2012 Kings XI Punjab season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) is a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the nine teams that competed in the 2012 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Adam Gilchrist. Kings XI Punjab finished 6th in the IPL and did not qualify for the champions league T20.
| 2012 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Adam Gilchrist | ||
| Captain | Adam Gilchrist | ||
| Ground(s) | PCA Stadium, Mohali | ||
| IPL | 6th | ||
| Most runs | Mandeep Singh (432)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Piyush Chawla (16)[2] | ||
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Squad
Players with international caps prior to the 2012 season are listed in bold.[3]
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting Style | Bowling Style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||
| 07 | Paul Valthaty |  | 7 December 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 12 | Mandeep Singh | | 18 December 1991 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 14 | Shaun Marsh |  | 9 July 1983 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Overseas |
| 16 | Paras Dogra | | 19 November 1984 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 20 | David Miller |  | 10 June 1989 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas |
| 22 | Gurkeerat Singh | | 29 June 1990 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 29 | David Hussey | | 15 July 1977 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| – | Sunny Singh | | 18 December 1986 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| – | Siddharth Chitnis | | 6 May 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| 04 | Bipul Sharma | | 28 September 1983 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 06 | James Faulkner | | 29 April 1990 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| 17 | Dimitri Mascarenhas |  | 30 October 1977 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 23 | Rajagopal Sathish | | 14 January 1981 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 25 | Abhishek Nayar | | 8 October 1983 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 27 | Azhar Mahmood | | 28 February 1975 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| – | Ben Cutting | | 30 January 1987 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | Overseas |
| – | Amit Yadav | | 10 October 1989 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 18 | Adam Gilchrist | | 14 November 1971 (aged 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| 63 | Nitin Saini | | 28 October 1988 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | ||||||
| 03 | Harmeet Singh | | 9 October 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| 08 | Stuart Broad | | 24 June 1986 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| 11 | Piyush Chawla | | 24 December 1988 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| 13 | Bhargav Bhatt | | 13 May 1990 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | |
| 34 | Parvinder Awana | | 19 July 1986 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | |
| 45 | Ryan Harris | | 11 October 1979 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right arm fast | Overseas |
| 55 | Ramesh Powar | | 20 May 1978 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| 70 | Shalabh Srivastava | | 22 September 1981 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | |
| 83 | Vikramjeet Malik | | 9 May 1983 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| 88 | Praveen Kumar | | 2 October 1986 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Love Ablish | | 3 December 1982 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | |
| – | Kyle Abbott | | 18 June 1987 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas |
| – | Nathan Rimmington | | 11 November 1982 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right arm fast-medium | Overseas |
Indian Premier League
Season standings
Kings XI Punjab finished 6th in the league stage of IPL 2012.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi Daredevils (3rd) | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0.617 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 0.561 |
| 3 | Mumbai Indians (4th) | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 20 | −0.100 |
| 4 | Chennai Super Kings (RU) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 0.100 |
| 5 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | −0.022 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 16 | −0.216 |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 14 | 0.201 |
| 8 | Deccan Chargers | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 9 | −0.509 |
| 9 | Pune Warriors India | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 8 | −0.551 |
Source: [4]
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- C refers to the eventual winners of the tournament, RU to the runners-up