The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise . They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. The Kolkata Knight Riders finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage. The Kolkata Knight Riders drew an average home attendance of 64,872 in the IPL in 2024.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury. After their 9th win on 11 May 2024, Kolkata became the first team to be qualified for the Playoffs. After their abandoned match on 13 May 2024, Kolkata qualified for the Qualifier 1. They finished the League stage at the 1st place with 9 wins and 3 losses, garnering 20 points and seeding their place in the Qualifier 1.
After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1 played on 21 May at Ahmedabad, Kolkata became the first team to advance to the 2024 final for the 4th time. After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final played on 26 May at Chennai, Kolkata won their 3rd IPL title after 2012 and 2014.
Sunil Narine was named as the "Ultimate Fantasy player of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Ramandeep Singh was named as the "Catch of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Sunil Narine was also the "Most Valuable Player of the season" (450 points) and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy.
Squad
Players with international caps are listed in bold. Ages are given as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match played in the competition +Squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Captain96Shreyas IyerRight-handedRight-arm leg break 2022 Batters9Manish PandeyRight-handedRight arm-medium 2024 20Jason RoyRight-handedRight arm-medium 2023 Overseas; Withdrew27Nitish RanaLeft-handedRight-arm off break 2018 Vice-captain35Rinku SinghLeft-handedRight-arm off break 2018 18Angkrish RaghuvanshiRight-handedSlow left-arm orthodox spin 2024 Wicket-keepers28Phil SaltRight-handedRight arm off spin 2024 Overseas; Replacement; Withdrew–K. S. BharatRight-handedRight-arm off spin 2024 21Rahmanullah GurbazRight-handedRight-arm medium fast 2023 Overseas All-rounders12 Andre Russell Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2014 Overseas74 Sunil Narine Left-handed Right-arm off break 2012 Overseas25 Venkatesh Iyer Left-handed Right-arm medium 2021 19 Ramandeep Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 50Sherfane RutherfordLeft-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2024 Overseas6Anukul RoyLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodox spin 2022 Pace bowlers56Mitchell StarcLeft-handedLeft-arm fast 2024 Overseas14Vaibhav AroraRight-handedRight-arm fast medium 2023 –Gus AtkinsonRight-handedRight-arm fast 2024 Overseas; Withdrew79Dushmantha ChameeraRight-handedRight arm fast 2024 Overseas; Replacement55Chetan SakariyaLeft-handedLeft-arm fast medium 2024 22Harshit RanaRight-handedRight-arm fast medium 2022 45Sakib HussainRight-handedRight-arm fast medium 2024 Spin bowlers–Mujeeb Ur RahmanRight-handedRight-arm off break 2024 Overseas; Withdrew05Suyash SharmaRight-handedRight-arm leg break 2023 70Allah GhazanfarRight-handedRight-arm off break 2024 Overseas; Replacement29 Varun Chakravarthy Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Administration and support staff PositionNameCEO Venky MysoreTeam manager Wayne BentleyHead coach Chandrakant PanditBatting coach Abhishek NayarBowling coach Bharat ArunFielding coach Ryan ten DoeschateMentor Gautam Gambhir
Sponsors Kit manufacturer: playR Main shirt sponsor: Dream11 Back shirt sponsor: BKT Chest branding: Lux Cozi
League stage
Points table
League progression
Fixtures and results
Playoffs
Bracket
Qualifier 1
Final
Statistics
Most runs RunsPlayerInningsHighest score488Sunil Narine14109435Phil Salt1289*370Venkatesh Iyer1370351Shreyas Iyer1458*222Andre Russell964* Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets WicketsPlayerMatchesBest bowling21Varun Chakravarthy143/1619Harshit Rana113/24Andre Russell133/2517Sunil Narine142/22Mitchell Starc134/33 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Notes
References
External links
on IPLT20 Website