2014 Kings XI Punjab season explained

Club:Kings XI Punjab
Season:2014
Coach:Sanjay Bangar
Captain:George Bailey
Ground:PCA Stadium, Mohali
Comp1:IPL
Comp1 Result:Runners-up
Comp2:CLT20
Comp2 Result:Semi-final
Most Runs:Glenn Maxwell (552)[1]
Most Wickets:Sandeep Sharma (18)[2]
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason:2015

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 2014 Indian Premier League. They were captained by George Bailey. Kings XI Punjab finished runners-up in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20 for the first time.

Indian Premier League

Season standings

Kings XI Punjab finished first in the league stage of IPL 2014.

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResultScorecard
1 Won by 6 wickets MoM – Glenn Maxwell 95 (43) Score Board
2 Won by 7 wickets MoM – Glenn Maxwell 89 (45) Score Board
3 Won by 72 runs MoM – Glenn Maxwell 95 (43) Score Board
4 Won by 23 runs MoM – Sandeep Sharma 3/21 (4 Overs) Score Board
5 Won by 5 wickets MoM – Sandeep Sharma 3/15 (3 Overs) Score Board
6 Lost by 5 wickets Score Board
7 Won by 44 runs MoM – Glenn Maxwell 90 (38) & 1/21 (2 Overs) Score Board
8 Won by 32 runs MoM – Sandeep Sharma 3/25 (4 Overs) Score Board
9 Lost by 9 wickets Score Board
10 Won by 6 wickets MoM – Wriddhiman Saha 54(26) Score Board
11 Won by 4 wickets MoM – Akshar Patel 42(35) & 1/18(4 Overs) Score Board
12 Lost by 7 wickets Score Board
13 Won by 16 runs MoM – Shaun Marsh 40(35) Score Board
14 Won by 7 wickets MoM – Manan Vohra 47(38) Score Board
15 Kolkata Knight Riders (Qualifier 1) Lost by 28 runs Score Board
16 Chennai Super Kings (Qualifier 2) Won by 24 runs MoM – Virender Sehwag 122(58)Score Board
17 Kolkata Knight Riders (Final) Lost by 3 wickets Score Board
Overall record: 12–5. Runners-up.

Champions League Twenty20

Match log

No.DateOpponentVenueResult
1 18 SeptemberHobart HurricanesWon by 5 wickets, MOM - Thisara Perera 2/17 (3 overs), 35* (20)
2 20 SeptemberWon by 5 wickets, MOM - David Miller 46* (34), 2 catches
3 26 SeptemberWon by 120 runs, MOM - Manan Vohra 65(32)
4 28 SeptemberWon by 7 wickets, MoM – Akshar Patel 3/15 (4 overs)
5 2 OctoberLost by 65 runs
Overall record: 4–1. Semi-finalists.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015.
  2. Web site: Indian Premier League, 2014/ Records / Most runs . ESPNcricinfo . 20 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150515015645/http://stats.espncricinfo.com/indian-t20-league-2014/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=8827%3Btype%3Dtournament . 15 May 2015 .