Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has been a two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champion and as always it has geared up to put out a strong show in the Indian Premier League 2020, the 13th edition of the T20 cricket league. The Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off their game against the Royal Challengers Bangalore at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium located in Bangalore on 31st March 2020.

The Knight Riders with Dinesh Karthik as the Captain had failed to reach the playoffs of the last season, as a result of which the franchise had dropped some of the key players from the team such as Robin Uthappa and Chris Lynn. In the IPL 2020 auctions that were concluded, KKR had bought the Australian pacer, Pat Cummins. He is one of the most expensive players in the 2020 auctions. A total of Rs 15.5 crore was spent to get him. The team has also tried to boost up their batting department by buying the winning captain of the 2019 world cup, Eoin Morgan for Rs 5.25 crore.

The Knight Riders will be playing their home leg-matches of this year's IPL at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Out of the total 14 matches, KKR will be playing two in the afternoon (starting at 4 pm) and 12 in the evening (starting at 8 pm). Kolkata Knight Riders will be playing its last IPL 2020 league match on 15th May against the Sunrisers Hyderabad at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ full schedule, match timing and venue details:

31st March 2020, Tuesday

Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Bengaluru

3rd April 2020, Friday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

6th April 2020, Monday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

9th April 2020, Thursday

Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Jaipur/Guwahati

12th April 2020, Sunday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

16th April 2020, Thursday

Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Hyderabad

19th April 2020, Sunday

Match: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 4:00 PM

Venue: Delhi

23rd April 2020, Thursday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

26th April 2020, Sunday

Match: Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 4:00 PM

Venue: Mohali

28th April 2020, Tuesday

Match: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Mumbai

2nd May 2020, Saturday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

7th May 2020, Thursday

Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Chennai

10th May 2020, Sunday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

15th May 2020, Friday

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad

Time: 8:00 PM

Venue: Kolkata

Kolkata Knight Riders' full squad for IPL 2020:

Andre Russell, Chris Green, Dinesh Karthik, Eoin Morgan, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Furguson, Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Nitish Rana, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Pravin Tambe, Rahul Tripathi, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Tom Banton, and Varun Chakravarthy.