| Team/year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
| Chennai | Runner-up | Final 4 | Winner | Winner | Runner-up | Runner-up | Final 4 |
| Kolkata | League | League | League | Final 4 | Winner | League | Winner |
| Bangalore | Group | Runner-up | Final 4 | Runner-up | League | League | League |
| Rajasthan | Winner | League | League | League | League | Final 4 | League |
| Delhi | Final 4 | Final 4 | League | League | Final 4 | League | League |
| Mumbai | League | League | Runner-up | Final 4 | Final 4 | Winner | Final 4 |
| Hyderabad | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | Final 4 | League |
| Punjab | Final 4 | League | League | League | League | League | Runner-up |
KKR which has gone on to win two titles (2012 and 2014) since the acquisition of the Trinidad off-spinner in 2011 faces the biggest challenge this year as Sunil Narine's effectiveness with a re-modelled action is yet to be seen.
KKR batting is strong and tested with last year's top run-getter (Orange Cap winner) Robin Uthappa (660 runs) leading the brigade
Squads
Kolkata Knight Riders
Mumbai Indians
Rain and Thunderstorms could play spoilsport at the opening ceremony of the Indian Premier League (IPL) tournament, slated to be held at the Salt Lake stadium on Tuesday, according to the Met Office forecast.
Wednesday's IPL opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians at the Eden Gardens here also looks threatened with heavy showers predicted on the day.
MI have won 10 of their 14 contests against KKR.With 6 wins in 7 IPL matches at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, Mumbai Indians have the best record among all the visiting teams
In 9 of their 14 matches against MI so far, KKR have had opening partnerships of less than 10 runs.
Most recently, when the two teams met last season, KKR got the better of MI on both occasions – firstly by 41 runs at Abu Dhabi and subsequently by 6 wickets in Cuttack
KKR won the toss and chose to field
Mumbai Indians scored 168/3 in 20 Overs
Fall of Wickets(MI)
Aaron Finch 05(5 Balls with 4x1) -1.3 Over
Aditya Tare 07(7 Balls with 4x1) -5 Over
Ambati Rayudu 00(2 Balls) - 5.2 Over
Rohit Sharma 98*(65 Balls with 4x12 and 6x4) - -22nd IPL Fifty
Wicket Takers(KKR)
Morne Morkel 2/18(4 Overs)
Shakib Al Hasan 1/48(4 Overs)
Reduced to 37/3 within the first six overs, MI’s recovery came through a partnership between Rohit and Corey Anderson
The pair needed 55 deliveries to score their first 50 runs together and thereafter added a further 81 runs in 33 balls to take their team to par-plus total of 168/3
The pair added 131 runs from 88 balls for the 4th wicket.
Rohit Sharma also became the second player after Chennai Super King’s (CSK) Suresh Raina to surpass 3000 + Runs in IPL.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suresh Raina | 2008-2014 | 115 | 111 | 18 | 3325 | 100* | 35.75 | 2341 | 142.03 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 290 | 134 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2008-2014 | 113 | 109 | 19 | 3001 | 109* | 32.25 | 2240 | 129.59 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 233 | 126 |
KKR scored 170/3 in 18.3 Overs
Fall of Wickets(KKR)
Robin Uthappa 09(12 Balls with 6x1)
Manish Pandey 40(24 Balls with 4x2 and 6x3)
Gautam Gambhir 57(43 Balls with 4x7 and 6x1)-24th IPL Fifty
Suryakumar Yadav 46*(20 Balls with 4x1 and 6x5)
Corey Anderson 1/21(2 Overs)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/38(3 Overs)
Harbhajan Singh 1/38(4 Overs)
Match Result -KKR won by 7 wickets
MOM - Morne Morkel for his 2/18(4 Overs)
Morne
Morkel and Sunil Narine were the pick of the KKR bowlers, finishing
with combined figures of 8-1-46-2, while the rest of the bowling line-up
leaked 121 runs in 12 overs
"Definitely for me, Man-of-the-match, would be Suryakumar Yadav. He showed maturity and amazing hitting," said Gautam Gambhir at the post match media conference.
Gambhir said Surya Kumar was made vice-captain as KKR believes in grooming individuals, unlike other franchises which groom players.
"We gave him the vice-captaincy because of his sense of responsibility and he has lived upto that. He is young and he's gotta lot to learn, in KKR we groom individuals that is what makes us different from other franchises," Gautam Gambhir said.
Asked about West Indies spinner Sunil Narine who was lacklustre in the season opener, Gautam Gambhir said, "Well he was very good, the way he bowled was fantastic, maybe not at his best but he obviously showed a lot of character
Sunil Narine - 0/28(4 Overs)
Rohit Sharma's Run Riot Continues @ Eden Gardens Kolkata
In 2012, Rohit Sharma scored his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) hundred at Eden Gardens against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and not long back in 2013, he was awarded his Test cap at the very venue. He scored a brilliant hundred on his debut and in November 2014; he went on to be the World Record holder when he smacked 264 in a One-Day International (ODI) game against Sri Lanka.
On Wednesday April 08,2015, Rohit Sharma scored 98* Vs KR
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