The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Ravichandran Ashwin. KXIP finished 6th in the IPL and did not qualify for the playoffs.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Mike Hesson | ||
| Captain | Ravichandran Ashwin | ||
| Ground(s) | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali | ||
| 2019 Indian Premier League | 6th | ||
| Most runs | K. L. Rahul (593) | ||
| Most wickets | Mohammed Shami (19) | ||
| |||
Background
editIn October 2018 Marcus Stoinis was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Mandeep Singh.[1]
In November 2018, Kings XI announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included K. L. Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin.[2][3]
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Kings XI signed up 13 more players: Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar and Murugan Ashwin.[4]
Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | K. L. Rahul |  India |
18 April 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Occasional Wicket-Keeper; Vice Captain | |
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | Mayank Agarwal | India |
16 February 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | ||
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | India |
18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| 69 | Karun Nair | India |
6 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹5.6 crore (US$670,000) | |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India |
27 October 1997 | Right-handed | 2019 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | ||
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica |
21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 21 | Moises Henriques |  Australia |
1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) | Overseas |
| 58 | Sam Curran |  England |
3 June 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹7.2 crore (US$860,000) | Overseas |
| 95 | Harpreet Brar | India |
16 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Darshan Nalkande | India |
4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| — | Agnivesh Ayachi | India |
15 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2 October 1995 | Left-handed | 2019 | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas | |
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | India |
18 April 2000 | Right-handed | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 2 | Arshdeep Singh | India |
5 February 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | India |
4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 7 | Hardus Viljoen | South Africa |
6 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India |
3 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) | |
| 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$480,000) | Overseas |
| 89 | Murugan Ashwin | India |
8 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 91 | Varun Chakravarthy | India |
29 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹8.4 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.6 crore (US$910,000) | Captain |
Coaching and support staff
edit- Head coach - Mike Hesson
- Batting coach - Sridharan Sriram
- Bowling coach - Ryan Harris
- Fielding coach - Craig McMillan
- Strength and conditioning coach - Nishant Thakur
Ref[5]
Season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.421 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.131 | |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.044 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.577 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.028 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.251 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.449 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.607 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
Fixtures
editKings XI Punjab
184/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
170/9 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) was dismissed by Mankading.[7]
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
218/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab
190/4 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut. His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[8]
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) played in his 100th IPL match.[9]
- Kolkata Knight Riders made their highest total at home in the IPL.[9]
Mumbai Indians
176/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab (H)
177/2 (18.4 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
166/9 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
152 (19.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Curran (Kings XI Punjab) took a hat-trick.[10]
(H) Chennai Super Kings
160/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab
138/5 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
150/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
151/4 (19.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab
197/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians (H)
198/7 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored his first century in the IPL.[11]
- Mumbai Indians recorded their highest ever successful run chase in the IPL.[11]
(H) Kings XI Punjab
173/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bangalore
174/2 (19.2 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
182/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals
170/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshdeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
Kings XI Punjab
163/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals (H)
166/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harpreet Brar (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
202/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Kings XI Punjab
185/7 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
212/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab
167/8 (20 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
183/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
185/3 (18 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
170/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kings XI Punjab (H)
173/4 (18 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Kings XI Punjab were eliminated and Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 3 | 593 | 100* | 53.90 | 438 | 135.38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 25 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | 13 | 13 | 1 | 490 | 99* | 40.83 | 319 | 153.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 34 |
| 3 | Mayank Agarwal | 13 | 13 | 1 | 332 | 58 | 25.53 | 234 | 141.88 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | David Miller | 10 | 10 | 2 | 213 | 59* | 26.62 | 164 | 129.87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 5 | Sarfaraz Khan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 180 | 67 | 45.00 | 143 | 125.87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
- Source: IPL [12]
Most wickets
edit| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Shami | 14 | 14 | 54.0 | 0 | 469 | 19 | 3/21 | 24.68 | 8.68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 0 | 400 | 15 | 3/23 | 26.66 | 7.27 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sam Curran | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 0 | 323 | 10 | 4/11 | 32.30 | 9.78 | 19.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardus Viljoen | 6 | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 222 | 7 | 2/39 | 31.71 | 9.65 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Murugan Ashwin | 10 | 10 | 34.0 | 0 | 255 | 5 | 2/25 | 51.00 | 7.50 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:Cricinfo[13]
Player of the match awards
edit| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2019 | Chris Gayle | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 14 runs | 79 runs in 47 balls | [14] |
| 2 | 30 March 2019 | Mayank Agarwal | Mumbai Indians | Won by 8 wickets | 43 runs in 21 balls | [15] |
| 3 | 1 April 2019 | Sam Curran | Delhi Capitals | Won by 14 runs | 4/11 (2.2 overs) & 20 runs in 10 balls | [16] |
| 4 | 8 April 2019 | KL Rahul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 wickets | 71* runs in 53 balls | [17] |
| 5 | 16 April 2019 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 12 runs | 2/24 (4 overs) & 17 runs in 4 balls | [18] |
| 6 | 5 May 2019 | KL Rahul | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 71 runs in 36 balls | [19] |
References
edit- ^ "KXIP trade Stoinis for Mandeep with RCB". Cricbuzz. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team". India today. 16 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ "IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams". Business Standard. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2019 Auction: Varun Chakravarathy 'over the moon' after bagging million-dollar deal". India today. 18 December 2018. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Squad". kxip.in. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website - Stats". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "Drama in Jaipur as Jos Buttler mankaded by R Ashwin". ESPNcricinfo. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Sunil Narine makes it a first over to forget for Varun Chakravarthy". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ a b "Andre Russell steals the show as Knight Riders make it two in two". ESPNcricinfo. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "IPL: Sam Curran hat-trick inspires Kings XI Punjab win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Kieron Pollard's 83 off 31 seals unlikely Mumbai Indians win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Players Stats and Records | IPLT20". IPL.
- ^ "KXIP Most Wickets in IPL 2019". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Kings XI Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 14 runs - Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab, Indian Premier League, 4th Match Match Summary, Report". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Kings XI top-order aces chase after M Ashwin's 2 for 25". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
- ^ "Kings XI Punjab complete heist as Delhi Capitals lose 7 for 8". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "KL Rahul the hero as Kings XI Punjab remain unbeaten at home". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "R Ashwin delivers the thrill as Kings XI return to winning ways". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
- ^ "KL Rahul the hero as Kings XI Punjab won the last match of the season". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2019.