2016 Kings XI Punjab season

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Kings XI Punjab
2016 season
CoachSanjay Bangar
CaptainDavid Miller,
Murali Vijay[1]
Ground(s)PCA Stadium, Mohali
IPL8th
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams which competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League.

Squad[edit | edit source]

  • Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.[2]
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
1 Hashim Amla  South Africa (1983-03-31)31 March 1983 (aged 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 ₹1 crore (US$150,000) Overseas
8 Murali Vijay  India (1984-04-01)1 April 1984 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹3 crore (US$450,000) Captain
9 Shaun Marsh[lower-alpha 1]  Australia (1983-07-09)9 July 1983 (aged 32) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 ₹2.2 crore (US$330,000) Overseas
10 David Miller  South Africa (1989-06-10)10 June 1989 (aged 26) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹5 crore (US$740,000) Overseas
16 Nikhil Naik  India (1994-11-09)9 November 1994 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2015 ₹30 lakh (US$45,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
29 Gurkeerat Singh  India (1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 25) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹1.3 crore (US$190,000) Occasional wicket-keeper
36 Manan Vohra  India (1993-07-18)18 July 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2014 ₹35 lakh (US$52,000)
Armaan Jaffer  India (1998-10-25)25 October 1998 (aged 17) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2016 ₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
All-rounders
17 Marcus Stoinis  Australia (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 ₹55 lakh (US$82,000) Overseas
19 Rishi Dhawan  India (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹3 crore (US$450,000)
20 Axar Patel  India (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 22) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2014 ₹75 lakh (US$112,000)
28 Farhaan Behardien  South Africa (1983-10-09)9 October 1983 (aged 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 ₹30 lakh (US$45,000) Overseas
32 Glenn Maxwell  Australia (1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2014 ₹6 crore (US$890,000) Overseas
Wicket-keepers
6 Wriddhiman Saha  India (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 31) Right-handed 2014 ₹2.2 crore (US$330,000)
Bowlers
5 Anureet Singh  India (1988-03-02)2 March 1988 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹20 lakh (US$30,000)
14 Swapnil Singh  India (1991-01-22)22 January 1991 (aged 25) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2016 ₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
18 Mohit Sharma  India (1988-09-18)18 September 1988 (aged 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 ₹6.5 crore (US$970,000)
21 Pardeep Sahu  India (1985-08-21)21 August 1985 (aged 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 2016 ₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
25 Mitchell Johnson  Australia (1981-11-02)2 November 1981 (aged 34) Left-handed Left-arm fast 2014 ₹6.5 crore (US$970,000) Overseas
28 Shardul Thakur  India (1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹20 lakh (US$30,000)
66 Sandeep Sharma  India (1993-05-18)18 May 1993 (aged 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2014 ₹85 lakh (US$126,000)
87 Kyle Abbott  South Africa (1987-06-18)18 June 1987 (aged 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2016 ₹2.1 crore (US$310,000) Overseas
94 KC Cariappa  India (1994-04-13)13 April 1994 (aged 21) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2016 ₹80 lakh (US$119,000)
  1. ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury

Season standings[edit | edit source]

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.374
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.245
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (4) 14 8 6 0 16 0.106
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 −0.146
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 7 0 14 −0.155
7 Rising Pune Supergiants 14 5 9 0 10 0.015
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 4 10 0 8 −0.646
Source: [3]
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Match log[edit | edit source]

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Scorecard
1 April 11, 2016 Gujarat Lions Mohali Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
2 April 15, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
3 April 17, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Mohali Won by 6 wickets Scorecard
4 April 19, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Mohali Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
5 April 23, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
6 April 25, 2016 Mumbai Indians Mohali Lost by 25 runs Scorecard
7 May 1, 2016 Gujarat Lions Rajkot Won by 23 runs Scorecard
8 May 4, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 7 runs Scorecard
9 May 7, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Mohali Won by 9 runs Scorecard
10 May 9, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Mohali Lost by 1 run Scorecard
11 May 13, 2016 Mumbai Indians Visakhapatnam Won by 7 wickets Scorecard
12 May 15, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Mohali Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
13 May 18, 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bengaluru Lost by 82 runs Scorecard
14 May 21, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiants Visakhapatnam Lost by 4 wickets Scorecard
Overall record: 4–10. Failed to advance.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "M Vijay replaces David Miller as Kings XI Punjab captain for rest of IPL 2016". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Kings XI Indian Premier League 2016 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

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