Kolkata Knight Riders, the two-time champions once again had a disappointing season as they couldn't make it into the last four due to poor net run rate and finish at fifth position with seven wins from fourteen matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders' season began with a big loss against Mumbai Indians but in the coming matches they made a good come back and registered back to back wins. But they couldn't perform with consistency and suffered some big losses on their way.
KKR also saw a change in leadership when Dinesh Karthik gave up captaincy to Eoin Morgan mid-way into the tournament.
One of the most embarrassing losses came against Royal Challengers Bangalore when they could manage only 84 runs and in another match suffered a big 80 odd runs loss and eventually, they crashed out from play-offs race due to poor net run rate.
When it comes to performances, Eoin Morgan and Varun Chakravarthy were their stand-out performers as they did well in batting and bowling respectively. They had high hopes from Pat Cummins and Andre Russell but both were poor most of the time especially Russell, who struggled with fitness as well.
The likes of Dinesh Karthik and Sunil Narine too had a poor season. Youngsters Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, and Shivam Mavi put up some good performances but couldn't maintain the consistency.
A Statistical look at Kolkata Knight Riders' Indian Premier League 2020 Campaign :
Result Summary -
Matches - 14
Won - 7
Lost - 7
Position - 5th
Highest Totals -
210/8 vs DC at Sharjah
194/6 vs DC at Abu Dhabi
191/7 vs RR at Dubai
174/6 vs RR at Dubai
172/5 vs CSK at Dubai
Most Runs -
440 - Shubman Gill
418 - Eoin Morgan
352 - Nitish Rana
230 - Rahul Tripathi
169 - Dinesh Karthik
Highest Batting Averages (Min 50 Runs) -
41.80 - Eoin Morgan (418 runs)
33.84 - Shubman Gill (440 runs)
25.14 - Nitish Rana (352 runs)
23.00 - Rahul Tripathi (230 runs)
20.85 - Pat Cummins (146 runs)
Highest Individual Scores -
87 - Nitish Rana vs CSK at Dubai
81 - Rahul Tripathi vs CSK at Abu Dhabi
81 - Nitish Rana vs DC at Abu Dhabi
70* - Shubman Gill vs SRH at Abu Dhabi
68* - Eoin Morgan vs RR at Dubai
Highest Batting Strike Rate (Min 50 Balls faced) -
144.44 - Andre Russell (117 runs)
142.35 - Sunil Narine (121 runs)
138.58 - Nitish Rana (352 runs)
138.41 - Eoin Morgan (418 runs)
128.07 - Pat Cummins (146 runs)
Most Fifty Plus Scores -
3 - Shubman Gill
3 - Nitish Rana
1 - Sunil Narine
1 - Pat Cummins
1 - Eoin Morgan
1 - Dinesh Karthik
1 - Rahul Tripathi
Most Sixes -
24 - Eoin Morgan
12 - Nitish Rana
10 - Rahul Tripathi
9 - Andre Russell
9 - Shubman Gill
Most Wickets -
17 - Varun Chakravarthy
12 - Pat Cummins
9 - Shivam Mavi
6 - Lockie Ferguson
6 - Andre Russell
Best Bowling Averages (Min 5 Wickets) -
20.94 - Varun Chakravarthy (17 wickets)
23.55 - Shivam Mavi (9 wickets)
24.66 - Lockie Ferguson (6 wickets)
29.16 - Andre Russell (6 wickets)
34.08 - Pat Cummins (12 wickets)
Best Bowling Figures in an Innings -
5/20 - Varun Chakravarthy vs DC at Abu Dhabi
4/34 - Pat Cummins vs RR at Dubai
3/15 - Lockie Ferguson vs SRH at Abu Dhabi
3/17 - Pat Cummins vs DC at Abu Dhabi
3/29 - Prasidh Krishna vs KXIP at Abu Dhabi
Best Economy Rates -
6.84 - Varun Chakravarthy
7.46 - Lockie Ferguson
7.66 - Kuldeep Yadav
7.86 - Pat Cummins
7.94 - Sunil Narine
