2013 Kolkata Knight Riders season
| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Trevor Bayliss | ||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||
| IPL | 7th | ||
| CLT20 | did not qualify | ||
| Most runs | Gautam Gambhir (406)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Sunil Narine (22)[2] | ||
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The 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 nine teams that competed in the 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
Background
KKR had a disappointing IPL season in 2013, as they failed to make the play-offs, losing ten and winning only six out of their sixteen matches. Although the overall performance was disappointing, a few individual performances gained attention, like Sunil Narine who took 22 wickets in 16 matches and Gautam Gambhir who made some good runs. But due to lack of rhythm and perfect combination of players, and bad form of a few players, the KKR could not win few easy matches and ended up 7/9.
Indian Premier League
Season standings
Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the league stage of IPL 2013.
| Team[3] | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Cr-IPL (R) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | +0.530 |
| Template:Cr-IPL (C) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | +0.441 |
| Template:Cr-IPL (3) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | +0.322 |
| Template:Cr-IPL (4) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | +0.003 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 18 | +0.457 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | +0.226 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 12 | −0.065 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −1.006 |
| Template:Cr-IPL | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 | −0.848 |
Match log
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 3, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 6 wickets, MoM -  Sunil Narine 4/13 |
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| 2 | April 8, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Jaipur | Lost by 19 runs | |
| 3 | April 11, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bengaluru | Lost by 8 Wickets | |
| 4 | April 14, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 48 runs, MoM –  Gautam Gambhir 53(45) |
Score Card |
| 5 | April 16, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Mohali | Lost by 4 Runs | |
| 6 | April 20, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Lost by 4 Wickets | |
| 7 | April 24, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Lost by 5 Wickets | |
| 8 | April 26, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 6 Wickets, MoM –  Jacques Kallis 2/14 (4 overs) and 44 |
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| 9 | April 28, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Chennai | Lost by 14 runs | [4] |
| 10 | May 1, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Raipur | Lost by 7 wickets | [5] |
| 11 | May 3, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 8 Wickets; MoM – Yusuf Pathan 49* (35) |
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| 12 | May 7, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Mumbai | Lost by 65 Runs | |
| 13 | May 9, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Pune | Won By 46 Runs; MoM – Gautam Gambhir 50(44) |
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| 14 | May 12, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Ranchi | Won By 5 Wickets; MoM – Jacques Kallis 2/17 (4 overs) and 41(45) |
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| 15 | May 14, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Ranchi | Lost by 7 runs | |
| 16 | May 19, 2013 | Template:Cr-IPL | Hyderabad | Lost by 5 Wickets | |
| Overall record of 6 - 10
Failed to make Play-offs, ended 7/9 | |||||
References
- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
- ^ "Points Table | Indian Premier League 2013 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
- ^ 38th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 28, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
- ^ 44th match: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Raipur, May 1, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.