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Kolkata Knight Riders
2021 season
CoachBrendon McCullum
CaptainEoin Morgan
Ground(s)Eden Gardens
2021 Indian Premier LeagueRunner up
Most runsShubman Gill (478)
Most wicketsVarun Chakravarthy (18)
← 2020 2022 →

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2021 IPL.[1] The franchise won the tournament in 2012 and 2014.[2][3] The team was captained by Eoin Morgan with Brendon McCullum as the team coach. They finished their 2021 IPL campaign as runners-up.

Background

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Player retention and transfers

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Main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes

The franchise retained 17 players and released six players.[4]

Retained
Eoin Morgan, Andre Russell, Dinesh Karthik, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Kuldeep Yadav, Lockie Ferguson, Nitish Rana, Prasidh Krishna, Rinku Singh, Sandeep Warrier, Shivam Mavi, Shubman Gill, Sunil Narine, Pat Cummins, Rahul Tripathi, Varun Chakravarthy, Tim Seifert
Released
Chris Green, Harry Gurney, M Siddharth, Nikhil Naik, Siddhesh Lad, Tom Banton
Added
Harbhajan Singh, Shakib Al Hasan, Sheldon Jackson, Vaibhav Arora, Venkatesh Iyer, Karun Nair, Ben Cutting

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
16 Eoin Morgan  England (1986-09-10) 10 September 1986 (age 38) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2020 ₹5.25 crore (US$629,000) Overseas; Captain
18 Gurkeerat Singh  India (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) Replacement for Rinku Singh[5]
52 Rahul Tripathi  India (1991-03-02) 2 March 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2020 ₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
66 Karun Nair  India (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
27 Nitish Rana  India (1993-12-27) 27 December 1993 (age 30) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹3.4 crore (US$407,000)
35 Rinku Singh  India (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹80 lakh (US$96,000) Unavailable due to knee injury[6]
77 Shubman Gill  India (1999-09-08) 8 September 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹1.8 crore (US$216,000)
All-Rounder
31 Ben Cutting  Australia (1987-01-30) 30 January 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas
75 Shakib Al Hasan  Bangladesh (1987-03-24) 24 March 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) Overseas
12 Andre Russell  Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) Overseas, Injured
15 Pawan Negi  India (1993-01-06) 6 January 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 ₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
25 Venkatesh Iyer  India (1994-12-25) 25 December 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
26 Shivam Mavi  India (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹3 crore (US$359,000)
Wicket-Keepers
19 Dinesh Karthik  India (1985-06-01) 1 June 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹7.4 crore (US$886,659.90) Vice-captain
21 Sheldon Jackson  India (1986-09-27) 27 September 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
43 Tim Seifert  New Zealand (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas
Spin-Bowlers
3 Harbhajan Singh  India (1980-07-03) 3 July 1980 (age 44) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 ₹2 crore (US$240,000)
74 Sunil Narine  Trinidad and Tobago (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988 (age 36) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹8.5 crore (US$1.0 million) Overseas
29 Varun Chakravarthy  India (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 ₹4 crore (US$480,000)
23 Kuldeep Yadav  India (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox 2018 ₹5.8 crore (US$695,000)
Pace Bowlers
63 Sandeep Warrier  India (1991-04-04) 4 April 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
69 Lockie Ferguson  New Zealand (1991-06-13) 13 June 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 ₹1.6 crore (US$190,000) Overseas
30 Pat Cummins  Australia (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020 ₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million) Overseas, Unavailable due to Personal reasons[7]
24 Prasidh Krishna  India (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
14 Vaibhav Arora  India (1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
5 Kamlesh Nagarkoti  India (1999-12-28) 28 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000)
43 Tim Southee  New Zealand (1988-12-11) 11 December 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas, Replacement for Pat Cummins[8]
Source: KKR Players

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owner Shah Rukh Khan (Red Chillies Entertainment), Jay Mehta (Mehta Group)
CEO and Managing Director Venky Mysore
Team manager Wayne Bentley
Head coach Brendon McCullum
Assistant coach Abhishek Nayar
Mentor David Hussey
Bowling coach Kyle Mills
Fielding coach James Foster
Head Physiotherapist Kamlesh Jain
Strength and Conditioning coach Chris Donaldson
Source: KKR Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round1234567891011121314
ResultWLLLLWLWWLWLWW
Position25668575444444
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result

League table

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Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

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All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[9]

Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § League stage

Matches

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Match 3
11 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
187/6 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
177/5 (20 overs)
Nitish Rana 80 (56)
Rashid Khan 2/24 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 61* (44)
Prasidh Krishna 2/35 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 10 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the 100th win in the IPL for Kolkata Knight Riders.[10]
Match 5
13 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
152 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
142/7 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 56 (36)
Andre Russell 5/15 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 57 (47)
Rahul Chahar 4/27 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 10 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Rahul Chahar (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 10
18 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
166/8 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 78 (49)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/39 (4 overs)
Andre Russell 31 (20)
Kyle Jamieson 3/41 (3 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 38 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 15
21 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
220/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
202 (19.1 overs)
Faf du Plessis 95* (60)
Andre Russell 1/27 (2 overs)
Pat Cummins 66* (34)
Deepak Chahar 4/29 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 18 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 18
24 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
134/4 (18.5 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 36 (26)
Chris Morris 4/23 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 42* (41)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind)
Player of the match: Chris Morris (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 21
26 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
126/5 (16.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 31 (34)
Prasidh Krishna 3/30 (4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 47* (40)
Moises Henriques 1/5 (1 over)
Kolkata Knight Riders won 5 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 25
29 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
156/3 (16.3 overs)
Andre Russell 45* (27)
Lalit Yadav 2/13 (3 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 82 (41)
Pat Cummins 3/24 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 31
20 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
94/1 (10 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 22 (20)
Andre Russell 3/9 (3 overs)
Shubman Gill 48 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 1/23 (2 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 9 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to play 200 matches for a single franchise.[11]
Match 34
23 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
159/3 (15.1 overs)
Quinton de Kock 55 (42)
Lockie Ferguson 2/27 (4 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 74* (42)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/43 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 38
26 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/6 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
172/8 (20 overs)
Rahul Tripathi 45 (33)
Shardul Thakur 2/20 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 43 (30)
Sunil Narine 3/41 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 2 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravindra Jadeja (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 41
28 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
130/7 (18.2 overs)
Steve Smith 39 (34)
Lockie Ferguson 2/10 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 36* (27)
Avesh Khan 3/13 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 45
1 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/7 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 67 (49)
Arshdeep Singh 3/32 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 67 (55)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/24 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[12]
Match 49
3 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
115/8 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
119/4 (19.4 overs)
Kane Williamson 26 (21)
Tim Southee 2/26 (4 overs)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 57 (51)
Jason Holder 2/32 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 54
7 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
171/4 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
85 (16.1 overs)
Shubman Gill 56 (44)
Rahul Tewatia 1/11 (1 over)
Rahul Tewatia 44 (36)
Shivam Mavi 4/21 (3.1 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 86 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Shivam Mavi (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Punjab Kings and Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.[13]

Playoffs

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Main article: 2021 Indian Premier League § Playoffs
Eliminator

11 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
139/6 (19.4 overs)
Virat Kohli 39 (33)
Sunil Narine 4/21 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 29 (18)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/16 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
Qualifier 2

13 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
136/7 (19.5 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 36 (39)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 55 (41)
Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Final

15 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
192/3 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/9 (20 overs)
Faf du Plessis 86 (59)
Sunil Narine 2/26 (4 overs)
Shubman Gill 51 (43)
Shardul Thakur 3/38 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 27 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1 Shubman Gill 17 17 0 478 94 45.11 402 118.90 0 2 0 39 11
2 Rahul Tripathi 17 16 2 397 74* 28.35 283 140.28 0 2 0 41 11
3 Nitish Rana 17 16 3 383 80 29.46 314 121.97 0 2 2 34 17
4 Venkatesh Iyer 10 10 1 370 67 41.11 288 128.47 0 4 0 37 14
5 Dinesh Karthik 17 15 5 223 40 22.30 170 131.17 0 0 1 22 7
6 Andre Russell 10 9 2 183 54 26.14 120 152.50 0 1 0 14 14
7 Eoin Morgan 17 16 4 133 47* 11.08 139 95.68 0 0 4 8 6
8 Pat Cummins 7 5 2 93 66* 31.00 56 166.07 0 1 1 5 8
9 Sunil Narine 14 10 2 62 26 7.75 47 113.91 0 0 3 3 5
10 Shakib Al Hasan 8 6 1 47 26 9.40 48 97.91 0 0 2 3 1
11 Shivam Mavi 9 2 0 25 20 12.50 20 125.00 0 0 0 2 2
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[14]

Most wickets

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No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Avg. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Varun Chakravarthy 17 17 68.0 0 448 18 3/13 24.88 6.58 22.66 0 0
2 Sunil Narine 14 14 56.0 0 361 16 4/21 22.56 6.44 21.0 1 0
3 Lockie Ferguson 8 8 30.0 0 224 13 3/18 17.23 7.46 13.84 0 0
4 Prasidh Krishna 10 10 38.3 0 351 12 3/30 29.25 9.11 19.25 0 0
5 Shivam Mavi 9 9 32.1 0 233 11 4/21 21.18 7.24 17.54 1 0
6 Andre Russell 10 8 19.0 0 188 11 5/15 17.09 9.89 10.36 0 1
7 Pat Cummins 7 7 26.5 0 237 9 3/24 26.33 8.83 17.88 0 0
8 Shakib Al Hasan 8 8 26.0 0 187 4 1/1 46.75 7.19 39.0 0 0
9 Venkatesh Iyer 10 4 8.3 0 69 3 2/29 20.00 8.11 17.00 0 0
10 Tim Southee 3 3 12.0 0 95 3 2/26 31.66 7.91 24.00 0 0
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[15]

Player of the match awards

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No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 11 April 2021 Nitish Rana Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 10 runs 80 (56) [16]
2 26 April 2021 Eoin Morgan Punjab Kings Won by 5 Wickets 47* (40) [17]
3 20 September 2021 Varun Chakravarthy Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 9 Wickets 3/13 (4) [18]
4 23 September 2021 Sunil Narine Mumbai Indians Won by 7 Wickets 1/20 (4) [19]
5 28 September 2021 Sunil Narine Delhi Capitals Won by 3 Wickets 2/18 (4) and 21 (10) [20]
6 3 October 2021 Shubman Gill Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 6 Wickets 57 (51) [21]
7 7 October 2021 Shivam Mavi Rajasthan Royals Won by 86 runs 4/21 (4 overs) [22]
8 11 October 2021: Eliminator Sunil Narine Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 4 wickets 4/21 (4 overs) and 26 (15) [23]
9 13 October 2021: Qualifier 2 Venkatesh Iyer Delhi Capitals Won by 3 wickets 55 (41) [24]

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