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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2025}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = {{IPL Teams 1|kkr}}
| season = [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025]]
| image = ইডেন গার্ডেনে বাংলাদেশ ও পাকিস্তানের খেলা ৫.jpg
| imagesize = 250px
| alt = Eden Gardens in 2023
| caption = Eden Gardens, home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders
| coach = [[Chandrakant Pandit]]
| captain = [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| comp1 = [[2025 Indian Premier League#League stage|League stage]]
| comp1 result = 8th place
| most runs = Ajinkya Rahane (390)<ref name="mr"/>
| most wickets = [[Varun Chakravarthy]]<br/>[[Vaibhav Arora]]<br/>(17 each)<ref name="mw"/>
| most catches = [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] (9)<ref name="mc">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most catches|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250526120926/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/fielding-most-catches-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=26 May 2025}}</ref>
| most dismissals = [[Quinton de Kock]] (3)<ref name="md">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most dismissals|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250815081448/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/keeping-most-dismissals-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=15 August 2025}}</ref>
| prevseason = [[2024 {{IPL Teams 1|kkr}} season|2024]]
| nextseason = [[2026 {{IPL Teams 1|kkr}} season|2026]]
}}
{{2025 Indian Premier League Teams}}

The 2025 season was the 18th season for the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL) [[cricket]] franchise [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the [[2025 Indian Premier League|2025 IPL]]. They were the defending champions. Ahead of the season, [[Ajinkya Rahane]] was announced as the captain, replacing [[Shreyas Iyer]]. The team was coached by [[Chandrakant Pandit]].

Kolkata Knight Riders were the fourth team to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL and finished the season in eighth place with five wins from 14 matches. Captain Rahane scored the most runs (390) while [[Varun Chakravarthy]] and [[Vaibhav Arora]] took the most wickets (17 each) for Kolkata in the 2025 season.

== Pre-season ==
{{further|List of 2025 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
The [[2025 Indian Premier League]] was the 18th edition of the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL), a professional [[Twenty20]] (T20) [[cricket]] league, organised by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Indian Premier League |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League |access-date=22 March 2025 |website=[[Britannica.com]] |language=en-uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250317155833/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Indian-Premier-League|archive-date=17 March 2025|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] were the defending champions having won their third title in the [[2024 Indian Premier League|previous season]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-05-26 |title=Kolkata Knight Riders thrash Sunrisers Hyderabad to claim third IPL title |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/26/kolkata-knight-riders-thrash-sunrisers-hyderabad-to-claim-third-ipl-title |access-date=2025-04-10 |work=[[The Guardian]] |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240529114928/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/26/kolkata-knight-riders-thrash-sunrisers-hyderabad-to-claim-third-ipl-title |archive-date=2024-05-29 |url-status=live}}</ref> The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brar |first=Hemant |title=IPL 2025 FAQs: What's new this season? Any changes in format? |date=2023-03-20 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-who-are-the-new-captains-will-this-be-dhonis-last-season-1477101 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250322194040/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-who-are-the-new-captains-will-this-be-dhonis-last-season-1477101|archive-date=2025-03-22 |access-date=2025-03-22 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=14 May 2025 |title=IPL 2025 to resume on May 17 with RCB vs KKR, final scheduled for June 3 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-resume-on-may-17-final-to-be-played-on-june-3-1485733 |access-date=14 May 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]] |archive-date=14 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250514101323/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-to-resume-on-may-17-final-to-be-played-on-june-3-1485733 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kolkata played all their home matches at [[Eden Gardens]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adil |first=Hafsa |title=All to know about the Indian Premier League’s 2025 season |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2025/3/20/all-to-know-about-the-ipl-2025-captains-schedule-prize-money-venues |access-date=2026-01-31 |work=[[Al Jazeera English]] |language=en}}</ref>

=== Player retention ===
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.<ref>{{cite web|date=29 September 2024|title=IPL 2025 mega auction salary purse, retention rules, and RTM explained|url=https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/ipl-2025-mega-auction-salary-purse-retention-rules-and-rtm-explained-124092900134_1.html|access-date=29 September 2024|work=[[Business Standard]]|archive-date=30 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930015913/https://www.business-standard.com/cricket/news/ipl-2025-mega-auction-salary-purse-retention-rules-and-rtm-explained-124092900134_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.<ref>{{cite web |title=Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed |url=https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/list-of-retained-released-players-for-ipl-2025-mega-auction-announced-check-date-1720752 |access-date=29 September 2024 |work=[[ABP News]] |date=29 September 2024 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930020104/https://news.abplive.com/sports/cricket/list-of-retained-released-players-for-ipl-2025-mega-auction-announced-check-date-1720752 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kolkata retained six players, but did not retain their prior captain [[Shreyas Iyer]].<ref name="retain"/><ref name=kkr-retain/>

