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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Kolkata Knight Riders
| image =
| season = [[2022 Indian Premier League|2022]]
| coach = [[Brendon McCullum]]
| coachtitle = Coach
| captain = [[Shreyas Iyer]]
| captaintitle = Captain
| overseas =
| overseastitle =
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| comp1 = [[2022 Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result = 7th
| comp2 =
| comp2 result =
| most runs = [[Shreyas Iyer]] (401)
| most wickets = [[Andre Russell]] (17)
| most catches =
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2021|2021]]
| nextseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2023|2023]]
}}

The 2022 season was the 15th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) franchise [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (KKR). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the [[2022 Indian Premier League]]. The franchise qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time 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 franchise also qualified for the playoffs in the three consecutive years of [[2016 Indian Premier League|2016]], [[2017 Indian Premier League|2017]] and [[2018 Indian Premier League|2018]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-become-10-team-tournament-from-2022-1275505 |access-date=29 September 2021 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=28 September 2021 |title=IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date |url=https://zeenews.india.com/cricket/ipl-2022-confirmed-two-new-ipl-teams-will-be-announced-on-this-date-2398024.html |access-date=29 September 2021 |website=Zee News}}</ref> as well as in [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]] when they were runners up.

==Background==
The team retained four players from the 2021 season ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.<ref>{{Cite web |title=VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention |url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/3751/vivo-ipl-2022-player-retention |access-date=30 November 2021 |website=IPLT20.com |publisher=Indian Premier League}}</ref>
;Retained: [[Andre Russell]], [[Varun Chakaravarthy]], [[Venkatesh Iyer]], [[Sunil Narine]]
;Acquired during the auction: [[Nitish Rana]], [[Pat Cummins]], [[Shreyas Iyer]], [[Shivam Mavi]], [[Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)|Sheldon Jackson]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]], [[Anukul Roy]], [[Rasikh Dar]], [[Baba Indrajith]], [[Chamika Karunaratne]], [[Abhijeet Tomar]], [[Pratham Singh]], Ashok Sharma, [[Sam Billings]], [[Alex Hales]], [[Tim Southee]], [[Ramesh Kumar (cricketer)|Ramesh Kumar]], [[Mohammad Nabi]], [[Umesh Yadav]], [[Aman Khan]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kolkata Knight Riders full list of players after IPL auction 2022 |url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-auction/kolkata-knight-riders-kkr-full-team-players-list-after-ipl-auction-2022/article38422416.ece |access-date=14 February 2021 |website=sportstar.thehindu.com |publisher=The Hindu}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.
*'''Squad strength:''' 25 (17 - Indian, 8 - overseas)
{| 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;"|Batters
|-
|3|| '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|6|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} ||
|-
|5||'''[[Aaron Finch]]'''||{{cr|Australia}}||{{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1986|11|17|df=y}}||Right-handed||Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]]|| style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:center;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas Replacement for [[Alex Hales]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121421/kkr-rope-in-aaron-finch-as-replacement-for-alex-hales-cricbuzzcom|title=KKR rope in Aaron Finch as replacement for Alex Hales|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/alex-hales-opts-out-of-ipl-2022-kolkata-knight-riders-name-aaron-finch-as-replacement-1304974|title=Alex Hales opts out of IPL 2022, KKR name Aaron Finch as replacement|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
|24|| [[Abhijeet Tomar]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1995|03|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|40|l}} ||
|-
|35|| [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1997|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|55|l}} ||
|-
|41|| '''[[Shreyas Iyer]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12.25|c}} || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/121081/shreyas-iyer-named-captain-of-kolkata-knight-riders|title=Shreyas Iyer named captain of Kolkata Knight Riders|work=Cricbuzz|access-date=16 February 2022}}</ref>
|-
||| '''[[Alex Hales]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1989|1|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas
|-
||| [[Pratham Singh]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1992|08|31|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
