IPL 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Full Schedule with Venue, Date, Match Timings and PDF Download

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will be eyeing an improved outing in IPL 2021 after failing to do well in IPL 2020. Throughout the season, the two-time champions struggled for consistency and eventually finished at the fifth spot. They missed out on a playoff spot due to their poor net run-rate (-0.214) as they finished the season with 7 wins and as many losses.

The likes of Varun Chakravarthy and Eoin Morgan did well but the failure of big names like Sunil Narine, Dinesh Karthik and Andre Russell cost the team big. KKR’s season was also marred by several other incidents like Karthik stepping down as the captain after seven games and Narine getting suspended for a suspected bowling action.

Morgan was later named as the captain but he too could not make the team perform well consistently. But hopes will be high from the England star in the upcoming season. Narine also returned to action later but was from his best. He also failed to make an impact as an opener as KKR were compelled to try out several combinations at the top.

Ahead of the new season, KKR bought some experienced players like Shakib al Hasan, Karun Nair and Harbhajan Singh in the auction and would be hoping that their long wait for a third IPL title comes to an end. The likes of Shakib and Harbhajan know what it takes to win the IPL and their experience will come handy for the Kolkata-based outfit which has not won the tournament since 2014.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ schedule for IPL 2021

The BCCI announced the schedule for IPL 2021 on Sunday (March 7). The entire competition will be held across six venues – Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium will be the venue for the entire playoff stage as well as the final on May 30. Each team will play in four of the six centers in the group stage.

The afternoon games will begin at 3:30 PM IST, while the evening matches at 7:30 PM IST. Defending champions Mumbai Indians will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the tournament opener on April 9 in Chennai. KKR, on the other hand, will open their campaign on April 11 against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai.

They will play their first three league games in Chennai before moving to Mumbai for their next two league games. Morgan & Co. will then fly to Ahmedabad for four more games before ending their league stage in Bangalore with their last five games.

Here is KKR’s schedule for IPL 2021:

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