Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will kick off their IPL 2024 campaign at Eden Gardens on March 23 with a match against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) unveiled a partial schedule for the 2024 season on February 22 (Thursday). This schedule spans the first 17 days from March 22 to April 7, encompassing a total of 21 matches. Let's take a closer look at the schedule for KKR based on the IPL fixtures that have been released.
KKR's opening match is scheduled against SRH in Kolkata on March 23. Following that, they will face Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their second match and Delhi Capitals in their third. KKR are slated to play only three matches in the initial 15 days of the IPL season 17th.
Here Are The KKR Fixtures In The Initial Set Of 21 Matches:
KKR vs SRH: Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 23
RCB vs KKR: M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, March 29
DC vs KKR: Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, April 3
Here's The Complete Partial IPL Schedule Released:
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The Kolkata Knight Riders, two-time champions of the Indian Premier League, aim to secure their third title under the mentorship of former skipper Gautam Gambhir. Making a significant statement during the IPL 2024 auction, they acquired Mitchell Starc for a substantial sum of 24.75 crores. Starc also emerged as the most expensive purchase at an IPL auction ever, surpassing his Australia teammate, Pat Cummins. They have bolstered the squad by including players such as Chetan Sakariya, KS Bharat, and Dushmantha Chameera.
Kolkata Knight Riders Full IPL 2024 Squad
Nitish Rana, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Shreyas Iyer (c), Jason Roy, Sunil Narine, Suyash Sharma, Anukul Roy, Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy, KS Bharat, Chetan Sakariya, Mitchell Starc, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Manish Pandey, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Gus Atkinson, Sakib Hussain.