2019 Kolkata Knight Riders season

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

Background

Player retention and auction

Template:Main In November 2018, the Knight Riders announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included Dinesh Karthik, Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shubman Gill, Piyush Chawla, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Shivam Mavi, Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Kamlesh Nagarkoti.[1][2]

On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Knight Riders signed up nine more players viz., Carlos Brathwaite, Lockie Ferguson, Joe Denly, Harry Gurney, Nikhil Naik, Shrikant Mundhe, Prithvi Raj Yarra and Anrich Nortje.[3]

Team analysis

ESPNcricinfo's Sreshth Shah predicted the Knight Riders to qualify for the playoffs and listed the team's strengths to be its "power-hitters", Dinesh Karthik's role as captain and finisher, and its spin bowlers' effectiveness. He also pointed out that the team has an "inexperienced pace attack" which had taken the fewest wickets and had the worst economy rate among all teams in the previous season.[4] Hindustan Times wrote in its team preview that "anything less than play-offs will be seen as a failure" for the Knight Riders while also saying that winning the title in 2019 "may just be a step too far" for the team.[5] Firstpost called Andre Russell the "fulcrum of the side" and acknowledged the "variety and depth in the squad."[6] Suggesting the strength of the team to be its spin bowling department, News18 wrote "The variety the likes of Kuldeep Yadav, Sunil Narine and Piyush Chawla bring to the playing XI is unmatchable."[7]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
6 Joe Denly Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
27 Nitish Rana Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert
35 Rinku Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert
37 Robin Uthappa Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 Template:INRConvert Vice-captain; Occasional wicket-keeper
50 Chris Lynn Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas
77 Shubman Gill Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert
All-rounders
12 Andre Russell Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas
26 Carlos Brathwaite Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
74 Sunil Narine Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Template:NA Kamlesh Nagarkoti Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 Template:INRConvert
Template:NA Shrikant Mundhe Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 Template:INRConvert
Wicket-keepers
7 Nikhil Naik Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2019 Template:INRConvert
19 Dinesh Karthik Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 Template:INRConvert Captain
Bowlers
11 Harry Gurney Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
21 Piyush Chawla Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2018 Template:INRConvert
23 Kuldeep Yadav Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Slow left-arm wrist-spin 2018 Template:INRConvert
25 Prithvi Raj Yarra Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2019 Template:INRConvert
32 Shivam Mavi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert
43 Prasidh Krishna Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Template:INRConvert
63 Sandeep Warrier Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 Template:INRConvert
69 Lockie Ferguson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
94 K. C. Cariappa Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 Template:INRConvert
Template:NA Anrich Nortje Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 Template:INRConvert Overseas
Template:NA Matt Kelly Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2019 Replacement signing Overseas

Coaching and support staff

Kallis coached the team for the fourth season

Ref[8]

Match results

League stage

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Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 Andre Russell 14 13 4 510 80* 56.66 249 204.81 0 4 1 31 52
2 Chris Lynn 13 13 0 405 82 31.15 290 133.12 0 4 2 41 22
3 Nitish Rana 14 11 2 344 85* 34.40 235 146.38 0 3 1 27 21
4 Shubman Gill 14 13 4 296 76 32.88 238 124.36 0 3 0 21 10
5 Robin Uthappa 12 11 3 282 67* 31.33 245 115.10 0 1 1 28 10
  • Source:Cricinfo[9]

Most wickets

No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Andre Russell 14 12 28.0 0 287 11 2/21 26.09 9.51 16.4 0 0
2 Sunil Narine 12 12 44.2 1 347 10 2/19 34.70 7.82 26.6 0 0
3 Piyush Chawla 13 13 44.3 0 399 10 3/20 39.90 8.96 26.7 0 0
4 Harry Gurney 8 4 27.0 0 238 7 2/25 34.00 8.81 23.1 0 0
5 Kuldeep Yadav 9 9 33.0 0 286 4 2/41 71.50 8.66 49.5 0 0

Awards and achievements

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 Template:Dts Andre Russell Sunrisers Hyderabad Won By 6 wickets 49 runs off 19 balls [11]
2 Template:Dts Andre Russell Kings XI Punjab Won By 28 runs 48 runs off 17 balls [12]
3 Template:Dts Andre Russell Royal Challengers Bangalore Won By 5 Wickets 48* runs off 13 balls [13]
4 Template:Dts Harry Gurney Rajasthan Royals Won By 8 Wickets 2/25 in 4 overs [14]
5 Template:Dts Andre Russell Mumbai Indians Won By 34 runs 80* runs in 40 balls [15]
6 Template:Dts Shubman Gill Kings XI Punjab Won By 7 Wickets 65 runs in 49 balls [16]

References

  1. ↑ IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team. India today(16 November 2018). Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. ↑ IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams. Business Standard(21 November 2018). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
  3. ↑ IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams. times of india(18 December 2018). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  4. ↑ With their core still in place, Kolkata Knight Riders can hope for another top-four finish. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  5. ↑ IPL 2019: Can Kolkata Knight Riders' hard-hitters power them to third title? – SWOT Analysis. Hindustan Times(22 March 2019). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  6. ↑ IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for. Firstpost. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  7. ↑ IPL 2019: Spinners Key as Kolkata Knight Riders Eye Title Run. News18. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  8. ↑ IPL 2019, Kolkata Knight Riders preview: Andre Russell the key as variety and depth make KKR a team to watch out for. Firstpost. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
  9. ↑ KKR Most Runs in IPL 2019.
  10. ↑ KKR Most Wickets in IPL 2019.
  11. ↑ IPL 2019: Andre Russell wanted to cry after KKR's win over SRH, says Shah Rukh Khan. India today.
  12. ↑ Andre Russell steals the show. ESPN.
  13. ↑ Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless. ESPN.
  14. ↑ Andre Russell's 48* off 13 stuns RCB to keep them winless. ESPN.
  15. ↑ Russell's 80* off 40 trumps Hardik's 91 off 34 as Knight Riders stay alive. ESPN.
  16. ↑ Shubman Gill leads KKR to stay alive, Kings XI knocked out. ESPN.

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