Season: | 2024 |
Coach: | Chandrakant Pandit |
Captain: | Shreyas Iyer |
Ground: | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Comp1: | IPL League |
Comp1 Result: | Qualified for Playoffs (Qualifier 1) |
Comp2: | IPL Qualifier 1 |
Comp2 Result: | Advanced to the Final |
Comp3: | IPL Final |
Comp3 Result: | Champions (3rd title) |
Most Runs: | Sunil Narine (488) |
Most Wickets: | Varun Chakravarthy (21) |
Most Catches: | Shreyas Iyer (10) |
Most Dismissals: | Phil Salt (12) |
Prevseason: | kkr }} season|2023 |
Nextseason: | kkr }} season|2025 |
The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise kkr }}. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 7th place in previous season's League stage.[1]
Ahead of the 2024 season, Shreyas Iyer returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to back injury.[2] [3] After their 9th win on 11 May 2024, Kolkata became the first team to be qualified for the Playoffs.[4] [5] After their abandoned match on 13 May 2024, Kolkata qualifed for the Qualifier 1.[6] [7] They finished the League stage at the 1st place with 9 wins and 3 losses, garnering 20 points and seeding their place in the Qualifier 1.
After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Qualifier 1 played on 21st May at Ahmedabad, Kolkata became the first team to advance to the 2024 final for the 4th time.[8] [9] After defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final played on 26th May at Chennai, Kolkata won their 3rd IPL title after 2012 and 2014.[10] [11]
Sunil Narine was named as the "Ultimate Fantasy player of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Ramandeep Singh was named as the "Catch of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy. Sunil Narine was also the "Most Valuable Player of the season" (450 points)[12] and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy.[13]