The thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will commence in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on last year's finalist Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in a blockbuster tournament opener in Abu Dhabi on September 19.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) who have won the Indian Premier League twice in 2012 and 2014 will get their campaign underway against 4-time champions Mumbai Indians at Abu Dhabi on 23rd September. After playing their first two encounters against Mumbai Indians (MI) and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at Abu Dhabi, KKR will take on Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their third match at Dubai on September 30th.

KKR would look to improve upon their performance since last edition which saw them finish fifth in the points table in the round robin stage and miss out on a play off spot.

KKR will be lead by wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik for a third season in a row.The 2-time champions have a new look to them with some major signings at the 2020 IPL auction held in Kolkata in December.

Australian speedster Pat Cummins was roped in by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) for a whopping Rs 15.50 crore, becoming the most expensive buy in the IPL auction.Meanwhile, KKR also snapped up English skipper Eoin Morgan for Rs 5.25 crore and Tom Banton to bolster their batting for the upcoming season.

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The team will once again look towards their ever dependable West Indian imports in Andre Russell and Sunil Narine to deliver the goods with both the willow and red cherry.

KKR has a good mix of experienced and young campaigners in Shubman Gill, Shivam Mavi and Kamlesh Nagakotti who would look to use the IPL platform to showcase their talent and pedigree.

Here is the complete schedule of Kolkata Knight Riders in the thirteenth edition of the Indian Premier League

vs Mumbai Indians 23 September, 7.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 26 September, 7.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Rajasthan Royals 30 September, 7.30 pm Dubai

vs Delhi Capitals 3 October, 7.30 pm Sharjah

vs Chennai Super Kings 7 October, 7.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Kings XI Punjab 10 October, 3.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 12 October, 7.30 pm Sharjah

vs Mumbai Indians 16 October, 7.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Sunrisers Hyderabad 18 October, 3.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 21 October, 7.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Delhi Capitals 24 October, 3.30 pm Abu Dhabi

vs Kings XI Punjab 26 October, 7.30 pm Sharjah

vs Chennai Super Kings 29 October, 7.30 pm Dubai

vs Rajasthan Royals 1 November, 7.30 pm Dubai

Kolkata Knight Riders Squad For IPL 2020

Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicket-keeper), Eoin Morgan (Overseas), Tom Banton (Overseas), Kuldeep Yadav, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell (Overseas), Sunil Narine (Overseas), Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Nikhil Naik (wicket-keeper), Pat Cummins, Prashidh Krishna, Chris Green (Overseas), Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, M Siddharth, Sandeep Warrier, Varun Chakravarthy, Siddhesh Lad, Ali Khan (Overseas), Lockie Ferguson (Overseas).