||| [[Baba Indrajith]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|07|08|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
||| [[Paras Sharma]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|2002|06|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|55|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"| All-rounders
|-
|6|| [[Anukul Roy]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1998|11|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|7|| '''[[Mohammad Nabi]]''' || {{cr|Afghanistan|2013}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1985|1|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1|c}} || Overseas
|-
|12|| '''[[Andre Russell]]''' || {{cr|West Indies}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|4|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2014 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|12|c}} || Overseas
|-
|23|| [[Aman Hakim Khan]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1996|11|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|25|| '''[[Venkatesh Iyer]]'''|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1994|12|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} ||
|-
|27|| '''[[Nitish Rana]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1993|12|27|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|8|c}} ||
|-
||| '''[[Chamika Karunaratne]]''' || {{cr|Sri Lanka}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1996|5|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Wicket-Keepers
|-
|21|| [[Sheldon Jackson (cricketer)|Sheldon Jackson]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1986|09|27|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|60|l}} ||
|-
|77|| '''[[Sam Billings]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1991|6|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2|c}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Spin bowlers
|-
|29|| '''[[Varun Chakravarthy]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1991|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|8|c}} ||
|-
|74|| '''[[Sunil Narine]]''' || {{cr|West Indies}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|5|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2012 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|6|c}} || Overseas
|-
||| [[Ramesh Kumar (cricketer)|Ramesh Kumar]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1999|01|01|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;" | Pace bowlers
|-
|4|| [[Rasikh Salam]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|2000|04|05|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|19|| '''[[Umesh Yadav]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1987|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|2|c}} ||
|-
|22|| [[Harshit Rana]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|2001|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|26|| [[Shivam Mavi]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1998|11|26|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.25|c}} ||
|-
|30|| '''[[Pat Cummins]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1993|5|8|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.25|c}} || Overseas
|-
|38|| '''[[Tim Southee]]''' || {{cr|NZ}} || {{birth date and age2|2022|3|26|1988|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2022 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center;"| Source: [https://www.kkr.in/players KKR Players]
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
|CEO and Managing Director|| [[Venky Mysore]]
|-
|Team manager|| Wayne Bentley
|-
|Head coach|| [[Brendon McCullum]]
|-
|Assistant coach|| [[Abhishek Nayar]]
|-
|Mentor|| [[David Hussey]]
|-
|Bowling coach|| [[Bharat Arun]]
|-
|Fielding coach|| [[James Foster (cricketer, born 1980)|James Foster]]
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.kkr.in/players KKR Staff]
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:55%;"
|-
! Kit manufacturer
! Shirt sponsor (chest)
! Shirt sponsor (back)
! Chest branding
|-
|Wrogn Active
|WinZo
|Unacademy
|[[Lux Cozi]]
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source :
|}
{{col-2}}
|{{Cricket uniform
| pattern_la = _goldborder
| pattern_b = _kkr22
| pattern_ra = _goldborder
| pattern_pants =
| leftarm = 46155B
| body = 46155B
| rightarm = 46155B
| pants = 46155B
| title = T20 uniform
}}
{{col-end}}

== Teams and standings ==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table||legendpos=b|header=Round|label1=Teams|res1=[[Chennai Super Kings|CSK]]/[[Royal Challengers Bangalore|RCB]]/[[PBKS]]/[[Mumbai Indians|MI]]/[[Delhi Capitals|DC]]/[[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]]/[[Rajasthan Royals|RR]]/[[Gujarat Titans|GT]]/[[Delhi Capitals|DC]]/[[Rajasthan Royals|RR]]/[[Lucknow Super Giants|LSG]]/[[Mumbai Indians|MI]]/[[Sunrisers Hyderabad|SRH]]/[[Lucknow Super Giants|LSG]]|label2=Result|res2=W/L/W/W/L/L/L/L/L/W/L/W/W/L|color_W=green2|text_W=Win|color_NR=yellow2|text_NR=No Result|color_L=red2|text_L=Loss|color_1-2=green1|color_3-4=#ffc|source=Fixtures}}

