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Ahmedabad: After losing four matches in a row, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) finally pulled off a convincing victory as they beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by five wickets in their IPL…

Kolkata: Indian Premier League (IPL) outfit Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday named former player Brendon McCullum as their head coach after the franchise decided to part ways with Jacques Kallis post a dismal show in the 2019 season. Taking to Twitter, KKR wrote: The announcement you all have been waiting for! ?? Put your hands […]

New Delhi: After being showcaused for being present in the Trinbago Knight Riders dressing room with coach Brendon McCullum — also new coach of the Indian Premier League outfit Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) — India wicket-keeper batsman and Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Dinesh Karthik has apologised unconditionally. Speaking to IANS, a BCCI functionary confirmed the […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday announced the appointment of former Australian batsman David Hussey as their chief mentor and former New Zealand pacer Kyle Mills as their bowling coach for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. Both Hussey and Mills will work with Brendon McCullum — who was recently named as KKR […]

Kolkata: England’s World Cup winning captain Eoin Morgan and Australia’s limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch became the Indian Premier League (IPL) auction’s first big-money signings as the star pair were snapped up by Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) for 5.25 crore and 4.40 crore respectively here on Thursday at the end of the […]

In the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) began their campaign with a 10-wicket win against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Chepauk stadium in…

Abu Dhabi: It’s a game between two currently bottom-placed teams. Twice champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will face 2016 winners SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) here on Saturday. So far, both have played one match each and lost. After a dismal show against defending champions Mumbai Indians in their campaign opener, KKR will face the David Warner-led […]

Dubai: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) won the 12th match of IPL 2020 by 37 runs against Rajasthan Royals held today at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE. With this, KKR registered its 2nd victory in the current IPL session. After scoring 174/6 wkts in 20 overs, KKR restricted RR to 137/9 in 20 overs, with […]

Sharjah: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) today won the toss and chose to field against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, however, the team failed to chase the mammoth score of 228 runs. DC won the match with KKR by 18 runs. KKR scored 210 runs at a loss of 8 wickets. Harshal Patel’s […]

Abu Dhabi: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) put up a masterclass of death over bowling on Wednesday to bowl out Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for 167 at the Sheikh Zayed stadium. KKR had crossed the 100-run mark in 12th over but managed to score just 34 runs and lost five wickets in the last four overs. […]

Abu Dhabi: Glenn Maxwell missed out on a sixer by inches as Kings XI Punjab lost to Kolkata Knight Riders by two runs from a winning position in an IPL encounter here on Saturday. Batting first, KKR made 164 for 6 with half-centuries from Shubman Gill and Dinesh Karthik. In reply, KKR lost in final […]

Abu Dhabi: Wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik on Friday stepped down as captain of the Kolkata Knight Riders team, handing over the reins to his English deputy Eoin Morgan hours before the IPL match against Mumbai Indians here. Karthik told the KKR management that he wants to “focus on his batting and contributing more to the team’s […]

Abu Dhabi: New Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Eoin Morgan started off his reign by winning the toss and choosing to bat against the Mumbai Indians (MI) in the 32nd match of IPL 2020 on Friday at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium. MI restricted KKR at 148 runs at a loss of 5 wickets and got a […]

Abu Dhabi: Speedster Mohammad Siraj bowled a dream spell (3/8), set a few records, and guided Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to an eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) here on Wednesday. The win took the RCB to the second spot on the points table, and showed that they have emerged as a serious title […]