2018 Kings XI Punjab season

Kings XI Punjab
2018 season
CoachBrad Hodge
CaptainRavichandran Ashwin
Ground(s)Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
IPL7th
Most runsK. L. Rahul (659)
Most wicketsAndrew Tye (24)
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The 2018 season was the 11th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab.The team finished in 7th position and could not qualify for the playoffs.

Offseason

Support staff changes

Others

In December 2017, the franchise requested to move its home from Mohali to an alternative city. The Board of Cricket Control in India rejected the request after some members of the IPL Governing Council opposed the idea.[3]

On 13 March 2018, Kings XI Punjab unveiled their official jersey for the season while Kent RO Systems was announced as the chief sponsor of the team in a joint press conference.[4]

On 16 March 2018, the Punjab Cricket Association requested that the BCCI reschedule some of Kings XI Punjab's home matches as Chandigarh Airport was likely to remain shut from 12 May to 31 May due to maintenance work. The team was supposed to play four home matches at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali from 4 May to 14 May, whereas the earlier home matches in April were scheduled to be held at Indore.[5] On 20 March 2018, the franchise revealed their revised schedule, with Mohali hosting the first three home matches and Indore hosting the remaining four.[6]

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch  Australia (1986-11-17) 17 November 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹6.2 crore (US$726,000) Overseas
10 David Miller  South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹3 crore (US$351,000) Overseas
13 Akshdeep Nath  India (1993-05-10) 10 May 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹1 crore (US$117,000)
14 Mayank Agarwal  India (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed 2018 ₹1 crore (US$117,000)
45 Manoj Tiwary  India (1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right arm leg break 2018 ₹1 crore (US$117,000)
69 Karun Nair  India (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹5.6 crore (US$655,000)
333 Chris Gayle  Jamaica (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹2 crore (US$234,000) Overseas
All-rounders
12 Yuvraj Singh  India (1981-12-12) 12 December 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹2 crore (US$234,000)
35 Pardeep Sahu  India (1985-08-21) 21 August 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
62 Mayank Dagar  India (1996-11-11) 11 November 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
21 Manzoor Dar  India (1993-11-01) 1 November 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
Wicket-keepers
1 KL Rahul  India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed 2018 ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) Vice Captain
Bowlers
3 Ankit Rajpoot  India (1993-12-04) 4 December 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$257,000)
18 Mohit Sharma  India (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹2.4 crore (US$281,000)
23 Ravichandran Ashwin  India (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹7.6 crore (US$889,438.30) Captain
27 Ben Dwarshuis  Australia (1994-06-23) 23 June 1994 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹1.4 crore (US$164,000) Overseas
51 Barinder Sran  India (1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹3 crore (US$351,000)
68 Andrew Tye  Australia (1986-12-12) 12 December 1986 (age 38) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹7.2 crore (US$842,625.80) Overseas
88 Mujeeb Ur Rahman  Afghanistan (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹4 crore (US$468,000) Overseas

Administration and coaching staff

Season

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.253 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) 14 9 5 0 18 0.284
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.070 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4) 14 7 7 0 14 −0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14 6 8 0 12 0.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 6 8 0 12 0.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 14 6 8 0 12 −0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 14 5 9 0 10 −0.222
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

Results

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

8 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
167/4 (18.5 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 55 (42)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/28 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 51 (16)
Daniel Christian 1/12 (2 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab) became the youngest cricketer to play in the IPL.[7]
  • K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the fastest fifty in the IPL.[8]
13 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
155 (19.2 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
159/6 (19.3 overs)
K. L. Rahul 47 (30)
Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 57 (40)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2/30 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 4 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
15 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
197/7 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
193/5 (20 overs)
Chris Gayle 63 (33)
Shardul Thakur 2/33 (3 overs)
MS Dhoni 79* (44)
Andrew Tye 2/47 (4 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Vineet Kulkarni (India) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
19 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
193/3 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
178/4 (20 overs)
Chris Gayle 104* (63)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/25 (4 overs)
Manish Pandey 57* (42)
Andrew Tye 2/23 (4 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 15 runs
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nigel Llong (England)
Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
21 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
191/7 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
126/1 (11.1 overs)
Chris Lynn 74 (41)
Andrew Tye 2/30 (4 overs)
Chris Gayle 62* (38)
Sunil Narine 1/23 (3 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 9 wickets (DLS method)
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Abhijit Deshmukh (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain interrupted play after 8.2 overs of the Kings XI Punjab innings and the target was revised to 125 runs from 13 overs.
23 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
143/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils (H)
139/8 (20 overs)
Karun Nair 34 (32)
Liam Plunkett 3/17 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 57 (45)
Ankit Rajpoot 2/23 (4 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Nand Kishore (India)
Player of the match: Ankit Rajpoot (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
  • Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.
26 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
132/6 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
119 (19.2 overs)
Manish Pandey 54 (51)
Ankit Rajpoot 5/14 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 32 (26)
Rashid Khan 3/19 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 13 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (India) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: Ankit Rajpoot (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
4 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
174/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
176/4 (19 overs)
Chris Gayle 50 (40)
Jasprit Bumrah 1/19 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 57 (42)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/37 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Sundaram Ravi (India)
Player of the match: Suryakumar Yadav (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
6 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Rajasthan Royals
152/9 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
155/4 (18.4 overs)
Jos Buttler 51 (39)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 3/27 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 84* (54)
Krishnappa Gowtham 1/18 (3 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
8 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
158/8 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
143/7 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 82 (58)
Andrew Tye 4/34 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 95* (70)
Krishnappa Gowtham 2/12 (3 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
12 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
245/6 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
214/8 (20 overs)
Sunil Narine 75 (36)
Andrew Tye 4/41 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 66 (29)
Andre Russell 3/41 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 31 runs
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
14 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kings XI Punjab
88 (15.1 overs)
v
Aaron Finch 26 (23)
Umesh Yadav 3/23 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 48* (28)
Ravichandran Ashwin 0/9 (1 over)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 10 wickets
Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore
Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Australia) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings qualified for the playoffs and Sunrisers Hyderabad advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
16 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
186/8 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
183/5 (20 overs)
Kieron Pollard 50 (23)
Andrew Tye 4/16 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 94 (60)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/15 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 3 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (South Africa) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
20 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
153 (19.4 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings (H)
159/5 (19.1 overs)
Karun Nair 54 (26)
Lungi Ngidi 4/10 (4 overs)
Suresh Raina 61* (48)
Ankit Rajpoot 2/19 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 5 wickets
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Lungi Ngidi (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs, Kings XI Punjab were eliminated and Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.

References

  1. ^ "Hodge named Kings XI Punjab's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Venkatesh Prasad appointed bowling coach at KXIP". Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  3. ^ "Kings XI's plea to shift base from Mohali rejected". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab unveil their new jersey". Mid Day. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Punjab requests rescheduling of KXIP matches". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  6. ^ "IPL: Kings XI announce change of home schedule Big boost for 'Khelo India'? IPL: Kings XI announce change of home schedule". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Afghani Mujeeb Ur Rahman Becomes Youngest Cricketer to Play in IPL". news18.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  8. ^ "KL Rahul Scores Fastest Indian T20 League Half-Century". India.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.