Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2023 Schedule: Full Match Fixtures, Timings, Venue, Team Squad
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2023 Schedule – IPL 16 KKR Matches, Team, Venue, Complete Fixture, Tickets information
For every win, they earn two points and at the end of league stage, the teams will qualify for the IPL 2023 Playoffs. According to Kolkata Knight Riders, they will begin the TATA IPL 2023 season against PBKS on April 1, Saturday. They will play against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 6, Thursday; They need at least 8 wins to qualify into top four at the end of 56 matches; in what could be their last match should they fail to make it to the top four in the IPL 2023 points table.
The home ground of Kolkata Knight Riders is Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Highlights of KKR Schedule 2023 Team Players List
Article About | KKR Schedule 2023 |
Team Name | Kolkata Knight Riders |
IPL | Tata IPL 2023 |
Matches Start | 31 March 2023 |
Official Website | www.iplt20.com |

The Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) representing the city of Kolkata, are a franchise cricket team in the Indian Premier League. Previously, the KKR franchise owned by a well-known superstar of Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla and her spouse Jay Mehta. Currently, the KKR franchise is owned by Knight Riders Sports Private Ltd. The team was previously captained by Gautam Gambhir/Dinesh Karthik and coached by Jacques Kallis, a former player of the team. This time in IPL 2023, Team KKR is captained by Shreyas Iyer. The home of the Knight Riders is as always Eden Gardens, the largest cricket stadium in India and the third largest in the world by seating capacity.
Following is the schedule of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2023:
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS IPL 2023 Schedule, KKR Matches, Full Fixtures, Team Squad, and Venue
Match. No | Day and Date | KKR Matches vs Team | Venue | Time(IST) |
02 | 1 APR | SAT | PBKS vs KKR | MOHALI | 3:30 PM |
09 | 6 APR | THU | KKR vs RCB | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
13 | 9 APR | SUN | GT vs KKR | AHMEDABAD | 3:30 PM |
19 | 14 APR | FRI | KKR vs SRH | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
22 | 16 APR | SUN | MI vs KKR | MUMBAI | 3:30 PM |
28 | 20 APR | THU | DC vs KKR | DELHI | 7:30 PM |
33 | 23 APR | SUN | KKR vs CSK | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
Match. No | Day and Date | KKR Matches vs Team | Venue | Time(IST) |
36 | 26 APR | WED | RCB vs KKR | BENGALURU | 3:30 PM |
39 | 29 APR | SAT | KKR vs GT | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
47 | 4 MAY | THU | SRH vs KKR | HYDERABAD | 3:30 PM |
53 | 8 MAY | MON | KKR vs PBKS | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
56 | 11 MAY | THU | KKR vs RR | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
61 | 14 MAY | SUN | CSK vs KKR | CHENNAI | 7:30 PM |
68 | 20 MAY | SAT | KKR vs LSG | KOLKATA | 7:30 PM |
Don’t miss to Read: IPL 2023 Teams and Players List, Full Team Squad Details
Shreyas Iyer-led KKR will play their first match against Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings at Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali at 3.30 pm. Kolkata Knight Riders are two-time Indian Premier League title winners. We have listed above the complete timetable of KKR matches with venue details for TATA IPL season 16. For purchasing the IPL 2023 tickets for KKR team, go to Insider.in or Bookmyshow.com. Tickets live now on the PayTM Insider.in website with the tagline of #SADDAPUNJAB or #KKRHAITAIYAAR.
Following is the detailed information of newly added players in the team as well as the retained players of the team KKR in this TATA IPL 2023.
KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS team IPL 16 Retained Players (KKR IPL Auction 2023) with Full Squad:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh, N. Jagadeesan (INR 90 lakh), Vaibhav Arora (INR 60 lakh), Suyash Sharma (INR 20 lakh), David Wiese (INR 1 crore), Kulwant Khejroliya (INR 20 lakh), Litton Das (INR 50 lakh), Mandeep Singh (INR 50 lakh), Shakib Al Hasan (INR 1.5 crore).
- Retained – Shreyas Iyer (c), Nitish Rana, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Shardul Thakur, Lockie Ferguson, Umesh Yadav, Tim Southee, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy, Anukul Roy, Rinku Singh.
KKR team news from the TATA IPL 2023
- With Shreyas Iyer likely to miss the upcoming season of the IPL, Kolkata Knight Riders find themselves in a big problem a fortnight ahead of the start of the season.
- In case Iyer is not available, who would lead the KKR side in IPL 2023? The options the Knights have are Shakib-al-Hasan, Nitish Rana, and Tim Southee.
- With these names prominently doing the rounds, the franchise has dropped a hint about who will lead the side in the upcoming season.
- KKR recently posted a clip of Rinku Singh and that got fans speculating. Rinku is seen playing his trademark sweeps in the recently shared clip on Twitter.