Kolkata Knight Riders in 2013

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based in Kolkata, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2013 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Gautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Kolkata Knight Riders
2013 season
CoachTrevor Bayliss
CaptainGautam Gambhir
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL7th
CLT20did not qualify
Most runsGautam Gambhir (406)[1]
Most wicketsSunil Narine (22)[2]
← 2012 2014 →

Background

KKR were the defending champions but they had a disappointing IPL season in 2013, as they failed to make the play-offs, losing ten and winning only six out of their sixteen matches. Although the overall performance was disappointing, a few individual performances gained attention, like Sunil Narine who took 22 wickets in 16 matches and Gautam Gambhir who made some good runs. But due to lack of rhythm and perfect combination of players, and bad form of a few players, the KKR could not win few easy matches and ended up 7/9.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the league stage of IPL 2013.

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (R) 16 11 5 0 22 0.530
2 Mumbai Indians (C) 16 11 5 0 22 0.441
3 Rajasthan Royals (3) 16 10 6 0 20 0.322
4 Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 16 10 6 0 20 0.003
5 Royal Challengers Bangalore 16 9 7 0 18 0.457
6 Kings XI Punjab 16 8 8 0 16 0.226
7 Kolkata Knight Riders 16 6 10 0 12 −0.095
8 Pune Warriors India 16 4 12 0 8 −1.006
9 Delhi Daredevils 16 3 13 0 6 −0.848
Source: [3]

("C" refers to the "Champions" of the Tournament. 'R'(2nd Position), '3' and '4' are the positions of the respective teams in the tournament.)

Match log
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard link
1April 3, 2013Delhi DaredevilsKolkataWon by 6 wickets, MoM - Sunil Narine 4/13
2April 8, 2013Rajasthan RoyalsJaipurLost by 19 runs
3April 11, 2013Royal Challengers BangaloreBengaluruLost by 8 Wickets
4April 14, 2013Sunrisers HyderabadKolkataWon by 48 runs, MoM – Gautam Gambhir 53(45)Score Card
5April 16, 2013Kings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 4 Runs
6April 20, 2013Chennai Super KingsKolkataLost by 4 Wickets
7April 24, 2013Mumbai IndiansKolkataLost by 5 Wickets
8April 26, 2013Kings XI PunjabKolkataWon by 6 Wickets, MoM – Jacques Kallis 2/14 (4 overs) and 44
9April 28, 2013Chennai Super KingsChennaiLost by 14 runs[4]
10May 1, 2013Delhi DaredevilsRaipurLost by 7 wickets[5]
11May 3, 2013Rajasthan RoyalsKolkataWon by 8 Wickets; MoM – Yusuf Pathan 49* (35)
12May 7, 2013Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 65 Runs
13May 9, 2013Pune Warriors IndiaPuneWon By 46 Runs; MoM – Gautam Gambhir 50(44)
14May 12, 2013Royal Challengers BangaloreRanchiWon By 5 Wickets; MoM – Jacques Kallis 2/17 (4 overs) and 41(45)
15May 14, 2013Pune Warriors IndiaRanchiLost by 7 runs
16May 19, 2013Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadLost by 5 Wickets
Overall record of 6 - 10

Failed to make Play-offs, ended 7/9

References
  1. "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 12 June 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. "Indian Premier League, 2013/ Records / Most runs". ESPNCricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. "Points Table | Indian Premier League 2013 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
  4. 38th match: Chennai Super Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders at Chennai, Apr 28, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
  5. 44th match: Delhi Daredevils v Kolkata Knight Riders at Raipur, May 1, 2013 | Cricket Scorecard. ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved on 23 December 2013.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.