrote "Like most teams in the Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders also have a great playing XI, which has six bowling options and many impact players. The team has done an excellent job by buying Morgan, [[Tom Banton|Banton]] and [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Green]]. However, [[Pat Cummins]] sold for a record amount will also be under pressure to perform well for him. Apart from this, the team has tremendous all-rounders in the form of [[Sunil Narine|Narine]] and [[Andre Russell|Russell]]. The bowling attack of the team will decide how it performs in 2020."<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?| url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place|website=ESPN|author=| date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

[[Gautam Gambhir]] said on the Star Sports Cricket Live show:
{{cquote|If we look at the team as a whole, there is no alternative to Andre Russell, Eoin Morgan or Sunil Narine. The team has no middle-order batsman when Eoin Morgan gets hurt.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2020: Kolkata Knight Riders को 2 बार चैम्पियन बनाने वाले गौतम गंभीर ने टीम को लेकर इस बात पर जताई चिंता| url=https://m.livehindustan.com/cricket/story-ipl-2020-gautam-gambhir-expressed-concern-for-kolkata-knight-riders-for-this-reason-2913846.html|website=livehindustan|author=}}</ref>}}

==Season summary==
On 23 September, Kolkata Knight Riders lost the opening match against Mumbai Indians. [[Dinesh Karthik]] won the toss and elected to field. [[Rohit Sharma]] 80 off 54 balls and [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 47 off 28 balls, contributed to a score of 195. Chasing a target of 196, the team had lost two wickets in a five overs. [[Shivam Mavi]] 9 off 10 balls was stumped on the final ball of the match and Knight Riders could only score 146/9 in 20 overs, losing the match by 49 runs.<ref>{{cite web |title=DREAM11 IPL 2020, MATCH 5 KKR VS MI – MATCH REPORT| url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/208102/dream11-ipl-2020-match-5-kkr-vs-mi-match-report|website=iplt20|author=| date=23 September 2020|language=en|access-date=23 September 2020}}</ref>

Kolkata Knight Riders won their next match against Sunrisers Hyderabad by 7 wickets. Dinesh Karthik lost the toss and was put to field. [[Manish Pandey]] scored 51 off 28 balls, helped the Sunrisers finish the innings at 142/4 in 20 overs. Chasing a target of 143, the Knight had lost two wickets in a first five overs, but [[Shubman Gill]] 70 off 62 balls brilliant inning and their 92-run partnership with Eoin Morgan, helped the Knight Riders to beat the Sunrisers.<ref>{{cite web |title=KKR vs SRH Highlights, IPL 2020: Shubman Gill, Eoin Morgan| url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/kkr-vs-srh-live-score-ipl-2020-sunrisers-hyderabad-win-toss-opt-to-bat-vs-kolkata-knight-riders/articleshow/78334970.cms|website=Times of india|author=| date=26 September 2020|language=en|access-date=26 September 2020}}</ref>

On 21 October 2020, Kolkata Knight Riders owned an ignominious record of becoming the team that finished with the lowest total in their allotted 20 overs without getting bowled out in the [[Indian Premier League]] against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2020/indian-premier-league-2020-kolkata-knight-riders-vs-royal-challengers-bangalore-kkr-get-unwanted-record-in-humiliating-defeat-to-rcb-2313779 |title=KKR owned an ignominious record against Royal Challengers Bangalore |access-date=21 October 2020 |work= NDTV Sports}}</ref>

After 7 matches in the season, KKR had a change of captain. Dinesh Karthik allegedly stepped down voluntarily as he wanted "''to focus on his batting and contributing more to the team’s cause".''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-22|title=Explained: Why Dinesh Karthik stepped down as KKR captain in the middle of IPL season|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/ipl-2020-dinesh-karthik-eoin-morgan-kolkata-knight-riders-6758674/|access-date=2020-11-05|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> Eoin Morgan was henceforth appointed as the captain.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Morgan takes over captaincy at KKR|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/54568251|access-date=2020-11-05}}</ref>

