Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2018 schedule: Full list, fixtures, match time, tickets, venue and where to watch

Kolkata Knight Riders will play the first match of IPL 2018 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on April 8. 

KKR will play 14 matches- 7 at home and 7 away. Two-time IPL champions Kolkata Knight Riders came into the 2018 auction with a purse of Rs 59 crore. They ended up splurging the entire amount to buy 17 players in addition to the West Indian duo of Andre Russel and Sunil Narine whom they had retained.

KKR have Chris Lynn, Andre Russell and Tom Curran who can produce match-winning performances every now and then. The Kolkata franchise also invested a lot of money buying India's U-19 stars. They managed to buy two quality pacers in Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Shivam Mavi, two pacers who have drawn the attention of Indian cricket fraternity by regularly clocking 145 kmph in ICC U-19 World Cup.

The biggest loss for KKR could be the departure of Gautam Gambhir. They have named Dinesh Karthik as their new captain. However, they have been hit by injuries to key players Chris Lynn and Mitchell Starc. While Lynn may still play a role in IPL 2018, Starc is out with 'tibial bone stress'.

Here is the full Kolkata Knight Riders squad for IPL 2018:

Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Chris Lynn, Dinesh Karthik (captain), Robin Uthappa, Kuldeep Singh Yadav, Piyush Chawla, Nitish Rana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shivam Mavi, Mitchell Johnson, Shubman Gill, Ranganath Vinay Kumar, Rinku Singh, Cameron Delport, Javon Searless, Apoorv Vijay Wankhade, Ishank Jaggi, Tom Curran.

Full list of Kolkata Knight Riders' schedule for IPL 2018:

Sunday 8th April 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata 

Tuesday 10th April 2018

Chennai Super Kings v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai 

Saturday 14th April 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Monday 16th April 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Delhi Daredevils: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata 

Wednesday 18th April 2018

Rajasthan Royals v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur

Saturday 21st April 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v/s Kings XI Punjab: 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Friday 27th April 2018

Delhi Daredevils v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi 

Sunday 29th April 2018

Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Kolkata Knight Riders: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru 

Thursday 3rd May 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Sunday 6th May 2018

Mumbai Indians v Kolkata Knight Riders: 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 

Wednesday 9th May 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v Mumbai Indians:  8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Saturday 12th May 2018

Kings XI Punjab v Kolkata Knight Riders: 4:00 pm IST (10:30 GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali 

Tuesday 15th May 2018

Kolkata Knight Riders v Rajasthan Royals: 8:00 pm IST (14:30 GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Saturday 19th May 2018

Sunrisers Hyderabad v Kolkata Knight Riders: 8:00 IST (14:30 GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad

Where to watch Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2018 matches: 

The IPL 2018 will be telecast on the Star Sports network. They matches will be live streamed on Hotstar.com. 

Where to get Kolkata Knight Riders IPL 2018 match tickets:

The tickets can be booked online at iplt20.com and www.kkr.in/tickets