The two-time champion, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), will be playing its 12th season of Indian Premier League. KKR won its first IPL title in 2012 and repeated the feat in 2014. In 2018, Kolkata Knight Riders finished third out of 8 teams.

Matches played: 168

Matches won: 76

Title: 2012, 2014

Runners-up: 0

Play-offs: 2011, 2016, 2017, 2018

Most runs: Robin Uthappa (4086 runs)

Most wickets: Piyush Chawla (140 wickets)

Captain: Dinesh Karthik

Coach: Jacques Kallis

Team:

Dinesh Karthik (captain and wicket-keeper), Carlos Brathwaite, Shivam Mavi, Kuldeep Yadav, Shrikant Mundhe, Harry Gurney, Sunil Narine, Piyush Chawla, Nikhil Naik, Lockie Ferguson, Prasidh Krishna, Andre Russell, Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Chris Lynn, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Rinku Singh, Anrich Nortje, Joe Denly, Prithvi Raj, Robin Uthappa.

Fixture:

Sunday, March 24, 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrishers Hyderabad, in Kolkata - 4 p.m.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab, in Kolkata - 8 p.m.

Saturday, March 30, 2019: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in New Delhi - 8 p.m.

Friday, April 5, 2019: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders, in Bengaluru - 8 p.m.