2008 IPL Season
PerformanceThe Knight Riders had a good beginning to the season by winning their first two matches against Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers. Knight Riders' opening batsman Brendon McCullum scored 158 runs in the first match, which is a record for the highest runs ever scored by a batsman in a Twenty-20 match.
However, the team started experiencing failures and lost consecutive four matches. The team managed to stage a comeback of sorts by winning next three matches based on strong performances by Sourav and Shoaib Akhtar. But their performance dipped again and lost next three matches, which included their match against Mumbai Indians, in which they were bowled out for 67 runs, the lowest score by a team in IPL.
Financially, the Knight Riders were easily the most successful franchise in the IPL, achieving a profit of Rs. 13 crore.
Owners - Shahrukh Khan, Juhi Chawla & Jai Mehta (Red Chillies Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.)
Kolkata Knight Riders 2008 Season
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 April | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 140 runs, MoM – Brendon McCullum – 158* (73) |
| 2 | 20 April | Deccan Chargers | Kolkata | Won by 5 wickets, MoM – David Hussey – 38* (43) |
| 3 | 26 April | Chennai Super Kings | Chennai | Lost by 9 wickets |
| 4 | 29 April | Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | Lost by 7 wickets |
| 5 | 1 May | Rajasthan Royals | Jaipur | Lost by 45 runs |
| 6 | 3 May | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Lost by 9 runs |
| 7 | 8 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Kolkata | Won by 5 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 20 (22) and 1/7 (3 overs) |
| 8 | 11 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Won by 23 runs, MoM – Sourav Ganguly – 91 (57), 2/25 (4 overs) and 2 catches |
| 9 | 13 May | Delhi Daredevils | Kolkata | Won by 23 runs, MoM – Shoaib Akhtar – 4/11 (3 overs) |
| 10 | 16 May | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 8 wickets |
| 11 | 18 May | Chennai Super Kings | Kolkata | Lost by 3 runs (decided by D/L method due to rain interruption) |
| 12 | 20 May | Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | Lost by 6 wickets |
| 13 | 22 May | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Match abandoned due to rain |
| 14 | 25 May | Kings XI Punjab | Kolkata | Won by 3 wickets, MoM – Umar Gul – 4/23 (4 overs) and 24 (11) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 2009 Season
| Date | Opponent | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 19 | Deccan Chargers | Cape Town | |
| April 21 | Kings XI Punjab | Durban | |
| April 23 | Rajasthan Royals | Port Elizabeth | |
| April 25 | Chennai Super Kings | Cape Town | |
| April 27 | Mumbai Indians | Cape Town | |
| April 29 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Durban | |
| May 1 | Mumbai Indians | Durban | |
| May 3 | Kings XI Punjab | East London | |
| May 5 | Delhi Daredevils | Durban | |
| May 10 | Delhi Daredevils | East London | |
| May 12 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Pretoria | |
| May 16 | Deccan Chargers | Port Elizabeth | |
| May 18 | Chennai Super Kings | Pretoria | |
| May 20 | Rajasthan Royals | Durban |
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