The team could win only 3 games in the second half of the league stage<ref>{{Cite web|title=Team review: Poor outings for Sunil Narine, Andre Russell hurt Kolkata Knight Riders|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/30256022/team-review-ipl-2020-poor-outings-sunil-narine-andre-russell-hurt-kolkata-knight-riders|access-date=2020-11-05|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=4 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref> and ended up with 14 points.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website|url=https://www.iplt20.com/points-table/2020|access-date=2020-11-05|website=www.iplt20.com|language=en}}</ref> They had 7 wins and 7 losses from their 14 games. Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad also ended with 14 points.<ref name=":0" /> However, a lower net run rate resulted in KKR being knocked out of the tournament before the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|title=SRH slay MI to qualify for IPL play-offs, KKR knocked out|url=https://telanganatoday.com/srh-slay-mi-to-qualify-for-ipl-play-offs-kkr-knocked-out|access-date=2020-11-05|website=Telangana Today|date=3 November 2020|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| No.
! style="text-align:center;"| Name
! style="text-align:center;"| Nationality
! style="text-align:center;"| Birth date
! style="text-align:center;"| Batting style
! style="text-align:center;"| Bowling style
! style="text-align:center;"| Year signed
! style="text-align:center;"| Salary
! style="text-align:center;"| Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Batsmen
|-
|27|| [[Nitish Rana]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|77|| '''[[Shubman Gill]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|35|| [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1997|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|80|l|-3}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Siddhesh Lad]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1992|5|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|16|| '''[[Eoin Morgan]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1986|9|10|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm medium || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5.25|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|52|| [[Rahul Tripathi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1991|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|60|l|-3}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|12|| '''[[Andre Russell]]''' || {{cr|Jamaica}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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
|-
|74|| '''[[Sunil Narine]]''' || {{cr|Trinidad}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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
|-
|93|| [[Chris Green (cricketer)|Chris Green]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1993|10|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off-break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|19|| '''[[Dinesh Karthik]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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]] until match 8
|-
|{{NA}}|| '''[[Tim Seifert]]''' || {{cr|New Zealand}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1994|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|18|| '''[[Tom Banton]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1998|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c|-3}} || Overseas
|-
|7|| [[Nikhil Naik]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1994|11|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Spin Bowlers
|-
|23|| '''[[Kuldeep Yadav]]''' || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}}||
|-
|29|| [[Varun Chakravarthy]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1991|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c}} ||
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Manimaran Siddharth]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1998|7|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm orthodox || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| Pace Bowlers
|-
|5|| [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]] || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|26|| [[Shivam Mavi]] || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|24|| [[Prasidh Krishna]] || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|69|| '''[[Lockie Ferguson]]''' || {{cr|New Zealand}} ||{{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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
|-
|11|| '''[[Harry Gurney]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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
|-
|63|| [[Sandeep Warrier]] || {{cr|India}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|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}} ||
|-
|30|| '''[[Pat Cummins]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1993|5|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|15.5|c}} || Overseas
|-
|47|| [[Ali Khan (American cricketer)|Ali Khan]] || {{cr|USA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2020|9|19|1990|12|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} || Overseas
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! style="text-align:center;"| Position
! style="text-align:center;"| Name
|-
| Owner|| [[Shah Rukh Khan]] ([[Red Chillies Entertainment]]), [[Jay Mehta]], [[Juhi Chawla]] ([[Mehta Group]])
|-
|CEO and Managing Director|| [[Venky Mysore]]
|-
|Team manager|| Wayne Bentley
|-
|Head coach|| [[Brendon McCullum]]
|-
|Assistant coach|| [[Abhishek Nayar]]
|-
|Bowling coach|| [[Kyle Mills]]
|-
|Mentor|| [[David Hussey]]
|-
|Fielding coach|| [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
|-
|Strength and Conditioning coach|| [[Chris Donaldson]]
|-
|Head Physiotherapist|| Kamlesh Jain

|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:right;"| Source: [https://www.kkr.in/players KKR Players]
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==

=== Kits ===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor (chest)
! Shirt sponsor (back)
! Chest Branding
|-
|[[Lux Cozi]]
|MPL
|[[Jio]]
|[[Lux Cozi]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source : www.kkr.in 
|}
{{col-2}}
{| border-"0"
|{{Cricket uniform
| pattern_la =
| pattern_b = _yellowshoulders
| pattern_ra =
| pattern_sh =
| pattern_so =
| leftarm = 4B0082
| body = 4B0082
| rightarm = 4B0082
| pants = 4B0082
| title = T20 uniform
}}
|
|}
{{col-end}}

=== Sponsors ===
'''Principal Sponsor: ''' MPL

==Teams and standings==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label2= Result
| res2= L/W/W/L/W/W/L/L/W/L/W/L/L/W

|label3= Position
| pos3= 8/5/2/5/3/3/4/4/4/4/4/5/5/4

| color_W = green2|text_W=Win
| color_D = yellow2| text_D=Draw
| color_L = red2|text_L=Loss
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc
| source = Fixtures
}}

===League table===
{{2020 Indian Premier League Points table}}

==League stage==
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]]).}}
{{hatnote|Subtract 1.5 hours from the [[UAE Standard Time]] ([[UTC+4]]) for these matches.}}

{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match5}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match8}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match12}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match16}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match21}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match24}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match28}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match32}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match35}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match39}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match42}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match46}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match49}}
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{{#section:2020 Indian Premier League|match54}}
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==Statistics==

