Kolkata Knight Riders reached their first IPL final in seven years with a jittery three-wicket win over last edition’s finalist Delhi Capitals in Qualifier 2 on Wednesday in Sharjah. Chasing a target of 136, opening stand of 96 runs between Venkatesh Iyer (55) and Shubman Gill (46) set them up before they lost seven wickets…
Virat Kohli has decided to step down from captaincy after this season and would very much like to go out on a high when Royal Challengers Bangalore takes on Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL Eliminator on Monday. He had earlier led Bangalore to an IPL final in 2016, besides having earlier played in the…
Kolkata Knight Riders and net run-rates go back a long way, and this season too the script is pretty much similar. In the previous editions of 2010, 2019 and 2020, Kolkata failed to make the playoff berths due to poor net run-rates. However, this year they are in a better position to qualify, as they…
Sunrisers Hyderabad being out of playoff race can prove to be party spoilers when they face Kolkata Knight Riders in the second match of Sunday’s double-header. However, for Kolkata they need a win as they continue to remain in the top four and have an edge to qualify because of their better net run rate…
Kolkata Knight Riders have a bright chance of making it to the playoffs, if they approach their next games tactically and with an aim to win. However, for Punjab Kings, who also are in contention to make the playoffs cannot afford any slip ups from here after their crushing defeat againt Mumbai Indians. Punjab’s batting…
Delhi Capitals will be eyeing their chance to book a playoff berth when they take on Kolkata Knight Riders in an IPL 2021 match in Sharjah on Tuesday. The Rishabh Pant-led Delhi side is on a roll and have carried on the momentum from last season where they lost the finals against Mumbai Indians. But…
Kolkata Knight Riders have a trump card in spinner Varun Chakravarthy and Chennai Super Kings need to be wary when they clash against them in an IPL 2021 league match on Sunday. Since the resumption of IPL in UAE, both Chennai and Kolkata are on a roll and would look to carry on in the…
Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other in Match 34 of IPL 2021 in Abu Dhabi on Thursday. In the second leg being played in UAE, both the teams have started their campaign, with Mumbai losing their match to Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata clinching a win over Royal Challengers Bangalore. In…
Kolkata Knight Riders would look to revive their campaign in the second leg of the IPL 2021 in UAE, when they clash against Virat Kohli-led Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. Bangalore are placed third in the points table with 10 points from seven games, while two-time champions Kolkata are at the seventh spot with just…
