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 eight teams that competed in the 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Yuvraj Singh. Kings XI Punjab finished third in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.
Squad On 18 February 2008, Yuvraj Singh, the team's icon player, was appointed as captain. No.NameAgeNationalityBatting styleBowling styleSigning price Batsmen5 Karan Goel 21 India Left-handed Right-arm off-break 14 Shaun MarshCricinfo - Shaun Marsh joins Mohali 24 Australia Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin 27 Mahela Jayawardene 30 Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm medium US$ 475,00037 Simon Katich 32 Australia Left-handed Left-arm unorthodox spin US$ 200,00038 Luke Pomersbach 23 Australia Left-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 50,000 Ramnaresh Sarwan 27 Guyana Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 225,000 Tanmay Srivastava 18 India Left-handed Right-arm medium Sunny Sohal 20 India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Sahil Kukreja 22 India Left-handed Right-arm off-break All-rounders12 Yuvraj Singh 26 India Left-handed Left-arm orthodox spin US$ 1,063,75021 Wilkin Mota 26 India Right-handed Right-arm medium 39 James Hopes 29 Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast US$ 300,00063 Irfan Pathan 23 India Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium US$ 925,000 Rishi Dhawan 18 India Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Wicket-keepers11 Kumar Sangakkara 30 Sri Lanka Left-handed US$ 700,000 Uday Kaul 20 India Right-handed Nitin Saini 19 India Right-handed Pankaj Dharmani 33 India Right-handed Bowlers36 S. Sreesanth 25 India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 625,00044 Piyush Chawla19 India Left-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 400,00058 Brett Lee 31 Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast US$ 900,000 Ramesh Powar29 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 170,000 Kyle MillsCricinfo - Hopes the biggest draw in low-profile auction 29 New Zealand Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 150,000 VRV Singh 23 India Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Ajitesh Argal 19 India Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Gagandeep Singh 26 India Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Season standings Kings XI Punjab finished second in the league stage of IPL 2008.
Match log No.DateOpponentVenueResult 1 19 April Chennai Super Kings Mohali Lost by 33 runs 2 21 April Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 6 wickets 3 25 April Mumbai Indians Mohali Won by 66 runs, MoM – Kumar Sangakkara – 94 (56) 4 27 April Delhi Daredevils Mohali Won by 4 wickets, MoM – Simon Katich – 75 (52) 5 1 May Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 84* (62) 6 3 May Kolkata Knight Riders Mohali Won by 9 runs, MoM – Irfan Pathan – 24* (26) and 2/18 (4 overs) 7 5 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 6 wickets, MoM – S. Sreesanth – 2/16 (4 overs) 8 10 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Lost by 18 runs 9 12 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Mohali Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 74* (51) 10 17 May Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 6 runs (decided by D/L method), MoM – Mahela Jayawardene – 36* (17) 11 21 May Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 1 run, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 81 (56) 12 23 May Deccan Chargers Mohali Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 60 (46) 13 25 May Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 3 wickets 14 28 May Rajasthan Royals Mohali Won by 41 runs, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 115 (69) 15 31 May Chennai Super Kings (Semi Final #2) Mumbai Lost by 9 wicketsOverall record: 10–5. Advanced to the playoffs.
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