Kings XI Punjab

Kings XI PunjabHistory[edit]In 2008,Board of Control for Cricket in India(BCCI) created the cricket tournamentIndian Premier Leaguebased on theTwenty20format of the game. Franchises for eight cities were made available in an auction held in Mumbai on 20 February. The team representing Punjab was bought by theDaburgroup'sMohit Burman(46%), the Wadia group'sNess Wadia(23%),Preity Zinta(23%), and Karan Paul of the Apeejay Surendera Group (minor stake). The group paid a total of $76 million to acquire the franchise. On 10 October 2010 the franchise agreements for the Kings XI Punjab and theRajasthan Royalswere terminated by the league, but the termination was repealed.Indian Premier League[edit]IPL Season 2008[edit]The tournament got off to a slow start for the Kings XI Punjab, with the team losing their first two games. However, 94 runs by Kumar Sangakkara helped them to take game 3. Despite the absence ofBrett LeeandSimon Katich(who were committed to tour theWest IndieswithAustralia), the team found its groove. Powered by their balanced bowling lineup[1]and effective top order,[2]the team won 9 of its next 10 matches, clinching a berth in the semi-final, where their run in the tournament came to an end with a comprehensive 9-wicket loss to theChennai Super Kings.

Adam Gilchristcaptained the team from 2011 to 2013.Shaun Marshwas arguably KXIP's star player in the inaugural IPL.[3]

HYPERLINK "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_XI_Punjab" \l "cite_note-4" [4]The opener fromWestern Australiawas overlooked in both IPL player auctions and was signed by the franchise on 9 April.[5]He finished the tournament the Orange Cap holder - the award for the player with the most runs across the competition - with an average of 68.44 and a strike rate of 139.68 in 11 innings. Marsh managed to hit 1 century and 5 half-centuries across the course of the tournament.[6]IPL Season 2009[edit]Finishing as semi-finalists in 2008, Kings XI Punjab started with enormous ambitions to win the trophy. Their ambitions were supported by their new sponsorsEmirates Airlines. With two available slots to fill the Punjab Kings made bids onJerome TaylorandYusuf Abdullaat the second IPL auction.The team took a hit as most of theirAustraliancricketers were not available. The team lacked available pace bowlers afterJerome Taylorbacked out at the last minute with an injury.The team lost badly toDelhi DaredevilsandKolkata Knight Riders, however got back to form by beating theRoyal Challengers,Rajasthan RoyalsandMumbai Indians. Then the team witnessed a roller-coaster ride in their next eight matches with 4 wins and 4 losses. The team's semi-final hopes were crushed after losing to theChennai Super Kingsin their last match.IPL Season 2010[edit]Kings XI Punjab lost six matches toKolkata Knight Riders,Delhi Daredevils,Royal Challengers Bangalore,Deccan Chargers,Rajasthan RoyalsandMumbai Indiansbut managed to win a match againstChennai Super Kingswhen the scores were level and the match went to a Super Over. Kings XI Punjab were boosted by the return of Brett Lee against Kolkata, but he was not at his best. Shaun Marsh returned in the match against Mumbai Indians. In spite of his good performance, which included a half century, the team lost the match. They ended IPL3 in last position.IPL Season 2011[edit]Expulsion from the IPL and return[edit]Following the controversy surrounding theBCCIandLalit ModitheIndian Premier Leagueannounced that it had terminated the franchise contracts of Kings XI Punjab andRajasthan Royals. The teams announced that they would take whatever legal action possible to remain in theIndian Premier League[7]Initially the team tried to negotiate a solution with the league but when that couldn't be reached, they decided to file a case in Mumbai High Court accusing the IPL of getting rid of two teams so that when the bidding process starts for the 2012 IPL season the contract would be given to a more lucrative bidder[8]Kings XI Punjab was reinstated with involvement from theHigh Courtand IPL 2011 looked promising when they bought a full strength team withMichael Bevanas coach andAdam Gilchristappointed as captain.Kings XI Punjab missed out on the play offs by 2 points (or 1 victory). This meant they finished 5th in the points table.IPL Season 2012[edit]Kings XI Punjab finished in sixth place overall, winning eight matches out of sixteen.IPL Season 2013[edit]Kings XI Punjab failed to qualify for the play-offs but batsmenDavid Millerplayed one of the innings of the tournament in the 51st match against theRoyal Challengers Bangalore, as he smashed 101* off 38 deliveries and included 8 fours and 7 sixes. Coming in at 51-3 in the 8th over and chasing a target of 190, Miller rectified the game and led Punjab to a six wicket win with 2 overs remaining.IPL Season 2014[edit]Australia's T20I captainGeorge Baileywas leading the squad for the 7th season. Other buys featured the likes ofVirender Sehwag,Glenn MaxwellandMitchell Johnson. Kings XI Punjab got the tournament off to a flyer, winning all of their first 5 games. The stand out player was Glenn Maxwell with his unorthodox and powerful hitting, scoring 95, 89 and 95 in his first 3 innings with a strike rate of over 200. Due to a brilliant 122 run knock fromVirender SehwagagainstChennai Super Kingsin the semifinal, KXIP make their way to the final. In the final, they facedKolkata Knight Riderswhere they batted first and set a good target of 199 owing toWriddhiman Saha's brilliant 115* (which incidentally was the first ton in an IPL final[9]). However, due toManish Pandey's 94 off 50 balls and his teammates consistently high run rate, includingPiyush Chawla's 13 off 5 balls, KKR were able to win the final by 3 wickets in the final over of the match.T20 Champions League[edit]Champions League 2014[edit]Kings XI were placed in Group B along withHobart Hurricanes(Australia);Barbados Tridents(West Indies);Cape Cobras(South Africa) andNorthern Knights(New Zealand).Kings XI's first match was in their home stadiumPCA Stadium,Mohaliwhere they beat Hobart Hurricanes by 5 wickets, overhauling Hobart's 144-6 in 17.4 overs.Thisara Pererawas named Man Of The Match with 2-17 and 35*,Glenn Maxwelltop scored in the game with 43. They also won the second match beating theBarbados Tridentsby 4 wickets. They also won their third match of the competition against theNorthern Knightsand qualified for the semi finals. They continued to win their final group match against theCape Cobrasbut were knocked out of the tournament at the semi-final stage with a disappointing defeat against their IPL rivals theChennai Super Kings,[10]who went on to win the tournament.