Kolkata Knight Riders, two time IPL Champions will kick-start their 2020 campaign on Wednesday 23rd September under the captaincy of Dinesh Karthick. They will face defending Champions Mumbai Indians in first match of the season at Abu Dhabi
The 2012 and 14 Champions will stay at Abu Dhabi to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their second match on 26th September before heading to Dubai to face Rajasthan Royals on 30th September.
| DATE | Match time (IST) | Match time(UAE) | VENUE | HOME | AWAY |
| 23-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | MUMBAI INDIANS |
| 26-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD |
| 30-Sep-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | DUBAI | RAJASTHAN ROYALS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 3-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | SHARJAH | DELHI CAPITALS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 7-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS |
| 10-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | ABU DHABI | KINGS XI PUNJAB | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 12-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | SHARJAH | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 16-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | MUMBAI INDIANS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 18-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | ABU DHABI | SUNRISERS HYDERABAD | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 21-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | ROYAL CHALLENGERS BANGALORE |
| 24-Oct-20 | 3:30PM | 2:00PM | ABU DHABI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | DELHI CAPITALS |
| 26-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | SHARJAH | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | KINGS XI PUNJAB |
| 29-Oct-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | DUBAI | CHENNAI SUPER KINGS | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS |
| 1-Nov-20 | 7:30PM | 6:00PM | DUBAI | KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS | RAJASTHAN ROYALS |
Dinesh Karthick will face his hometown team Chennai Super Kings on 7th October at Abu Dhabi. Knight Riders will play Kholi and Royal Challengers Bangalore twice in the span four games , 12th & 21st October.
The League matches will come to an end on November 1st against Rajasthan Royals for Knight Riders. Odd makers BetWay and Bet365 are not high on Kolkata this season. Both betting companies gave 4th (BetWay odd 7.00) and 5th(Bet365 odd 8.00) best odds to win the trophy this year.
Knight Riders have some serious talent on their squad, led by England Limited over captain Eoin Morgan and West Indies twins Andre Russell ,Sunil Narine. Who won Player of the tournament award twice in their IPL career. KKR has second youngest squad in this year’s IPL.