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Retained players<ref name="retain">{{cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=IPL 2025 retentions: List of all the retained players ahead of the mega auction |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retentions-list-list-of-players-retained-by-franchises-csk-kkr-srh-lsg-1457696 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260108133354/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retentions-list-list-of-players-retained-by-franchises-csk-kkr-srh-lsg-1457696 |archive-date=8 January 2026 |access-date=30 October 2024 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref><ref name=kkr-retain>{{cite news |date=30 October 2024 |title=Russell, Shreyas Iyer, Starc unlikely to be retained by KKR |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retention-russell-shreyas-starc-unlikely-to-be-retained-by-kkr-ahead-of-mega-auction-1457677 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251012025230/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-retention-russell-shreyas-starc-unlikely-to-be-retained-by-kkr-ahead-of-mega-auction-1457677 |archive-date=12 October 2025 |access-date=31 October 2024|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>
! scope="col" | No.
! scope="col" | Player
! scope="col" | Salary
|-
| 1 || [[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]] || {{INRConvert|13|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 2 || [[Varun Chakravarthy]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 3 || [[Sunil Narine]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 4 || [[Andre Russell]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 5 || [[Ramandeep Singh (cricketer)|Ramandeep Singh]] || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}}
|-
| 6 || [[Harshit Rana]] || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}}
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Released players<ref name="retain"/><ref name="S2024">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-squad-1413553/series-squads|title=2024 Indian Premier League, {{IPL Teams 1|kkr}} squad|access-date=30 October 2024|dynamic=n|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250410134153/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2024-1410320/kolkata-knight-riders-squad-1413553/series-squads|archive-date=10 April 2025}}</ref>
! [[Batting (cricket)|Batters]] || [[Wicket-keeper]]s || [[All-rounder]]s || [[Fast bowling|Fast bowlers]] || [[Spin bowling|Spin bowlers]]
|-
| valign="top" |
* [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]]
* [[Manish Pandey]]
* [[Nitish Rana]]
* [[Shreyas Iyer]]
| valign="top" |
* [[K. S. Bharat]]
* [[Phil Salt]]
* [[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Anukul Roy]]
* [[Sherfane Rutherford]]
* [[Venkatesh Iyer]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Chetan Sakariya]]
* [[Dushmantha Chameera]]
* [[Mitchell Starc]]
* [[Sakib Hussain]]
* [[Vaibhav Arora]]
| valign="top" |
* [[Allah Ghazanfar]]
* [[Suyash Sharma]]
|}

