2018 Kings XI Punjab season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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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.
| 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
Support staff changes
- 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
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 | 17 November 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹6.2 crore (US$644,000) | Overseas |
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa | 10 June 1989 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$312,000) | Overseas |
| 13 | Akshdeep Nath |  India | 10 May 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | |
| 14 | Mayank Agarwal | India | 16 February 1991 (aged 27) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | ||
| 45 | Manoj Tiwary | India | 14 November 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm leg break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$104,000) | |
| 69 | Karun Nair | India | 6 December 1991 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹5.6 crore (US$582,000) | |
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica | 21 September 1979 (aged 38) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$208,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 12 | Yuvraj Singh | India | 12 December 1981 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$208,000) | |
| 35 | Pardeep Sahu | India | 21 August 1985 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 62 | Mayank Dagar | India | 11 November 1996 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| 21 | Manzoor Dar | India | 1 November 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 1 | KL Rahul | India | 18 April 1992 (aged 25) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.1 million) | Vice Captain | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | India | 4 December 1993 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$228,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India | 18 September 1988 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹2.4 crore (US$249,000) | |
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India | 17 September 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.6 crore (US$789,203.00) | Captain |
| 27 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia | 23 June 1994 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹1.4 crore (US$145,000) | Overseas |
| 51 | Barinder Sran | India | 10 December 1992 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$312,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia | 12 December 1986 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹7.2 crore (US$747,666.00) | Overseas |
| 88 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |  Afghanistan | 28 March 2001 (aged 17) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$415,000) | Overseas |
Administration and coaching staff
- 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
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | |
| 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 |
Results
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
Delhi Daredevils 166/7 (20 overs) |
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- 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]
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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 won the toss and elected to field.
- Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.
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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.
Kings XI Punjab 153 (19.4 overs) |
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- 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.