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The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise [[Template:IPL Teams 1]]. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. The Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage.[1] The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury.[2][3] After their 9th win on 11 May 2024, Kolkata became the first team to be qualified for the Playoffs.[4][5] After their abandoned match on 13 May 2024, Kolkata qualified for the Qualifier 1.[6][7] They finished the League stage at the 1st place with 9 wins and 3 losses, garnering 20 points and seeding their place in the Qualifier 1.[8]
After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1 played on 21 May at Ahmedabad, Kolkata became the first team to advance to the 2024 final for the 4th time.[9][10] After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final played on 26 May at Chennai, Kolkata won their 3rd IPL title after 2012 and 2014.[11][12]
Sunil Narine was named as the "Ultimate Fantasy player of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Ramandeep Singh was named as the "Catch of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Sunil Narine was also the "Most Valuable Player of the season" (450 points)[13] and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy.[14]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Ages are given as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match played in the competition
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- Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Venky Mysore |
| Team manager | Wayne Bentley |
| Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit |
| Batting coach | Abhishek Nayar |
| Bowling coach | Bharat Arun |
| Fielding coach | Ryan ten Doeschate |
| Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
Sponsors
- Kit manufacturer: playR
- Main shirt sponsor: Dream11
- Back shirt sponsor: BKT
- Chest branding: Lux Cozi
League stage
Points table
Template:2024 Indian Premier League Points table
League progression
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Fixtures and results
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Playoffs
Bracket
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Qualifier 1
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Final
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Statistics
Most runs
| Runs | Player | Innings | Highest score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 488 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 109 |
| 435 | Phil Salt | 12 | 89* |
| 370 | Venkatesh Iyer | 13 | 70 |
| 351 | Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 58* |
| 222 | Andre Russell | 9 | 64* |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[16]
Most wickets
| Wickets | Player | Matches | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Varun Chakravarthy | 14 | 3/16 |
| 19 | Harshit Rana | 11 | 3/24 |
| Andre Russell | 13 | 3/25 | |
| 17 | Sunil Narine | 14 | 2/22 |
| Mitchell Starc | 13 | 4/33 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[17]
Notes
References
- ↑ IPL Points Table | IPL Standings | IPL Ranking. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ "Kolkata Knight Riders sign Jason Roy to replace Shreyas Iyer for IPL 2023 season". The Telegraph(5 April 2023).
- ↑ Shreyas Iyer Returns as Captain of KKR, Nitish Rana Named Vice-Captain. www.kkr.in(2023-12-14). Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ KKR vs MI Cricket Scorecard, 60th Match at Kolkata, May 11, 2024. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ KKR become first team to qualify for IPL 2024 playoffs after MI win. India Today(2024-05-12). Retrieved 2024-05-12.
- ↑ GT vs KKR Cricket Scorecard, 63rd Match at Ahmedabad, May 13, 2024. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ↑ IPL 2024 points table update: KKR book place in Qualifier 1, GT out of playoffs race after rain abandons their match. The Indian Express(2024-05-13). Retrieved 2024-05-14.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ Starc shows the way as KKR blow away Sunrisers to march into IPL final. ESPNcricinfo(2024-05-21). Retrieved 2024-05-22.
- ↑ KKR vs SRH Cricket Scorecard, Final at Chennai, May 26, 2024. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ KKR vs SRH, IPL 2024 Final: Kolkata Knight Riders thumps listless Sunrisers Hyderabad to win third title, Prasad, Dhruva. Sportstar(2024-05-26). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ Indian Premier League 2024 Stats -Most Valuable Player. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
- ↑ IPL 2024 Final, Presentation Ceremony Full List of Awards: Sunil Narine gets Most Valuable Player of the Season; Virat Kohli wins Orange Cap, Sportstar, Team. Sportstar(2024-05-26). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ↑ Kolkata Knight Riders Squad – Indian Premier League, 2024 Squad. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ Indian Premier League, 2024 batting most runs career Records. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ↑ Indian Premier League, 2024 bowling most wickets career Records. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
External links
- Template:Official website
- Template:IPL Teams 1 on IPLT20 Website
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