Kings XI Punjab in 2008
Kings XI Punjab is one of the cricket team of Indian Premier League. The home ground of this team is PCA Stadium of Mohali, Punjab. They were captained by Yuvraj Singh.[1] Kings XI Punjab finished third in the IPL. Kings XI Punjab did not qualify for the Champions League T20 in this year.
Indian Premier League
[change | change source]Season standings
[change | change source]Kings XI Punjab finished second in the league stage of IPL 2008.[2]
| Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
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| Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 22 | +0.632 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | +0.509 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.192 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | +0.342 |
| Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | +0.570 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.147 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −1.161 |
| Deccan Chargers | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | −0.467 |
- (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Matches in 2008
[change | change source]| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result |
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| 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)
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| 4 | 27 April | Delhi Daredevils | Mohali | Won by 4 wickets, MoM –  Simon Katich – 75 (52)
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| 5 | 1 May | Deccan Chargers | Hyderabad | Won by 7 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 84* (62)
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| 6 | 3 May | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mohali | Won by 9 runs, MoM –  Irfan Pathan – 24* (26) and 2/18 (4 overs)
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| 7 | 5 May | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – S. Sreesanth – 2/16 (4 overs)
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| 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)
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| 10 | 17 May | Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | Won by 6 runs (decided by D/L method), MoM – Mahela Jayawardene – 36* (17)
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| 11 | 21 May | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Won by 1 run, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 81 (56)
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| 12 | 23 May | Deccan Chargers | Mohali | Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 60 (46)
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| 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)
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| 15 | 31 May | Chennai Super Kings (Semi Final #2) | Mumbai | Lost by 9 wickets |
| Total | Overall Record 10-5, King XI Punjab were the semi-finalists in the IPL edition 2008 |