Published on: Mar 26, 2022 4:24 pm IST|Updated on: Mar 26, 2022 4:24 pm IST
KKR IPL 2022: The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will start off their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 campaign against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on 26 March (Saturday). This year, the Kolkata-based IPL franchise will be led by a brand new captain in Shreyas Iyer who was bought in the mega auction for a whopping amount of INR 12.25 Crore.
Kolkata Knight Riders finished as the runners-up during the previous edition of the IPL having suffered a disappointing loss at the hands of Chennai Super Kings in the grand finale. KKR ended the group stage of the Indian Premier League 2021 season at the fourth spot in the team standings with as many as 7 wins and the same number of losses.
KKR in IPL 2021
Most Runs in IPL 2021
Most Wickets in IPL 2021
The Kolkata Knight Riders had their breakthrough seasons in the Indian Premier League when they won the tournament in 2012 and 2014. Incidentally, KKR won both of their IPL titles under the leadership of Gautam Gambhir. They have qualified for the playoffs a total of 7 times so far and played as many as 3 finals in 2012, 2014 and 2021.
Winners – 2012, 2014
Runners-up – 2021
Playoffs – 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021
Kolkata Knight Riders have not enjoyed the best of fortunes against Chennai Super Kings over the years in the Indian Premier League so far. In the 27 matches played between these two sides, KKR have managed to win just 8 games and suffered a total of 18 defeats. Also, during the previous edition of the IPL, the Kolkata-based team ended up losing all the three matches against CSK.
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