Kolkata Knight Riders in 2016

Kolkata Knight Riders2016 season

Coach| Jacques Kallis
Captain| Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s)| Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL| 4th
Most runs| Gautam Gambhir (501)
Most wickets| Andre Russell (15)
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir, and had new coaching staff for the season. Jacques Kallis was head coach in the place of Trevor Bayliss, while Wasim Akram became the new bowling coach. The KKR were placed fourth at the end of the season.

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### Season standings[edit]

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1  | Gujarat Lions (3) | 14  | 9  | 5  | 0  | 18  | −0.374  | Advanced to Qualifier 1
2  | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) | 14  | 8  | 6  | 0  | 16  | 0.932
3  | Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) | 14  | 8  | 6  | 0  | 16  | 0.245  | Advanced to the Eliminator
4  | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14  | 8  | 6  | 0  | 16  | 0.106
5  | Mumbai Indians | 14  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 14  | −0.146  |
6  | Delhi Daredevils | 14  | 7  | 7  | 0  | 14  | −0.155
7  | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14  | 5  | 9  | 0  | 10  | 0.015
8  | Kings XI Punjab | 14  | 4  | 10  | 0  | 8  | −0.646

Source: [1]

The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

### Match log[edit]

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1 | April 10, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Won by 9 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs) | Scorecard
2 | April 13, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard
3 | April 16, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Won by 8 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60) | Scorecard
4 | April 19, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Won by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28) | Scorecard
5 | April 24, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Pune | Won by 2 wickets, MoM - Suryakumar Yadav 60(49) | Scorecard
6 | April 28, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard
7 | April 30, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Lost by 27 runs | Scorecard
8 | May 2, 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | Won by 5 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs) | Scorecard
9 | May 4, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Won by 7 runs, MoM - Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs) | Scorecard
10 | May 8, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Kolkata | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard
11 | May 14, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Kolkata | Won by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - Yusuf Pathan 37*(18) | Scorecard
12 | May 16, 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | Lost by 9 wickets | Scorecard
13 | May 19, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Kanpur | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard
14 | May 22, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | Won by 22 runs, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34) | Scorecard
Play-offs
15 | 25 May 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator) | Delhi | Lost by 22 runs | Scorecard
Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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Kolkata Knight Riders

Lists|

* Players
* Records

Home ground|

* Eden Gardens

Captains|

* Sourav Ganguly (2008–2010)
* Brendon McCullum (2009)
* Gautam Gambhir (2011–2017)
* Dinesh Karthik (2018–2020)
* Eoin Morgan (2020–2024)
* Shreyas Iyer (2022–Present)

Coaches|

* John Buchanan (2008–2009)
* Dav Whatmore (2010–2011)
* Trevor Bayliss (2012–2015)
* Jacques Kallis (2016–2019)
* Brendon McCullum (2020–2022)
* Chandrakant Pandit (2023–Present)

Honours|

* 2012 Indian Premier League
* 2014 Indian Premier League

Seasons|

* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Rivalries|

* Mumbai Indians rivalry
* Royal Challengers Bangalore rivalry

See also|

* Los Angeles Knight Riders
* Trinbago Knight Riders
* Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

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*[Pld]: Played
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*[Pts]: Points
*[NRR]: Net run rate