=== Point table ===
{{2022 Indian Premier League Points table|showteam=KKR}}

== Fixtures ==
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 26 March 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 131/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[MS Dhoni]] 50[[not out|*]] (38)
| wickets1 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 133/4 (18.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ajinkya Rahane]] 44 (34)
| wickets2 = [[Dwayne Bravo]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304047.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]],
[[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Menon]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Umesh Yadav]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match1}}'''Match 1'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 30 March 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]]
| score1 = 128 (18.5 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andre Russell]] 25 (18)
| wickets1 = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] 4/20 (4 overs)
| score2 = 132/7 (19.2 overs)
| runs2 = [[Sherfane Rutherford]] 28 (40)
| wickets2 = [[Tim Southee]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 3 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304052.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Navdeep Singh (cricketer)|Navdeep Singh]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Wanindu Hasaranga]] (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
| toss = Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match6}}'''Match 6'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 1 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Punjab Kings]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 137 (18.2 overs)
| runs1 = [[Bhanuka Rajapaksa]] 31 (9)
| wickets1 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 4/23 (4 overs)
| score2 = 141/4 (14.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andre Russell]] 70[[not out|*]] (31)
| wickets2 = [[Rahul Chahar]] 2/13 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304054.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Saiyed Khalid]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Umesh Yadav]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match8}}'''Match 8'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 6 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 161/4 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Suryakumar Yadav]] 52 (36)
| wickets1 = [[Pat Cummins]] 2/49 (4 overs)
| score2 = 162/5 (16 overs)
| runs2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 56[[not out|*]] (15)
| wickets2 = [[Murugan Ashwin]] 2/25 (3 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 5 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304060.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Pat Cummins]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Pat Cummins]] (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored the joint-fastest half-century in the IPL (14 balls).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/kolkata-knight-riders-vs-mumbai-indians-14th-match-1304060/match-report|title=Cummins' 14-ball fifty stuns Mumbai, takes Knight Riders top of the table|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 April 2022}}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match14}}'''Match 14'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 10 April 2022
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 215/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 61 (45)
| wickets1 = [[Sunil Narine]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 171 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 54 (33)
| wickets2 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 4/35 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304065.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Chris Gaffaney]] (NZ) and [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match19}}'''Match 19'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 15 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 175/8 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nitish Rana]] 54 (36)
| wickets1 = [[T. Natarajan]] 3/37 (4 overs)
| score2 = 176/3 (17.5 overs)
| runs2 = [[Rahul Tripathi]] 71 (37)
| wickets2 = [[Andre Russell]] 2/20 (2 overs)
| result = Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304071.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Sadashiv Iyer]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rahul Tripathi]] (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
| toss = Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match25}}'''Match 25'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 217/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Jos Buttler]] 103 (61)
| wickets1 = [[Sunil Narine]] 2/21 (4 overs)
| score2 = 210 (19.4 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 85 (51)
| wickets2 = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] 5/40 (4 overs)
| result = Rajasthan Royals won by 7 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304076.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Brabourne Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Sadashiv Iyer]] (Ind) and [[Virender Sharma]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Rajasthan Royals)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (Rajasthan Royals) took a [[hat-trick (cricket)|hat-trick]] and a [[List of Indian Premier League five-wicket hauls|five-wicket haul]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2022-1298423/rajasthan-royals-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-30th-match-1304076/match-report |title=Jos Buttler ton, Yuzvendra Chahal hat-trick give Rajasthan Royals narrow win |work=ESPNcricinfo |date=18 April 2022 |access-date=18 April 2022}}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match30}}'''Match 30'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 23 April 2022
