2011 Kings XI Punjab season explained

Club:Kings XI Punjab
Season:2011
Coach:Michael Bevan
Captain:Adam Gilchrist
Ground:PCA Stadium, Mohali
Comp1:IPL
Comp1 Result:5th
Most Runs:Shaun Marsh (504)[1]
Most Wickets:Piyush Chawla (16)[2]
Prevseason:2010
Nextseason:2012

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 ten teams that competed in the 2011 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Adam Gilchrist. Kings XI Punjab finished 5th in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kings XI Punjab finished 5th in the league stage of IPL 2011.

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResult
1 10 April Lost by 7 wickets
2 13 April Won by 6 wickets MoM – Paul Valthaty – 120* (63)
3 16 April Won by 8 wickets MoM – Paul Valthaty – 75 (47) and 4/29 (4 overs)
4 21 April Won by 48 runs MoM – Shaun Marsh – 71 (42)
5 23 April Lost by 29 runs
6 30 April Lost by 8 wickets
7 2 May Lost by 23 runs
8 6 May Lost by 85 runs
9 8 May Lost by 5 wickets
10 10 May Won by 79 runs MoM – Bhargav Bhatt - 4/22 (2.5 overs)
11 13 May Won by 6 wickets MoM – Dinesh Karthik – 69 (33)
12 15 May Won by 29 runs MoM – Piyush Chawla - 3/16 (4 overs)
13 17 May Won by 111 runs MoM - Adam Gilchrist – 106 (55)
14 21 May Lost by 82 runs
Overall record: 7–7. Failed to advance.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2011/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120428043247/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=5969%3Btype%3Dtournament . 28 April 2012 .
  2. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2011/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120213164400/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2011/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=5969%3Btype%3Dtournament . 13 February 2012 .