Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that are competing in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They will be captained by Gautam Gambhir, and have new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis is head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss who is coach for England cricket team, while Wasim Akram is the bowling coach.

Squad

Gautam gambhir

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorecard link
1	Template:Dts	Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata	Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Template:Flagicon Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs)	Scorecard
2	Template:Dts	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata	Lost by 6 wickets	Scorecard
3	Template:Dts	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Won by 8 wickets, MoM - Template:Flagicon Gautam Gambhir 90*(60)	Scorecard
4	Template:Dts	Kings XI Punjab	Mohali	Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Template:Flagicon Robin Uthappa 53(28)	Scorecard
5	Template:Dts	Rising Pune Supergiant	Pune	Won by 2 Wickets, MoM - Template:Flagicon Suryakumar Yadav 60(49)	Scorecard
6	Template:Dts	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Lost by 6 Wickets	Scorecard
7	Template:Dts	Delhi Daredevils	Delhi	Lost by 27 Runs	Scorecard
8	Template:Dts	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bengaluru	Won by 5 Wickets, MoM - Template:Flagicon Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
9	Template:Dts	Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata	Won by 7 Runs, MoM - Template:Flagicon Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
10	Template:Dts	Gujarat Lions	Kolkata	Lost by 5 Wickets	Scorecard
11	Template:Dts	Rising Pune Supergiant	Kolkata	Won by 8 Wickets (D/L), MoM - Template:Flagicon Yusuf Pathan 37*(18)	Scorecard
12	Template:Dts	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata	Lost by 9 Wickets	Scorecard
13	Template:Dts	Gujarat Lions	Kanpur	Lost by 6 Wickets	Scorecard
14	Template:Dts	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata	Won by 22 runs, MoM - Template:Flagicon Yusuf Pathan 52*(34)	Scorecard
Play-offs
15	Template:Dts	Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator)	Delhi	Lost by 22 Runs	Scorecard
Overall record of 8-7 Failed to make Finals, ended 4/8