Tag: Kolkata Knight Riders

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) captain Dinesh Karthik called the Duckworth-Lewis (D/L) method “strange” and said that he wants the Indian counterpart, the “VJD method”, after his team was defeated by Kings XI Punjab by nine wickets in a rain-affected Indian Premier League (IPL) game in Kolkata on Sunday. “I have always thought that the […]

Mumbai: Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has announced its skipper for the upcoming season of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). Indian wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik will now lead the Kolkata franchise in the IPL games. The 32-year old Tamil Nadu cricketer was picked up by KKR for Rs 7.4 crore in […]

Jharsuguda: The Jharsuguda police have busted an IPL betting racket and arrested seven persons in this connection. The cops also seized Rs 7 lakh cash from their possession. Acting on a tip-off, the Jharsuguda police conducted a raid on the house of main accused Prateek Jadav of Chaukipada in the town and seized cash and […]

Mumbai: Superstar Shah Rukh Khan is “still smiling” even after Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) failed to make it to final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2018 and says the team is “awesome”. “Well was not to be. Will have to cancel my flight but KKR well done. You did yourself proud. All of you […]

Kolkata: Skipper Dinesh Karthik (52) led from the front as Andre Russell (49 not out), Piyush Chawla (2/24) and Kuldeep Yadav (1/18) starred with bat and ball to help Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) see off Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 25 runs and reach Qualifier 2 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) here on Wednesday. KKR […]

Hyderabad: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) booked their place in the playoffs of the Indian Premier League with a five-wicket victory over table-toppers Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in a crunch game at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium here on Saturday. The result means KKR remain third with 16 points from their full quota of 14 games. Rajasthan […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) sharpened their chances of a playoff berth with a convincing six-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals (RR) in a crucial Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Tuesday. Chinaman Kuldeep Yadav (4/20) starred for the two-time champions as Royals were bowled out for 142 in 19 overs […]

Kolkata: Top-order batsman Shubman Gill cracked an unbeaten 36-ball 57 while skipper Dinesh Karthik bludgeoned a 18-ball 45 not out to guide Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Eden Gardens here on Thursday. Chasing 178 for victory, Gill, an […]

Bengaluru: Opener Chris Lynn’s unbeaten 62-run knock and Robin Uthappa’s (36) disciplined inning helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by six wickets in an Indian Premier League (IPL) match here on Sunday. The win, came after two straight losses, took Kolkata to fourth spot with eight points while Bangalore are at seventh spot […]

New Delhi: Inspired by half-centuries from new skipper Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Daredevils finally ended their three-match losing streak with a 55-run thumping win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Friday. With Friday’s win, Delhi’s stay at the bottom of the […]

Jaipur: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) stretched their winning run to two games by registering a facile seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium here on Wednesday. After restricting RR to 160/8, the two-time champions, who also won against Delhi Daredevils by 71 runs in their […]

Bengaluru: Old foes Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mumbai Indians will lock horns for the third time for a place in the IPL final when they go for the Qualifer 2 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Friday. KKR, who won by seven wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad in a rain-interrupted tie in the early […]

Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Jacques Kallis on Thursday admitted that his team was not up to the mark in the previous match against Kings XI Punjab which they lost by 14 runs. Chasing a modest target of 168 runs for a win during last Tuesday’s match at the I.S. Bindra Stadium in […]

Kolkata: West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels will replace injured Quinton de Kock for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, Delhi Daredevils announced on Thursday. De Kock, the wicketkeeper-batsman, was ruled out due to injury ahead of the season. A veteran of 71 Tests, 187 One-Day Internationals and 55 T20Is, Samuels has played […]

Kolkata: A dejected Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli on Sunday admonished his batsmen after collapsing to a 82-run defeat against the Kolkata Knight Riders here, saying such performance from the famed batting line up was “unacceptable”. Calling it the RCB’s “worst batting performance”, Kohli said that “it really hurts”. The visitors were bundled out […]