The 14th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will be played from 09 April to 30 May. The first match of IPL 2021 will be played on 09 April in Chennai between defending champions Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore, starting at 7.30 pm. At the same time, the final match of IPL 2021 will be played on 30 May at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders will start their campaign against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on 11 April. There will be a total of 11 double-headers in IPL 2021. The matches will start at 3:30 pm and the evening matches will start at 7:30 pm.
KKR bought eight players in the auction
Significantly, Kolkata Knight Riders have included a total of eight new players in their team in the IPL 2021 auction. KKR bought Shakib Al Hasan (Rs 3.20 crore), Sheldon Jackson (Rs 20 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (Rs 20 lakh), Karun Nair (Rs 50 lakh), Harbhajan Singh (Rs 2 crore), Ben Cutting (Rs 75 lakh), Venkatesh Iyer (Rs 20 lakh) and Pawan Negi (Rs 50 lakh) in the auction.
Squad
Kolkata Knight Riders – Eoin Morgan (captain), Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Fergunson, Nitish Rana, Prisidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakraborty, Tim Seifert, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Karun Nair, Harbhajan Singh, Ben Cutting, Venkatesh Iyer and Pawan Negi.
Full schedule of Kolkata Knight Riders
11 April, Sunday 7.30 pm Chennai: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 13, Tuesday, 7.30 pm Chennai: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians
April 18, Sunday 3.30 pm Chennai: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
21 April, Wednesday 7.30 pm Mumbai: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings
24 April, Saturday 7.30 pm Mumbai: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
26 April, Monday, 7.30 pm Ahmedabad: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
April 29, Thursday, 7.30 pm Ahmedabad: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
3 May, Monday, 7.30 pm Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
May 8, Saturday 3.30 pm Ahmedabad: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
Bengaluru on May 10, 7.30 pm: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru on May 12, 7.30 pm: Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Bengaluru on May 15, Saturday at 7.30 pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings
Bengaluru on May 18, 3.30 pm: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals
May 21, Friday at 3.30 pm Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
