2016 Kolkata Knight Riders season

Kolkata Knight Riders
2016 season
CoachJacques Kallis
CaptainGautam Gambhir
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL4th
Most runsGautam Gambhir (501)
Most wicketsAndre 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.

Squad

  • Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.[1]
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
1Manish Pandey India10 September 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break2014₹1.7 crore (US$250,000)
10Robin Uthappa India11 September 1985 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium2014₹5 crore (US$744,099.66)Occasional wicket-keeper
23Gautam Gambhir India14 October 1981 (aged 34)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2014₹10 crore (US$1.49 million)Captain
50Chris Lynn Australia10 April 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2014₹1.3 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
82Colin Munro New Zealand11 March 1987 (aged 29)Left-handedRight-arm medium2016₹30 lakh (US$45,000)Overseas
212Suryakumar Yadav India14 September 1990 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium2014₹70 lakh (US$104,000)Vice-captain
All-rounders
7Rajagopal Sathish India14 January 1981 (aged 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium2016₹20 lakh (US$30,000)
9Manan Sharma India19 March 1991 (aged 25)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
12Andre Russell Jamaica29 April 1988 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2014₹60 lakh (US$89,000)Overseas
24Yusuf Pathan India17 November 1982 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break2014₹3.25 crore (US$480,000)
41John Hastings[a] Australia4 November 1985 (aged 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016₹1.3 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
75Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh24 March 1987 (aged 29)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2014₹2.8 crore (US$420,000)Overseas
98Jason Holder Barbados5 November 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016₹70 lakh (US$104,000)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
27Sheldon Jackson India27 September 1986 (aged 29)Right-handed2015₹15 lakh (US$22,000)
Bowlers
3Ankit Rajpoot India4 December 1993 (aged 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016₹1.5 crore (US$220,000)
18Kuldeep Yadav India14 December 1994 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin2014₹40 lakh (US$60,000)
19Umesh Yadav India25 October 1987 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast2014₹2.6 crore (US$390,000)
21Piyush Chawla India24 December 1988 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm leg break2014₹4.25 crore (US$630,000)
31Brad Hogg Australia6 February 1971 (aged 45)Left-handedLeft-arm unorthodox spin2015₹50 lakh (US$74,000)Overseas
32Shaun Tait Australia22 February 1983 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast2016₹1.5 crore (US$220,000)Overseas
65Morne Morkel South Africa6 October 1984 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm fast2014₹2.8 crore (US$420,000)Overseas
74Sunil Narine Trinidad and Tobago26 May 1988 (aged 27)Left-handedRight-arm off break2014₹8 crore (US$1.19 million)Overseas
77Jaydev Unadkat India18 October 1992 (aged 23)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2016₹1.6 crore (US$240,000)
  1. ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
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: [2]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1April 10, 2016Delhi DaredevilsKolkataWon by 9 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 3/24 (3 Overs)Scorecard
2April 13, 2016Mumbai IndiansKolkataLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
3April 16, 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 8 wickets, MoM - Gautam Gambhir 90*(60)Scorecard
4April 19, 2016Kings XI PunjabMohaliWon by 6 wickets, MoM - Robin Uthappa 53(28)Scorecard
5April 24, 2016Rising Pune SupergiantPuneWon by 2 wickets, MoM - Suryakumar Yadav 60(49)Scorecard
6April 28, 2016Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
7April 30, 2016Delhi DaredevilsDelhiLost by 27 runsScorecard
8May 2, 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreBengaluruWon by 5 wickets, MoM - Andre Russell 39(24) & 1/24 (4 Overs)Scorecard
9May 4, 2016Kings XI PunjabKolkataWon by 7 runs, MoM - Andre Russell 16(10) & 4/20 (4 Overs)Scorecard
10May 8, 2016Gujarat LionsKolkataLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
11May 14, 2016Rising Pune SupergiantKolkataWon by 8 wickets (D/L), MoM - Yusuf Pathan 37*(18)Scorecard
12May 16, 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreKolkataLost by 9 wicketsScorecard
13May 19, 2016Gujarat LionsKanpurLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
14May 22, 2016Sunrisers HyderabadKolkataWon by 22 runs, MoM - Yusuf Pathan 52*(34)Scorecard
Play-offs
1525 May 2016Sunrisers Hyderabad (Eliminator)DelhiLost by 22 runsScorecard
Overall record: 8–7. Eliminated in the first stage of the playoffs.

References

  1. ↑ "KKR Indian Premier League 2016 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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