| time = 15:30
| daynight = y
| team1 = [[Gujarat Titans]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 156/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Hardik Pandya]] 67 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Andre Russell]] 4/5 (1 over)
| score2 = 148/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andre Russell]] 48 (25)
| wickets2 = [[Mohammed Shami]] 2/20 (4 overs)
| result = Gujarat Titans won by 8 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304081.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Ulhas Gandhe]] (Ind) and [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rashid Khan]] (Gujarat Titans)
| toss = Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match35}}'''Match 35'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 28 April 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| score1 = 146/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Nitish Rana]] 57 (34)
| wickets1 = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] 4/14 (3 overs)
| score2 = 150/6 (19 overs)
| runs2 = [[David Warner (cricketer)|David Warner]] 42 (26)
| wickets2 = [[Umesh Yadav]] 3/24 (4 overs)
| result = Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304087.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Pashchim Pathak]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Kuldeep Yadav]] (Delhi Capitals)
| toss = Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes = Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
| round = {{anchor|match41}}'''Match 41'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 2 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 152/5 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Sanju Samson]] 54 (49)
| wickets1 = [[Tim Southee]] 2/46 (4 overs)
| score2 = 158/3 (19.1 overs)
| runs2 = [[Nitish Rana]] 48[[not out|*]] (37)
| wickets2 = [[Trent Boult]] 1/25 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304093.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Wankhede Stadium]], [[Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Jayaraman Madanagopal]] (Ind) and [[Nitin Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match47}}'''Match 47'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 7 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 176/7 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 50 (29)
| wickets1 = [[Andre Russell]] 2/22 (3 overs)
| score2 = 101 (14.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Andre Russell]] 45 (19)
| wickets2 = [[Avesh Khan]] 3/19 (3 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 75 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304099.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind) and [[Michael Gough (cricketer)|Michael Gough]] (Eng)
| motm = [[Avesh Khan]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match53}}'''Match 53'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 9 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Mumbai Indians]]
| score1 = 165/9 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Venkatesh Iyer]] 43 (24)
| wickets1 = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] 5/10 (4 overs)
| score2 = 113 (17.3 overs)
| runs2 = [[Ishan Kishan]] 51 (43)
| wickets2 = [[Pat Cummins]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 52 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304102.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Sadashiv Iyer]] (Ind) and [[Bruce Oxenford]] (Aus)
| motm = [[Jasprit Bumrah]] (Mumbai Indians)
| toss = Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match56}}'''Match 56'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 14 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| team2 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| score1 = 177/6 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Andre Russell]] 49[[not out|*]] (28)
| wickets1 = [[Umran Malik]] 3/33 (4 overs)
| score2 = 123/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)|Abhishek Sharma]] 43 (28)
| wickets2 = [[Andre Russell]] 3/22 (4 overs)
| result = Kolkata Knight Riders won by 54 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304107.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|MCA International Stadium]], [[Pune]]
| umpires = [[K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan]] (Ind) and [[Anil Chaudhary (umpire)|Anil Chaudhary]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Andre Russell]] (Kolkata Knight Riders)
| toss = Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes =
| round = {{anchor|match61}}'''Match 61'''
}}
----
{{Single-innings cricket match
| date = 18 May 2022
| time = 19:30
| night = y
| team1 = [[Lucknow Super Giants]]
| team2 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| score1 = 210/0 (20 overs)
| runs1 = [[Quinton de Kock]] 140[[not out|*]] (70)
| wickets1 =
| score2 = 208/8 (20 overs)
| runs2 = [[Shreyas Iyer]] 50 (29)
| wickets2 = [[Mohsin Khan (Indian cricketer)|Mohsin Khan]] 3/20 (4 overs)
| result = Lucknow Super Giants won by 2 runs
| report = [https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1304112.html Scorecard]
| venue = [[DY Patil Stadium]], [[Navi Mumbai]]
| umpires = [[Yeshwant Barde]] (Ind) and [[Rohan Pandit]] (Ind)
| motm = [[Quinton de Kock]] (Lucknow Super Giants)
| toss = Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
| rain =
| notes = Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the playoffs and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/122284/de-kock-stars-as-lsg-secure-passage-to-playoffs-with-nervy-win |title=De Kock stars as LSG secure passage to playoffs with nervy win |work=Cricbuzz |date=18 May 2022 |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref>
| round = {{anchor|match66}}'''Match 66'''
}}

