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.
| 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) | ||
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Offseason
editSupport staff changes
edit- In December 2017, Brad Hodge was appointed head coach of the team[1]
- In March 2018, Venkatesh Prasad, Nishanta Bordoloi and Shyamal Vallabhjee were appointed bowling coach, fielding coach and technical coach respectively[2]
Others
editIn 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
edit- 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 |
17 November 1986 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹6.2 crore (US$743,000) | Overseas |
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | Overseas |
| 13 | Akshdeep Nath |  India |
10 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 14 | Mayank Agarwal | India |
16 February 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | ||
| 45 | Manoj Tiwary | India |
14 November 1985 | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 69 | Karun Nair | India |
6 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹5.6 crore (US$671,000) | |
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica |
21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | India |
12 December 1981 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
| 35 | Pardeep Sahu | India |
21 August 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 62 | Mayank Dagar | India |
11 November 1996 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 21 | Manzoor Dar | India |
1 November 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 1 | KL Rahul | India |
18 April 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Vice Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | India |
4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India |
18 September 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.4 crore (US$288,000) | |
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.6 crore (US$910,623.70) | Captain |
| 27 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia |
23 June 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.4 crore (US$168,000) | Overseas |
| 51 | Barinder Sran | India |
10 December 1992 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia |
12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹7.2 crore (US$862,696.20) | Overseas |
| 88 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |  Afghanistan |
28 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$479,000) | Overseas |
Administration and coaching staff
edit- Owners - Ness Wadia, Preity Zinta, Mohit Burman, Karan Paul
- Chief Executive Officer - Satish Menon
- Chief Operating Officer - Rajeev Khanna
- Team manager - Major Varoon Parmar
- Head of cricket operations and strategy - Virender Sehwag
- Head coach - Brad Hodge
- Assistant coach - Mithun Manhas
- Bowling coach - Venkatesh Prasad
- Fielding coach - Nishanta Bordoloi
- Strength & conditioning coach - Nishant Thakur
- Video analyst - Ashish Tuli
- Physiotherapist – Amit Tyagi
Season
editLeague table
edit| 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
editAll times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Delhi Daredevils
166/7 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
167/4 (18.5 overs) |
- 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]
Kings XI Punjab
155 (19.2 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
159/6 (19.3 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
197/7 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
193/5 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
193/3 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
178/4 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
191/7 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
126/1 (11.1 overs) |
- 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.
Kings XI Punjab
143/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils (H)
139/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
132/6 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
119 (19.2 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
174/6 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
176/4 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
152/9 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
155/4 (18.4 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
158/8 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
143/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders
245/6 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
214/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
88 (15.1 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
92/0 (8.1 overs) |
- 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.
(H) Mumbai Indians
186/8 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
183/5 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab
153 (19.4 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings (H)
159/5 (19.1 overs) |
- 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
edit- ^ "Hodge named Kings XI Punjab's head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Venkatesh Prasad appointed bowling coach at KXIP". Times of India. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
- ^ "Kings XI's plea to shift base from Mohali rejected". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab unveil their new jersey". Mid Day. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Punjab requests rescheduling of KXIP matches". Times of India. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Afghani Mujeeb Ur Rahman Becomes Youngest Cricketer to Play in IPL". news18.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "KL Rahul Scores Fastest Indian T20 League Half-Century". India.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.