===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! NO
! Runs
! HS
! Ave.
! BF
! SR
! 100s
! 50s
! 4s
! 6s
|-
|1|| [[Shubman Gill]] || 14 || 14 || 1 || 440 || 70* || 33.84 || 373 || 117.96 || 0 || 3 || 44 || 9
|-
|2|| [[Eoin Morgan]] || 14 || 14 || 4 || 418 || 68* || 41.80 || 302 || 138.41 || 0 || 1 || 32 || 24
|-
|3|| [[Nitish Rana]] || 14 || 14 || 0 || 352 || 87 || 25.14 || 254 || 138.58 || 0 || 3 || 43 || 12
|-
|4|| [[Rahul Tripathi]] || 11 || 11 || 1 || 230 || 81 || 23.00 || 181 || 127.07 || 0 || 1 || 21 || 10
|-
|5|| [[Dinesh Karthik]] || 14 || 14 || 2 || 169 || 58 || 14.08 || 134 || 126.11 || 0 || 1 || 20 || 4
|-
|6|| [[Pat Cummins]] || 14 || 11 || 4 || 146 || 53* || 20.85 || 114 || 128.07 || 0 || 1 || 9 || 8
|-
|7|| [[Sunil Narine]]|| 10 || 9 || 0 || 121 || 64 || 13.44 || 85 || 142.35 || 0 || 0 || 10 || 8
|-
|8|| [[Andre Russell]]|| 10 || 9 || 0 || 117 || 25 || 13.00 || 81 || 144.44 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 9
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''iplt20<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2020/most-runs | title=Players Stats and Records. IPLT20 }}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! Overs
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Avg.
! Econ.
! SR
! 4W
! 5W
|-
|1|| [[Varun Chakravarthy]]|| 13 || 13 || 52 || 356 || 17 || 20/5 || 20.94 || 6.84 || 18.35 || 0 || 1
|-
|2|| [[Pat Cummins]]|| 14 || 14 || 52 || 409 || 12 || 34/4 || 34.08 || 7.86 || 26.00 || 1 || 0
|-
|3|| [[Shivam Mavi]]|| 8 || 8 || 26 || 212 || 9 || 15/2 || 23.55 || 8.15 || 17.33 || 0 || 0
|-
|4|| [[Lockie Ferguson]]|| 5 || 5 || 19.5 || 148 || 6 || 15/3 || 24.66 || 7.46 || 19.83 || 0 || 0
|-
|5|| [[Andre Russell]]|| 10 || 7 || 18 || 175 || 6 || 29/2 || 29.16 || 9.72 || 18.00 || 0 || 0
|-
|6|| [[Sunil Narine]]|| 10 || 10 || 38 || 302 || 5 || 28/2 || 60.40 || 7.94 || 45.60 || 0 || 0
|-
|7|| [[Kamlesh Nagarkoti]]|| 9 || 9 || 26 || 231 || 5 || 13/2 || 46.20 || 8.88 || 31.20 || 0 || 0
|-
|8|| [[Prasidh Krishna]]|| 6 || 6 || 17.3 || 164 || 4 || 29/3 || 41.00 || 9.37 || 26.25 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''iplt20<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iplt20.com/stats/2020/most-wickets | title=Players Stats and Records. IPLT20 }}</ref>

==Player of the match awards==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2020|2=9|3=26|format=dmy}} ||[[Shubman Gill]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Won By 7 wickets ||70* (62) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shubman Gill guides KKR to win, following impressive bowling show|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216545/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-8th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=26 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2020|2=9|3=30|format=dmy}} ||[[Shivam Mavi]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] ||Won By 37 runs || 2/22 (4 overs) ||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kolkata Knight Riders' quicks rip through Rajasthan Royals to set up big win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216504/rajasthan-royals-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-12th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=30 September 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|3
|7 October 2020
|[[Rahul Tripathi]]
|[[Chennai Super Kings]]
|Won by 10 runs
|81 (51)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rahul Tripathi, bowling innovations carry Kolkata Knight Riders to ten-run win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216501/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-chennai-super-kings-21st-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=7 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|4
|10 October 2020
|[[Dinesh Karthik]]
|[[Kings XI Punjab]]
|Won by 2 runs
|58 (29)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sunil Narine, Prasidh Krishna pull off heist against Kings XI Punjab|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216523/kings-xi-punjab-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-24th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=10 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|5
|18 October 2020
|[[Lockie Ferguson]]
|[[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
|Won in super over
|3/15 (4 overs)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Fantastic Lockie Ferguson sets up Super-Over win for KKR|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216512/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-35th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-21|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=18 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|6
|24 October 2020
|[[Varun Chakravarthy]]
|[[Delhi Capitals]]
|Won by 59 runs
|5/20 (4 overs)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nitish Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy give Kolkata Knight Riders big win|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216497/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-delhi-capitals-42nd-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-10-24|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=24 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|7
|1 November 2020
|[[Pat Cummins]]
|[[Rajasthan Royals]]
|Won by 60 runs
|4/34 (4 overs)
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Morgan and Cummins keep Knight Riders' playoff hopes alive; Royals knocked out|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/report/1216530/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-rajasthan-royals-54th-match-indian-premier-league-2020-21|access-date=2020-11-01|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{2020 Indian Premier League}}

[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons]]
[[Category:2020 Indian Premier League]]

2020 Kolkata Knight Riders season - Revision history

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