| 2013 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Trevor Bayliss | ||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
| Ground(s) | Eden Gardens,Kolkata | ||
| IPL | 7th | ||
| Mostruns | Gautam Gambhir (406)[1] | ||
| Mostwickets | Sunil Narine (22)[2] | ||
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Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team based inKolkata, India, which plays in theIndian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the2013 IPL. They were captained byGautam Gambhir. Kolkata Knight Riders finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
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 a few easy matches and ended up 7/9.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| 05 | Gautam Gambhir |  India | (1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 31) | Left-handed | Right-armleg break | Captain |
| 07 | Paras Dogra | India | (1984-11-19)19 November 1984 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 09 | Manoj Tiwary | India | (1985-11-14)14 November 1985 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 16 | Eoin Morgan |  England | (1986-09-10)10 September 1986 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas |
| 63 | Debabrata Das | India | (1986-09-22)22 September 1986 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 03 | Jacques Kallis |  South Africa | (1975-10-16)16 October 1975 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Vice-captain, Overseas |
| 06 | Laxmi Ratan Shukla | India | (1981-05-06)6 May 1981 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 22 | Rajat Bhatia | India | (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| 23 | Ryan McLaren | South Africa | (1983-02-09)9 February 1983 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Overseas |
| 27 | Ryan ten Doeschate |  Netherlands | (1980-06-30)30 June 1980 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right armmedium-fast | Overseas |
| 75 | Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh | (1987-03-24)24 March 1987 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| 999 | Yusuf Pathan | India | (1982-11-17)17 November 1982 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| – | Sumit Narwal | India | (1982-04-16)16 April 1982 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 24 | Brad Haddin |  Australia | (1977-10-23)23 October 1977 (aged 35) | Right-handed | – | Overseas |
| 36 | Manvinder Bisla | India | (1984-12-28)28 December 1984 (aged 28) | Right-handed | – | |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  New Zealand | (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Overseas |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 01 | Sarabjit Ladda | India | (1986-07-10)10 July 1986 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| 04 | James Pattinson | Australia | (1990-05-03)3 May 1990 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Overseas |
| 08 | Pradeep Sangwan | India | (1990-11-05)5 November 1990 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | |
| 14 | Shami Ahmed | India | (1990-03-09)9 March 1990 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| 18 | Sachithra Senanayake |  Sri Lanka | (1985-02-09)9 February 1985 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Overseas |
| 21 | Iqbal Abdulla | India | (1989-12-02)2 December 1989 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 55 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | India | (1981-09-27)27 September 1981 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right armmedium-fast | |
| 58 | Brett Lee | Australia | (1976-11-08)8 November 1976 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-armfast | Overseas |
| 74 | Sunil Narine |  West Indies | (1988-05-26)26 May 1988 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | Overseas |
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(3rd) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0.322 |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad(4th) | 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 |
"C" refers to the champions of the tournament, R to the runners-up.
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 3, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Won by 6 wickets, MoM -Sunil Narine 4/13 | |
| 2 | April 8, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 19 runs | |
| 3 | April 11, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bengaluru | Lost by 8 wickets | |
| 4 | April 14, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | Won by 48 runs, MoM –Gautam Gambhir 53(45) | Score Card |
| 5 | April 16, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 4 runs | |
| 6 | April 20, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Lost by 4 wickets | |
| 7 | April 24, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| 8 | April 26, 2013 | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Won by 6 wickets, MoM –Jacques Kallis 2/14 (4 overs) and 44 | |
| 9 | April 28, 2013 | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 14 runs | [4] |
| 10 | May 1, 2013 | Delhi Daredevils | Raipur | Lost by 7 wickets | [5] |
| 11 | May 3, 2013 | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Won by 8 wickets; MoM –Yusuf Pathan 49* (35) | |
| 12 | May 7, 2013 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 65 runs | |
| 13 | May 9, 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Pune | Won By 46 runs; MoM –Gautam Gambhir 50(44) | |
| 14 | May 12, 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Ranchi | Won By 5 wickets; MoM –Jacques Kallis 2/17 (4 overs) and 41(45) | |
| 15 | May 14, 2013 | Pune Warriors India | Ranchi | Lost by 7 runs | |
| 16 | May 19, 2013 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Lost by 5 wickets | |
| Overall record: 6–10. Failed to advance. | |||||