The fixtures for the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has been released by BCCI. BCCI has shifted the venue for this season’s IPL from India to United Arab Emirates (UAE). This reason is rampant Covid-19 cases in India. The season will commence on 29th March 2020, whereas final will be played on 10th November.
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The two times champion would be aiming for their first league title since 2014. In 2019 IPL KKR finished at 5th position as they failed to qualify for the playoffs. This season they have made some amendment in the team for better performance. Knight Riders released Robin Uthappa, Chris Lynn, Piyush Chawla, Joe Denly, Yarra Prithviraj, Nikhil Naik, KC Cariappa, Matthew Kelly, Shrikant Mundhe, Carlos Brathwaite, Anrich Nortje before the 2020 season. As a replacement of released players that bought in Pat Cummins (Rs 15.50 crore), Eoin Morgan (Rs 5.25 crore), Varun Chakaravarthy (Rs 4 crore), Tom Banton (Rs 1 crore), Rahul Tripathi (Rs 60 lakh), Chris Green (Rs 20 lakh), Nikhil Naik (Rs 20 lakh), Pravin Tambe (Rs 20 lakh) and M Siddharth (Rs 20 lakh).
Dinesh Kartik led franchise Kolkata Knight Riders will play their first game against. On the other hand, KKR will play their final match of the league stages against on. Shahrukh Khan co-owned KKR have won IPL twice in 2012 and 2014.
Here is IPL 2020 full schedule of Kolkata Knight Riders
1st MATCH– Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Mumbai Indians: 23rd September, 7:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
2nd MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs SunRisers Hyderabad: 26th September, 7:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
3rd MATCH- Rajasthan Royals Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 30th September, 7:30 PM(IST) at Dubai.
4th MATCH- Delhi Capitals Kolkata Vs Knight Riders: 3rd October, 3:30 PM (IST) at Sharjah.
5th MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Chennai Super Kings: 7th October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
6th MATCH- Chennai Super Kings Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: 10th October, 3:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
7th MATCH- Kings XI Punjab Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 10th October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Dubai.
8th MATCH- Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 16th October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Dubai.
9th MATCH- SunRisers Hyderabad Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 18th October, 3:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dahbi.
10th MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Royal Challengers Bangalore: 21st October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
11th MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Delhi Capitals: 24th October, 3:30 PM (IST) at Abu Dhabi.
12th MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Kings XI Punjab: 26th October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Sharjah.
13th MATCH- Chennai Super Kings Vs Kolkata Knight Riders: 29th October, 7:30 PM (IST) at Dubai.
14th MATCH- Kolkata Knight Riders Vs Rajasthan Royals: 1st November, 7:30 PM (IST) at Dubai.
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Date and Venue | Opponent | Result |
September 23 Abu Dhabi |
Mumbai Indians | KKR lost by 49 Runs |
September 22 |
SunRisers Hyderabad | KKR won by 7 Wickets |
September 30 Abu Dhabi |
Rajasthan Royals | KKR won by 37 Runs |
October 3 Sharjah |
Delhi Capitals | KKR lost by 18 Runs |
Dinesh Karthik (CAPTAIN), Andre Russell, Harry Gurney, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Siddhesh Lad, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Eoin Morgan, Varun Chakravarti, Tom Banton, Rahul Tripathi, Chris Green, Nikhil Naik, Pravin Tambe, M Siddharth