KKR IPL schedule: Eoin Morgan and co.'s full match list and timings, SRH first opposition

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced the schedule of the 14th edition of the Indian Premier League. As per the IPL 2021 schedule, the cricketing extravaganza is set to commence on April 9 with the final slated to be played on May 30. The tournament opener will see Royal Challengers Bangalore lock horns with defending champions Mumbai Indians in Chennai. Notably, after two years, the mega league will return home with Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata hosting the marquee event.

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KKR team schedule: Men in Purple to take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in first IPL 2021 game

Every team is set to play at a neutral venue and all teams will play at 4 out of 6 venues during the league stage. 11 doubleheaders in which 6 teams will play 3 afternoon matches & two teams will play 2 afternoon matches, have been scheduled for the marquee tournament. The IPL 2021 schedule has been mapped in a way that every team will travel only three times during the league stage, thus reducing commute and minimising the risk of contracting COVID-19. With just over a month for the tournament to get underway, here's a look at the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) schedule for IPL 2021.

According to the KKR IPL schedule, the Eoin Morgan-led side will take on Sunrisers Hyderabad in their opening match of IPL 2021 on Sunday, April 11 in Chennai. The KKR vs SRH game will get underway at 7:30 PM (IST). The two-time IPL champions will play their first three matches in Chennai, followed by two in Mumbai, four in Ahmedabad and the final five games in Bengaluru

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KKR IPL schedule

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KKR team 2021

KKR players retained

Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Nitish Rana, Shubman Gill, Rinku Singh, Rahul Tripathi, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Prasidh Krishna, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Varun Chakravarthy, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Tim Seifert.

KKR players bought at IPL 2021 auction

Harbhajan Singh (₹2 crore), Shakib-al-Hasan (₹3.2 crore),  Ben Cutting (₹75 lakh), Karun Nair (₹50 lakh), Pawan Negi (₹50 lakh), Sheldon Jackson (₹20 lakh), Venkatesh Iyer (₹20 lakh) and Vaibhav Arora (₹20 lakh).

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SOURCE: IPLT20.COM