=== Auction ===
The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in [[Jeddah]], Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-auction-on-november-24-25-in-jeddah-1458546|access-date=5 November 2024|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|archive-date=16 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241116185000/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-auction-on-november-24-25-in-jeddah-1458546|url-status=live}}</ref> The auction purse for each franchise was set at {{INRConvert|120|c|lk=on}}, with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Report Says Franchise Purse To Increase From Rs 90 Crore to 120 Crore |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-governing-council-to-meet-on-saturday-evening-set-to-finalise-auction-retention-rule-6670161 |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=[[NDTV]] |archive-date=1 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241001020644/https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/ipl-governing-council-to-meet-on-saturday-evening-set-to-finalise-auction-retention-rule-6670161 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=IPL retention FAQs: What is the modified RTM rule? Has the auction purse increased?|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-retention-faqs-what-is-the-modified-rtm-rule-has-the-auction-purse-increased-1453284|date=2024-09-30|access-date=2024-10-01|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|archive-date=29 April 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250429101841/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-retention-faqs-what-is-the-modified-rtm-rule-has-the-auction-purse-increased-1453284|url-status=live}}</ref> Kolkata had a purse remaining of {{INR convert|51|c}}.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-31 |title=IPL 2025 Auction: Purse Remaining For Each Team After Retentions |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-auction-purse-remaining-for-each-team-after-retentions |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=Wisden |language=en |archive-date=3 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241103065133/https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-auction-purse-remaining-for-each-team-after-retentions |url-status=live}}</ref> Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed [[Indian Premier League#Players|Right-to-Match]] (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.<ref>{{cite web |title=Franchises can now retain record number of players ahead of IPL 2025 auction, purse size gets bigger too; check all details here |url=https://thesportstak.com/cricket/indian-premier-league-22-mar-2024/story/franchises-can-now-retain-5-players-with-1-rtm-card-ahead-of-ipl-2025-auction-purse-size-gets-bigger-check-all-details-here-3101224-2024-09-28 |access-date=1 October 2024 |work=SportsTak |date=28 September 2024 |archive-date=7 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241007090833/https://thesportstak.com/cricket/indian-premier-league-22-mar-2024/story/franchises-can-now-retain-5-players-with-1-rtm-card-ahead-of-ipl-2025-auction-purse-size-gets-bigger-check-all-details-here-3101224-2024-09-28 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kolkata had no cards left.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-mega-auction-every-ipl-teams-retentions-auction-purse-total-slots-rtm-available-7089198|title=IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Every IPL Team's Retentions, Auction Purse, Total Slots, RTM Available|work=[[NDTV]]|date=24 November 2024|access-date=24 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250410063200/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-mega-auction-every-ipl-teams-retentions-auction-purse-total-slots-rtm-available-7089198 |archive-date=10 April 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref> Kolkata bought fifteen players in the auction, including ten capped players and five overseas players.<ref name="List">{{cite web|url=https://olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2025-teams-squads-list-player-prices|title=IPL 2025 teams and all squads - full players list|website=[[Olympics.com]]|date=25 November 2024|access-date=25 November 2024|archive-date=24 November 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241124172801/https://olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2025-teams-squads-list-player-prices|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Squad ==
* Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in '''bold'''.
* Ages are as of {{start date|2025|3|22|df=y}}.
* Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol ({{dagger}}) and placed at the bottom of the table.
{{clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|+ [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] squad for the [[2025 Indian Premier League]]<ref name="S2025">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|ref=ipl-2025-1449924/kolkata-knight-riders-squad-1458633/series-squads|title=2025 Indian Premier League, Kolkata Knight Riders squad|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250526113406/https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2025-1449924/kolkata-knight-riders-squad-1458633/series-squads|archive-date=26 May 2025}}</ref><ref name="retain"/><ref name="List"/>
! S/N || Name || Nationality || Birth date || Batting style || Bowling style || Salary || Notes
|-
| 2 || '''[[Anrich Nortje]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1993|11|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|6.5|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 3 || '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1988|6|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|1.5|c|lk=on}} || [[Captain (cricket)|Captain]]<ref>{{Cite news |date=2025-03-13 |title=KKR CEO reveals reason behind naming Ajinkya Rahane as captain over Venkatesh Iyer: 'It takes a lot of maturity...' |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/kkr-ceo-reveals-reason-behind-naming-ajinkya-rahane-as-captain-over-venkatesh-iyer-it-takes-a-lot-of-maturity-101741846582921.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250313084251/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/kkr-ceo-reveals-reason-behind-naming-ajinkya-rahane-as-captain-over-venkatesh-iyer-it-takes-a-lot-of-maturity-101741846582921.html |archive-date=13 March 2025 |access-date=2025-04-14 |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en-us |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| 9 || '''[[Manish Pandey]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1989|9|10|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 10 || '''[[Moeen Ali]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1987|6|18|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || {{INRConvert|2|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 11 || '''[[Mayank Markande]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1997|11|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 12 || '''[[Andre Russell]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1988|4|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 13 || '''[[Quinton de Kock]]''' || {{cr|SA}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1992|12|17|df=y}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || {{INRConvert|3.6|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 14 || [[Vaibhav Arora]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1997|12|14|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast medium]] || {{INRConvert|1.8|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 18 || [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2004|6|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || {{INRConvert|3|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 19 || '''[[Ramandeep Singh (cricketer)|Ramandeep Singh]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1997|04|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 21 || '''[[Rahmanullah Gurbaz]]''' || {{cr|AFG}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2001|11|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium fast]] || {{INRConvert|2|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 22 || '''[[Harshit Rana]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2001|12|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast medium]] || {{INRConvert|4|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 25 || '''[[Venkatesh Iyer]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1994|12|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|23.75|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 29 || '''[[Varun Chakravarthy]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1991|8|29|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg spin|leg break]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 35 || '''[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1997|10|12|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Off spin|off break]] || {{INRConvert|13|c|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 45 || [[Anukul Roy]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|11|30|df=y}} || Left-handed || [[Left-arm orthodox spin|Slow left-arm orthodox]] || {{INRConvert|40|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 47 || '''[[Spencer Johnson (cricketer)|Spencer Johnson]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1995|12|16|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|2.8|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| 55 || '''[[Chetan Sakariya]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1998|2|28|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium fast]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Replacement{{efn|name="Malik"}}
|-
| 73 || [[Luvnith Sisodia]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|2000|1|15|df=y}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} ||
|-
| 74 || '''[[Sunil Narine]]''' || {{cr|WIN}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1988|5|26|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off spin|off break]] || {{INRConvert|12|c|lk=on}} || Overseas
|-
| {{N/A}} || [[Shivam Shukla]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1995|12|11|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Leg spin|leg break]] || {{INRConvert|30|l|lk=on}} || Temporary{{Efn|name=TempRep}} replacement{{efn|name=Powell}}
|-
| 52 || '''[[Rovman Powell]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|WIN}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1993|7|23|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || {{INRConvert|1.5|c|lk=on}} || Overseas; withdrawn{{efn|name=Powell|[[Shivam Shukla]] replaced [[Rovman Powell]], after the latter withdrew due to tonsils.<ref name=tr1>{{Cite web |date=19 May 2025 |title=Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru pick player replacements|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/4215/kolkata-knight-riders-and-royal-challengers-bengaluru-pick-player-replacements |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260114232741/https://www.iplt20.com/news/4215/kolkata-knight-riders-and-royal-challengers-bengaluru-pick-player-replacements |archive-date=14 January 2026 |website=[[IPLT20.com]]}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{n/a}} || '''[[Umran Malik]]''' {{dagger}} || {{cr|IND}} || {{Birth date and age2|2025|3|22|1999|11|22|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || {{INRConvert|75|l|lk=on}} || Withdrawn{{efn|name="Malik"|[[Chetan Sakariya]] replaced [[Umran Malik]], after the latter withdrew due to injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133765/kkr-sign-chetan-sakariya-as-replacement-for-umran-malik|title=KKR sign Chetan Sakariya as replacement for Umran Malik|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|date=16 March 2025|language=en|access-date=1 January 2026|archive-date=21 June 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621155058/https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133765/kkr-sign-chetan-sakariya-as-replacement-for-umran-malik|url-status=live}}</ref>}}
|}
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{{Efn|name=TempRep|[[Kolkata Knight Riders]] signed [[Shivam Shukla]] as temporary replacement, following the IPL's [[2025 Indian Premier League#Suspension and rescheduling|suspension and rescheduling]].<ref name=tr1/><ref>{{cite web |date=30 October 2024 |title=IPL to allow temporary replacements for last leg of 2025 season |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-to-allow-franchises-sign-temporary-replacement-players-for-last-leg-of-2025-season-1485918 |access-date=23 May 2025 |publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]}}</ref>}}
}}

