Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will start their Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL 2026) campaign with a big match against Mumbai Indians (MI) on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai.
Fans of the three-time IPL champions will see them in action on home soil on April 2, when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
But even before the season starts, KKR is facing a big injury problem. Their bowling attack has fallen apart with Harshit Rana and Akash Deep out of the tournament due to injury. And Sri Lankan sensation Mathisha Pathirana is still doubtful to play in the league.
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Harshit suffered a knee ligament injury during the T20 World Cup 2026, due to which he had to be ruled out of the tournament. KKR has included Navdeep Saini in the team as a replacement for Harshit. Meanwhile, Finn Allen’s explosive batting at the top gives the team some hope despite these setbacks.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Full Schedule
| Match no. | date | Day | match | venue | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 March | sunday | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai | 7:30 pm |
| 2 | 2 April | Thursday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| 3 | 6 April | monday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| 4 | 9 April | Thursday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| 5 | 14 April | Tuesday | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Chennai | 7:30 pm |
| 6 | 17th April | Friday | Gujarat Titans vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Ahmedabad | 7:30 pm |
| 7 | 19 April | sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals | Kolkata | 3:30 pm |
| 8 | 26 April | sunday | Lucknow Super Giants vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Lucknow | 7:30 pm |
| 9 | 3 may | sunday | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Hyderabad | 3:30 pm |
| 10 | 8th May | Friday | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi | 7:30 pm |
| 11 | 13 may | Wednesday | Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders | Raipur | 7:30 pm |
| 12 | 16th May | Saturday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| 13 | 20th May | Wednesday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
| 14 | 24th May | sunday | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals | Kolkata | 7:30 pm |
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Venue Details
Kolkata Knight Riders will play their games in seven cities this season, with their home grounds hosting half of their 14 group matches in the tournament.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Home and Away Matches
KKR will play seven matches at its home ground – Eden Gardens in Kolkata, while the remaining matches will be played in Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Hyderabad, Delhi and Raipur.
Kolkata Knight Riders full squad IPL 2026
Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rovman Powell, Rahul Tripathi, Finn Allen, Tejashwi Singh, Tim Seifert, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Cameron Green, Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra, Navdeep Saini, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik, Mathisha Pathirana, Karthik Tyagi, Akash Deep, Varun Chakraborty, Prashant Solanki.
Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2026 Captain and Coaching Staff
captain: Ajinkya Rahane
vice captain: Rinku Singh
head coach: Abhishek Nair
assistant coach: shane watson
preacher:dwayne bravo
bowling coach:Tim Southee
power coach:Andre Russell
fielding coach: Dishant Yagnik
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Chris Donaldson
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