2022 Kolkata Knight Riders season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2022 Indian Premier League . The franchise qualified for the IPL playoffs for the first time in 2011 and won the tournament in 2012 and 2014 .[ 1] [ 2] The franchise also qualified for the playoffs in the three consecutive years of 2016 , 2017 and 2018 [ 3] [ 4] as well as in 2021 when they were runners up.
Background
The team retained four players from the 2021 season ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[ 5]
Retained
Andre Russell , Varun Chakaravarthy , Venkatesh Iyer , Sunil Narine
Acquired during the auction
Nitish Rana , Pat Cummins , Shreyas Iyer , Shivam Mavi , Sheldon Jackson , Ajinkya Rahane , Rinku Singh , Anukul Roy , Rasikh Dar , Baba Indrajith , Chamika Karunaratne , Abhijeet Tomar , Pratham Singh , Ashok Sharma , Sam Billings , Alex Hales , Tim Southee , Ramesh Kumar , Mohammad Nabi , Umesh Yadav , Aman Khan [ 6]
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold .
Squad strength: 25 (17 - Indian, 8 - overseas)
No.
Name
Nationality
Birth date
Batting style
Bowling style
Year signed
Salary
Notes
Batters
41
Shreyas Iyer
India
(1994-12-06 ) 6 December 1994 (age 30)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2022
₹ 12.25 crore (US$1.4 million)
Captain [ 7]
3
Ajinkya Rahane
India
(1988-06-06 ) 6 June 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Alex Hales
England
(1989-01-03 ) 3 January 1989 (age 35)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Overseas
5
Aaron Finch
Australia
(1986-11-17 ) 17 November 1986 (age 38)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Overseas Replacement for Alex Hales [ 8] [ 9]
35
Rinku Singh
India
(1997-10-12 ) 12 October 1997 (age 27)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2022
₹ 55 lakh (US$64,000)
23
Aman Hakim Khan
India
(1996-11-23 ) 23 November 1996 (age 28)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
24
Abhijeet Tomar
India
(1995-03-14 ) 14 March 1995 (age 29)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2022
₹ 40 lakh (US$47,000)
Pratham Singh
India
(1992-08-31 ) 31 August 1992 (age 32)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
Baba Indrajith
India
(1994-07-08 ) 8 July 1994 (age 30)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
Ramesh Kumar
India
(1999-01-01 ) 1 January 1999 (age 25)
Left-handed
Left-arm orthodox
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
All-rounders
12
Andre Russell
West Indies
(1988-04-29 ) 29 April 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2014
₹ 12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Overseas
25
Venkatesh Iyer
India
(1994-12-25 ) 25 December 1994 (age 30)
Left-handed
Right-arm medium
2021
₹ 8 crore (US$940,000)
27
Nitish Rana
India
(1993-12-27 ) 27 December 1993 (age 31)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2018
₹ 8 crore (US$940,000)
6
Anukul Roy
India
(1998-11-30 ) 30 November 1998 (age 26)
Left-handed
Left-arm orthodox
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
7
Mohammad Nabi
Afghanistan
(1985-01-01 ) 1 January 1985 (age 39)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2022
₹ 1 crore (US$120,000)
Overseas
Wicket-Keepers
77
Sam Billings
England
(1991-06-15 ) 15 June 1991 (age 33)
Right-handed
2022
₹ 2 crore (US$230,000)
Overseas
21
Sheldon Jackson
India
(1986-09-27 ) 27 September 1986 (age 38)
Right-handed
Right-arm off break
2021
₹ 60 lakh (US$70,000)
Spin bowlers
29
Varun Chakravarthy
India
(1991-08-29 ) 29 August 1991 (age 33)
Right-handed
Right-arm leg break
2020
₹ 8 crore (US$940,000)
74
Sunil Narine
West Indies
(1988-05-26 ) 26 May 1988 (age 36)
Left-handed
Right-arm off break
2012
₹ 6 crore (US$700,000)
Overseas
Pace bowlers
30
Pat Cummins
Australia
(1993-05-08 ) 8 May 1993 (age 31)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
2020
₹ 7.25 crore (US$850,000)
Overseas
26
Shivam Mavi
India
(1998-11-26 ) 26 November 1998 (age 26)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2018
₹ 7.25 crore (US$850,000)
Chamika Karunaratne
Sri Lanka
(1996-05-29 ) 29 May 1996 (age 28)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2022
₹ 50 lakh (US$59,000)
Overseas
38
Tim Southee
New Zealand
(1988-12-11 ) 11 December 1988 (age 36)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast-medium
2022
₹ 1.5 crore (US$180,000)
Overseas
19
Umesh Yadav
India
(1987-10-25 ) 25 October 1987 (age 37)
Right-handed
Right-arm fast
2022
₹ 2 crore (US$230,000)
4
Rasikh Salam
India
(2000-04-05 ) 5 April 2000 (age 24)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
22
Harshit Rana
India
(2001-12-22 ) 22 December 2001 (age 23)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 20 lakh (US$23,000)
Paras Sharma
India
(2002-06-17 ) 17 June 2002 (age 22)
Right-handed
Right-arm medium
2022
₹ 55 lakh (US$64,000)
Source:KKR Players
Administration and support staff
Kit manufacturer
Shirt sponsor (chest)
Shirt sponsor (back)
Chest branding
Wrogn Active
WinZo
Unacademy
Lux Cozi
Source :
Teams and standings
Results by match
Source: FixturesW = Win ; L = Loss ; NR = No Result
Point table
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the
playoffs .
Fixtures
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Pat Cummins (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored the joint-fastest half-century in the IPL (14 balls).[ 10]
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the playoffs and Kolkata Knight Riders were eliminated as a result of this match.[ 12]
Statistics
Most runs
Most wickets
No.
Name
Match
Inns
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
BBI
Avg.
Econ.
SR
4W
5W
1
Andre Russell
14
13
28.1
0
278
17
4/5
16.35
9.86
9.94
1
0
2
Umesh Yadav
12
12
48.0
2
339
16
4/23
21.18
7.06
18.00
1
0
3
Tim Southee
9
9
35.0
0
275
14
3/20
19.64
7.85
15.00
0
0
4
Sunil Narine
14
14
56.0
0
312
9
2/21
34.66
5.57
37.33
0
0
5
Pat Cummins
5
5
19.5
0
212
7
3/22
30.28
10.68
17.00
0
0
6
Varun Chakravarthy
11
11
39.0
0
332
6
1/22
55.33
8.51
39.00
0
0
6
Shivam Mavi
6
6
22.0
0
227
5
1/33
45.40
10.31
26.40
0
0
8
Anukul Roy
2
2
7.0
0
55
1
1/28
55.00
7.85
42.0
0
0
9
Harshit Rana
2
2
5
0
51
1
1/24
51.00
10.20
30.00
0
0
References
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Seasons Rivalries See also † denotes a stand-in captain