2008 Kolkata Knight Riders season

Kolkata Knight Riders
2008 season
CoachJohn Buchanan
CaptainSourav Ganguly
Ground(s)Eden Gardens, Kolkata
IPL6th
Most runsSourav Ganguly (349)[1]
Most wicketsUmar Gul (12)[2]
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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 eight teams that competed in the 2008 IPL edition. They were captained by Sourav Ganguly. Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Background

The team made a good start to the season by winning their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match. However, the team began to experience failures and lost the next four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning the next three matches, helped by strong performances by Sourav Ganguly and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and they lost the next three matches. These included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in the IPL 2008 season.[3] When their match against Delhi Daredevils was washed out due to rain, they lost any chance of making it to the semifinals.[4] The Knight Riders ended their season on a winning note by defeating Kings XI Punjab on their home ground.

Financially, the Kolkata Knight Riders were easily the most successful franchise in the IPL, achieving a profit of ₹130 million (US$1.5 million) in the opening season itself.[5]

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kolkata Knight Riders finished sixth in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Rajasthan Royals (C) 14 11 3 0 22 0.632
2 Kings XI Punjab 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
3 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.192
4 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 6 1 15 0.342
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.570
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 7 1 13 −0.147
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 4 10 0 8 −1.160
8 Deccan Chargers 14 2 12 0 4 −0.467
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 18 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 140 runs, MoM- Brendon McCullum 158* (73) Scorecard
2 20 April Deccan Chargers Kolkata Won by 5 wickets, MoM- David Hussey 38* (43) Scorecard
3 26 April Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 9 wickets Scorecard
4 29 April Mumbai Indians Kolkata Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
5 1 May Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 45 runs Scorecard
6 3 May Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 9 runs Scorecard
7 8 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Kolkata Won by 5 runs, MoM- Sourav Ganguly 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs) Scorecard
8 11 May Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 23 runs, MoM- Sourav Ganguly 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches Scorecard
9 13 May Delhi Daredevils Kolkata Won by 23 runs, MoM- Shoaib Akhtar 4/11 (3 overs) Scorecard
10 16 May Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
11 18 May Chennai Super Kings Kolkata Lost by 3 runs (D/L) Scorecard
12 20 May Rajasthan Royals Kolkata Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
13 22 May Delhi Daredevils Delhi Match abandoned due to rain Scorecard
14 25 May Kings XI Punjab Kolkata Won by 3 wickets, MoM - Umar Gul 24 (11) and 4/23 (4 overs) Scorecard
Overall record: 6–7. Failed to advance.

References

  1. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL, Mumbai". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  4. ^ "All over for Knight Riders in 2008 – Post Kotla washout, even a win in last match won't be enough". The Telegraph. 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2008.
  5. ^ "Shah Rukh plans to desert KKR for good". Zee News. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2012.