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{{Infobox cricket club season
| club =[[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| season =2008
| coach = [[John Buchanan (Australian cricketer)|John Buchanan]]
| captain = [[Sourav Ganguly]]
| ground = [[Eden Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
| comp1 = [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = sixth
| comp2 = [[2008 Champions League Twenty20|CLT20]]
| comp2 result = did not qualify
| most runs = [[Sourav Ganguly]] (349)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets =[[Umar Gul]] (12)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNCricinfo |accessdate=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[Kolkata Knight Riders in 2009|2009]]
}}

The [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in [[Kolkata]], [[India]], which plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the [[2008 Indian Premier League]]. They were captained by [[Sourav Ganguly]]. Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

== Background ==
The Kolkata Knight Riders made a good start to the season by winning their first two matches against [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] and [[Deccan Chargers]]. Kolkata Knight Riders' opening batsman [[Brendon McCullum]] scored 158 runs in the first match. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by [[Sourav Ganguly]] and [[Shoaib Akhtar]]. But their performance dipped again and they lost the next three matches. These included their match against [[Mumbai Indians]], in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in the IPL 2008 season.<ref name="matc">{{cite web|url = http://content-www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/team/335971.html|title = Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Mumbai|accessdate = 23 May 2008|work = Cricinfo.com}}</ref> When their match against [[Delhi Daredevils]] was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semifinals.<ref name="semi">{{cite web|url = http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080523/jsp/sports/story_9309469.jsp|title = All over for Knight Riders in 2008 – Post Kotla washout, even a win in last match won’t be enough|date = 23 May 2008|accessdate = 23 May 2008|work = The Telegraph}}</ref> The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating [[Kings XI Punjab]] on their home ground.

Financially, the Kolkata Knight Riders were easily the most successful franchise in the IPL, achieving a profit of {{INRConvert|130|m}} in the opening season itself.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://zeenews.india.com/sports/cricket/shah-rukh-plans-to-desert-kkr-for-good_19882.html|title = Shah Rukh plans to desert KKR for good|date = 30 April 2009|accessdate = 19 April 2012|work = Zee News}}</ref>

==Indian Premier League==
===Season standings===
Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the league stage of IPL 2008.
{{:2008 Indian Premier League|team=KKR}}

=== Match log ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| No.
! style="width:10%;"| Date
! style="width:20%;"| Opponent
! style="width:10%;"| Venue
! style="width:40%;"| Result
! style="width:10%;"| Match Scorecard
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || 18 April || {{flagicon|India}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 140 runs, MoM- {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[Brendon McCullum]] 158* (73) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335982.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 2 || 20 April || {{flagicon|India}} [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 5 wickets, MoM- {{flagicon|Australia}} [[David Hussey]] 38* (43) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335986.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 3 || 26 April || {{flagicon|India}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Lost by 9 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335993.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 4 || 29 April || {{flagicon|India}} [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 7 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/335997.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 5 || 1 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Lost by 45 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336000.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 6 || 3 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[PCA Stadium|Mohali]] || Lost by 9 runs || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336003.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || 8 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 5 runs, MoM- {{flagicon|India}} [[Sourav Ganguly]] 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336010.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 8 || 11 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] || Won by 23 runs, MoM- {{flagicon|India}} [[Sourav Ganguly]] 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336014.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || 13 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 23 runs, MoM- {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Shoaib Akhtar]] 4/11 (3 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336017.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 10 || 16 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 8 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336021.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 11 || 18 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 3 runs ([[Duckworth–Lewis method|D/L]]) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336025.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#fbb; "
| 12 || 20 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 6 wickets || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336027.html Scorecard]
|-
| 13 || 22 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|Delhi]] || Match abandoned due to rain || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336030.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || 25 May || {{flagicon|India}} [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 3 wickets, MoM - {{flagicon|Pakistan}} [[Umar Gul]] 24 (11) and 4/23 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/match/336035.html Scorecard]
|- " class="sortbottom" style="background:indigo; color:gold;"
| colspan="6" style="text-align: center; "| '''Overall Record of 6 – 7 (One match abandoned)'''
'''Failed to reach Semifinals, finished 6/8 '''
|}

==References==
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[[Category:Kolkata Knight Riders seasons]]
[[Category:2008 Indian Premier League]]

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