== Support staff ==
In September 2024, it was announced that [[Chennai Super Kings]]'s bowling coach, [[Dwayne Bravo]], would join Kolkata in a mentorship role replacing [[Gautam Gambhir]].<ref name=bravo>{{cite web|title=Dwayne Bravo parts ways with CSK, joins KKR as mentor for IPL 2025|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dwayne-bravo-parts-ways-with-csk-joins-kkr-as-mentor-for-ipl-2025-1452787|access-date=2024-09-27|publisher=[[ESPNcricinfo]]|language=en|archive-date=9 October 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241009174446/https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dwayne-bravo-parts-ways-with-csk-joins-kkr-as-mentor-for-ipl-2025-1452787|url-status=live}}</ref> In March 2025, [[Ottis Gibson]] and [[Carl Crowe]] joined Kolkata in an assistant coach and bowling coach roles replacing [[Abhishek Nayar]], [[Omkar Salvi]] and [[Ryan ten Doeschate]].<ref name=salvi>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132462/rcb-sign-omkar-salvi-as-mens-bowling-coach-for-ipl-2025|title=RCB sign Omkar Salvi as men's bowling coach for IPL 2025|date=18 November 2024|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260116201246/https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/132462/rcb-sign-omkar-salvi-as-mens-bowling-coach-for-ipl-2025|archive-date=16 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133703/ottis-gibson-joins-kkr-as-assistant-coach|title=Ottis Gibson joins KKR as Assistant Coach|publisher=[[Cricbuzz]]|date=8 March 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250329182528/https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/133703/ottis-gibson-joins-kkr-as-assistant-coach |archive-date=29 March 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=IPL 2025: Spin Could Play Key Role, Says KKR Bowling Coach Carl Crowe Ahead Of GT Clash |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-spin-could-play-key-role-says-kkr-bowling-coach-carl-crowe-ahead-of-gt-clash-8211981 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250516144100/https://sports.ndtv.com/ipl-2025/ipl-2025-spin-could-play-key-role-says-kkr-bowling-coach-carl-crowe-ahead-of-gt-clash-8211981 |archive-date=16 May 2025 |access-date=2025-11-22 |work=[[NDTV Sports]] |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
! Position || Name
|-
| Head coach || [[Chandrakant Pandit]]
|-
| Assistant coach || [[Ottis Gibson]]
|-
| Bowling coach || [[Bharat Arun]]<br/>[[Carl Crowe]]
|-
| Mentor || [[Dwayne Bravo]]
|}
* Source: ''Wisden''<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-03-18 |title=IPL 2025: Who Are The Captains And Coaching Staff Of Each Team? |url=https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-who-are-the-captains-and-coaching-staff-of-each-team |access-date=2025-04-10 |website=Wisden |language=en |archive-date=21 June 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250621155521/https://www.wisden.com/series/ipl-2025/cricket-news/ipl-2025-who-are-the-captains-and-coaching-staff-of-each-team |url-status=live}}</ref>

