Kolkata Knight Riders: next IPL match
No KKR match today: the IPL 2027 fixtures are not out yet
Updated 2:58 PM IST
Next match
No Kolkata Knight Riders match until the 2027 season
Schedule not announced – expected March 2027
Next dates for every franchise: 17 Nov 2026 (retention deadline), 23 Nov 2026 (auction registration closes), 27 Nov 2026 (last day to add players to the pool), 3 Dec 2026 (auction pool sent to franchises), 16 Dec 2026 (mini-auction in Goa)
Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026
- 7league position
- 13points from 14
- 6–7won–lost, 1 no result
- -0.147net run rate
Captain in 2026: Ajinkya Rahane. Head coach: Abhishek Nayar. Home ground: Eden Gardens.
Kolkata Knight Riders results, IPL 2026
| Match | Date | Batting first | Chasing | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 70 | Sun 24 May 2026 | Delhi Capitals 203/5 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 163 (18.4 ov) | Delhi Capitals won by 40 runs Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav |
| Match 65 | Wed 20 May 2026 | Mumbai Indians 147/8 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 148/6 (18.5 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets Player of the match: Manish Pandey |
| Match 60 | Sat 16 May 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 247/2 (20 ov) | Gujarat Titans 218/4 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 29 runs Player of the match: Sunil Narine |
| Match 57 | Wed 13 May 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 192/4 (20 ov) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru 194/4 (19.1 ov) | Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 6 wickets Player of the match: Virat Kohli |
| Match 51 | Fri 8 May 2026 | Delhi Capitals 142/8 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 147/2 (14.2 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets Player of the match: Finn Allen |
| Match 45 | Sun 3 May 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad 165 (19 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 169/3 (18.2 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy |
| Match 38 | Sun 26 Apr 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 155/7 (20 ov) | Lucknow Super Giants 155/8 (20 ov) | Match tied (Kolkata Knight Riders won the Super Over) Player of the match: Rinku Singh |
| Match 28 | Sun 19 Apr 2026 | Rajasthan Royals 155/9 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 161/6 (19.4 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy |
| Match 25 | Fri 17 Apr 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 180 (20 ov) | Gujarat Titans 181/5 (19.4 ov) | Gujarat Titans won by 5 wickets Player of the match: Shubman Gill |
| Match 22 | Tue 14 Apr 2026 | Chennai Super Kings 192/5 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 160/7 (20 ov) | Chennai Super Kings won by 32 runs Player of the match: Noor Ahmad |
| Match 15 | Thu 9 Apr 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 181/4 (20 ov) | Lucknow Super Giants 182/7 (20 ov) | Lucknow Super Giants won by 3 wickets Player of the match: Mukul Choudhary |
| Match 12 | Mon 6 Apr 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 25/2 (3.4 ov) | Punjab Kings | No result |
| Match 6 | Thu 2 Apr 2026 | Sunrisers Hyderabad 226/8 (20 ov) | Kolkata Knight Riders 161 (16 ov) | Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 65 runs Player of the match: Nitish Kumar Reddy |
| Match 2 | Sun 29 Mar 2026 | Kolkata Knight Riders 220/4 (20 ov) | Mumbai Indians 224/4 (19.1 ov) | Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets Player of the match: Shardul Thakur |
Source: the IPL 2026 season article on Wikipedia, matched to ESPNcricinfo scorecards (read 5 Nov 2026)
In the IPL 2026 league table, the Kolkata Knight Riders ranked 7th, with 13 points from 14 matches and a net run rate of -0.147. During the season, they won 6 out of 14 matches. They finished in 8th place in 2025. With the 2027 fixtures not yet released, the mini-auction and retention deadline lie ahead as the squad's next key dates.