== 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 ||[[Shreyas Iyer]]|| 14 || 14 || 1
! 401
|| 85 ||30.85 || 401

|| 134.56 || 0 || 3 || 41 || 11
|-
| 2 ||[[Nitish Rana]] || 14 || 14 || 1
! 361
|| 57 || 27.77 || 251 || 143.82 || 0 || 2 || 29 || 22
|-
| 3 ||[[Andre Russell]]|| 14 || 12 || 3
! 335
|| 70[[Not out|*]] || 37.22 || 192 || 174.47 || 0 || 1 || 18 || 32
|-
| 4 ||[[Venkatesh Iyer]] || 12 || 12 || 1
! 182
|| 50[[Not out|*]] || 16.55 || 169 || 107.69 || 0 || 1 || 17 || 7
|-
| 5 ||[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || 7 || 7 || 2
! 174
|| 42[[Not out|*]] || 34.80 || 117 || 148.71 || 0 || 0|| 17 || 7
|-
| 6 ||[[Sam Billings]] || 8 || 8 || 1
! 169
|| 36 || 24.14 || 138 || 122.46 || 0 || 0 || 9 || 10
|-
| 7 ||[[Ajinkya Rahane]] || 7 || 7 || 0
! 133
|| 44 || 19.00 || 128 || 103.90 || 0 || 0|| 14 || 4
|-
| 8 ||[[Aaron Finch]] || 5 || 5 || 0
! 86
|| 58 || 17.20 || 61 || 140.98 || 0 || 1 || 10 || 3
|-
| 9 ||[[Sunil Narine]] || 14 || 10 || 2
! 71
|| 22 || 8.88 || 40 || 177.50 || 0 || 0|| 6 || 6
|-
| 10 ||[[Pat Cummins]] || 5 || 5 || 1
! 63
|| 56[[Not out|*]] || 15.75 || 24 || 262.50 || 0 || 1 || 5 || 6
|}
* '''Source:''' https://www.iplt20.com/stats/

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Match
! Inns
! Overs
! Maidens
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Avg.
! Econ.
! SR
! 4W
! 5W
|-
| 1 || [[Andre Russell]] || 14 || 13 || 28.1 || 0 || 278
! 17
|| 4/5 || 16.35 || 9.86 || 9.94 || 1 || 0
|-
| 2 || [[Umesh Yadav]] || 12 || 12 || 48.0 || 2 || 339
! 16
|| 4/23 || 21.18 || 7.06 || 18.00 || 1 || 0
|-
| 3 || [[Tim Southee]] || 9 || 9 || 35.0 || 0 || 275
! 14
|| 3/20 || 19.64 || 7.85 || 15.00 || 0 || 0
|-
| 4 || [[Sunil Narine]] || 14 || 14 || 56.0 || 0 || 312
! 9
|| 2/21 || 34.66 || 5.57 || 37.33 || 0 || 0
|-
| 5 || [[Pat Cummins]]|| 5 || 5 || 19.5 || 0 || 212
! 7
|| 3/22 || 30.28 || 10.68 || 17.00 || 0 || 0
|-
| 6 || [[Varun Chakravarthy]] || 11 || 11 || 39.0 || 0 || 332
! 6
|| 1/22 || 55.33 || 8.51 || 39.00 || 0 || 0
|-
| 6 || [[Shivam Mavi]] || 6 || 6 || 22.0 || 0 || 227
! 5
|| 1/33 || 45.40 || 10.31 || 26.40 || 0 || 0
|-
| 8 || [[Anukul Roy]] || 2 || 2 || 7.0 || 0 || 55
! 1
|| 1/28 || 55.00 || 7.85 || 42.0 || 0 || 0
|-
| 9 || [[Harshit Rana]]|| 2 || 2 || 5 || 0 || 51
! 1
|| 1/24 || 51.00 || 10.20 || 30.00 || 0 || 0
|}
* '''Source:''' https://www.iplt20.com/stats/

==References==
{{reflist}}{{2022 Indian Premier League}}{{Kolkata Knight Riders}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kolkata Knight Riders in 2022}}
[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons|2022]]
[[Category:2022 Indian Premier League]]

2022 Kolkata Knight Riders season - Revision history

Riya parik at 21:16, 16 August 2025