== League stage ==
=== Points table ===
{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|pt}}

=== League progression ===
{{#invoke:IndianPremierLeagueProgression | create

| L1, W6, L12, W15, L21, W25, L31, L39, N44, W48, W53, L57, N58, L68 | E

| caption = League progression<ref name="pts"/>
| teams = {{IPL Teams 1|kkr}}
| knockoutType = 2
| matchesPerTeam = 14
| matchReportArticle = }}

=== Fixtures ===
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match1}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match6}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match12}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match15}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match21}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match25}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match31}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match39}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match44}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match48}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match53}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match57}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match58}}
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{{#section:2025 Indian Premier League|match68}}

== Statistics ==
[[File:Ajinkya Rahane 2016 (cropped).jpg|thumb|alt=Ajinkya Rahane in 2016|[[Ajinkya Rahane]] scored the most runs (390) for [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] in the [[2025 Indian Premier League]].]]
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most runs<ref name="mr">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most runs|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250627053138/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/batting-most-runs-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Run (cricket)|Runs]]
! scope=col | Player
|-
! scope=row | 390
| [[Ajinkya Rahane]]
|-
! scope=row | 300
| [[Angkrish Raghuvanshi]]
|-
! scope=row | 246
|[[Sunil Narine]]
|-
! scope=row | 206
|[[Rinku Singh (cricketer)|Rinku Singh]]
|-
! scope=row | 167
| [[Andre Russell]]
|}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Most wickets<ref name="mw">{{ESPNcricinfo 2|tournament|id=indian-premier-league-2025-16622|title=2025 Indian Premier League|stat=most wickets|access-date=3 June 2025|dynamic=n|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250627053137/https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/tournament/bowling-most-wickets-career/indian-premier-league-2025-16622|archive-date=27 June 2025}}</ref>
! scope=col | [[Wicket]]s
! scope=col | Player
|-
! scope=row | 17
| [[Varun Chakravarthy]]
|-
! scope="row" | 17
| [[Vaibhav Arora]]
|-
! scope="row" | 15
| [[Harshit Rana]]
|-
! scope="row" | 12
| [[Sunil Narine]]
|-
! scope=row | 8
| [[Andre Russell]]
|}

== References ==
<references>
<ref name="sch-chng1">[[#sch1|Original 2025 IPL Schedule]] vs [[#sch3|Revised 2025 IPL Schedule]]</ref>
<ref name="sch-chng2">{{cite web |access-date=13 May 2025 |title=IPL 2025 schedule: What's changed in the new fixture list vs old? |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2025-schedule-whats-changed-in-the-new-fixture-list-vs-old/articleshow/121128408.cms |work=[[Times of India]] |date=13 May 2025 |archive-date=13 May 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250513064518/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2025-schedule-whats-changed-in-the-new-fixture-list-vs-old/articleshow/121128408.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>
</references>
=== General references ===
* {{anchor|sch1}}{{Cite journal |date=2025-02-16 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2025 |url=https://documents.iplt20.com/smart-images/1739621485265_IPL%20Season%20Schedule%202025-1.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=18 |issue=1}}
* {{anchor|sch3}}{{Cite journal |date=2025-05-12 |title=IPL Season Schedule 2025 |url=https://scores.iplt20.com/TATA%20IPL%202025%20Season%20Schedule.pdf |journal=Indian Premier League Schedule |publisher=[[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] |volume=18 |issue=3}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.kkr.in/}}
* [https://www.iplt20.com/teams/kolkata-knight-riders Kolkata Knight Riders on IPLT20 website]
* {{ESPNcricinfo 2|series|id=ipl-2025-1449924|title=2025 Indian Premier League}}

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