2015 Kolkata Knight Riders season

Kolkata Knight Riders

2015 season
Coach	Trevor Bayliss
Captain	Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s)	Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL	5th
Most runs	Robin Uthappa (364)[1]
Most wickets	Andre Russell (14)[2]
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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 2015 IPL. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. The KKR finished 5th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished 5th in the league stage of IPL 2015.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Chennai Super Kings (R)	14	9	5	0	18	0.709
2	Mumbai Indians (C)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.043
3	Royal Challengers Bangalore (3)	14	7	5	2	16	1.037
4	Rajasthan Royals (4)	14	7	5	2	16	0.062
5	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	7	6	1	15	0.253
6	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	7	7	0	14	−0.239
7	Delhi Daredevils	14	5	8	1	11	−0.049
8	Kings XI Punjab	14	3	11	0	6	−1.436

Source: ^[3]

• Top 4 teams were qualified for the playoffs
•   advanced to the Qualifier
•   advanced to the Eliminator

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log

No.	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorecard
1	April 8, 2015	Mumbai Indians	Kolkata	Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Morne Morkel 2/18 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
2	April 11, 2015	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Kolkata	Lost by 3 wickets	Scorecard
3	April 18, 2015	Kings XI Punjab	Pune	Won by 4 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 66(36) and 2/39 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
4	April 20, 2015	Delhi Daredevils	New Delhi	Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/18 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
5	April 22, 2015	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Visakhapatnam	Lost by 16 runs (D/L)	Scorecard
6	April 26, 2015	Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata	Match abandoned without a ball bowled	Scorecard
7	April 28, 2015	Chennai Super Kings	Chennai	Lost by 2 runs	Scorecard
8	April 30, 2015	Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata	Won by 7 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 55(32) and 2/20 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
9	May 2, 2015	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bengaluru	Lost by 7 wickets	Scorecard
10	May 4, 2015	Sunrisers Hyderabad	Kolkata	Won by 35 runs, MoM - Umesh Yadav 2/34 (4 Overs)	Scorecard
11	May 7, 2015	Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata	Won by 13 Runs, MoM - Piyush Chawla 4/32 (4 Overs) and 22(19)	Scorecard
12	May 9, 2015	Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata	Won by 1 wicket, MoM - Andre Russell 51(21)	Scorecard
13	May 14, 2015	Mumbai Indians	Mumbai	Lost by 5 runs	Scorecard
14	May 16, 2015	Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai	Lost by 9 runs	Scorecard
Overall record: 7–6. Failed to advance.

References

1. "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
2. "Indian Premier League, 2015/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
3. "IPL 2015 Point Table". WWW.IPLT20.COM. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 8 May 2015.