Kings XI Punjab in 2018

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Kings XI Punjab
2018 season
Coach Brad Hodge
Captain Ravichandran Ashwin
Ground(s) Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
IPL 7th
Most runs K. L. Rahul (659)
Most wickets Andrew Tye (24)

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.

Contents

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

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
5 Aaron Finch Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 17 November 1986 (age 37)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 20186.2 crore (US$776,000)Overseas
10 David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1989 (age 34)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20183 crore (US$376,000)Overseas
13 Akshdeep Nath Flag of India.svg  India 10 May 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20181 crore (US$125,000)
14 Mayank Agarwal Flag of India.svg  India 16 February 1991 (age 33)Right-handed20181 crore (US$125,000)
45 Manoj Tiwary Flag of India.svg  India 14 November 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight arm leg break 20181 crore (US$125,000)
69 Karun Nair Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20185.6 crore (US$701,000)
333 Chris Gayle Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica 21 September 1979 (age 44)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20182 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
All-rounders
12 Yuvraj Singh Flag of India.svg  India 12 December 1981 (age 42)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 20182 crore (US$250,000)
35 Pardeep Sahu Flag of India.svg  India 21 August 1985 (age 38)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 201820 lakh (US$25,000)
62 Mayank Dagar Flag of India.svg  India 11 November 1996 (age 27)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 201820 lakh (US$25,000)
21 Manzoor Dar Flag of India.svg  India 1 November 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break 201820 lakh (US$25,000)
Wicket-keepers
1 KL Rahul Flag of India.svg  India 18 April 1992 (age 31)Right-handed201811 crore (US$1.4 million)Vice Captain
Bowlers
3 Ankit Rajpoot Flag of India.svg  India 4 December 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20182.2 crore (US$276,000)
18 Mohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 18 September 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20182.4 crore (US$301,000)
23 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20187.6 crore (US$951,775.10) Captain
27 Ben Dwarshuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 June 1994 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 20181.4 crore (US$175,000)Overseas
51 Barinder Sran Flag of India.svg  India 10 December 1992 (age 31)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 20183 crore (US$376,000)
68 Andrew Tye Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 December 1986 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 20187.2 crore (US$901,681.70)Overseas
88 Mujeeb Ur Rahman Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 March 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20184 crore (US$501,000)Overseas

Administration and coaching staff

Season

League table

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Chennai Super Kings (C)14950180.253Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Sunrisers Hyderabad (2)14950180.284
3 Kolkata Knight Riders (3)1486016−0.070Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Rajasthan Royals (4)1477014−0.250
5 Mumbai Indians 14680120.317
6 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14680120.129
7 Kings XI Punjab 1468012−0.502
8 Delhi Daredevils 1459010−0.222
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
Royal Challengers Bangalore
92/0 (8.1 overs)
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.

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