Kings XI Punjab (KXIP): One of IPL and CL team which is waiting for a trophy. Punjabi Lions are getting ready with their new squad for Indian Premier League 2018, 11th season. Ravichandran Ashwin will lead the new team of KXIP as a captain, who was played with captain cool for eight seasons in CSK. Defending Champions will meet Yellow in the first game of this tournament. While KXIP will play against DD in their opening game of IPL 11.
The captain of Punjab, Ashwin looking to give ever best performance in this IPL. If he did really well, then there will be a place for him in the limited over of India Cricket team. Red Lions set to play their first game which will be also their home over Delhi Daredevils on April 8th, Sunday at IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali.
Preity Zinta’s team will play seven home and seven away games in the league competitions as like other teams. The complete fixtures of this 2018 IPL Twenty20 11th season were announced by the BCCI on Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2018.
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Kings XI Punjab Schedule – IPL 2018
In the schedule of KXI IPL 2018, they will play three games at 4 pm, in that, two home and one away. The other 11 games of KXIP in this IPL 2018 will be played at 8 pm. This is one of the places which contains complete KXIP 2018 players list (squad) with the timetable (schedule), time, venue, live stream and TV channel listing.
As mentioned early, this is right chance for Ashwin to prove that he had the same ability as before. But, this time he got an additional position as captain of a team. The mentor Virender Sehwag revealed about the decision behind the captaincy of Kings XI Punjab.
He said that “I was a huge fan of Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis, and Kapil Dev. They were all great bowlers and went on to lead their teams successfully. I hope Ashwin will do the same.”
Check full IPL 2018 Kings XI Punjab squad
Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuvraj Singh, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, David Miller, Aaron Finch, Marcus Stoinis, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Manoj Tiwary, Mohit Sharma, Mujeeb Zadran, Sran, Tye, Akshdeep Nath, Dwarshuis, Pardeep Sahu, Mayank Dagar, Manzoor Dar
They are strong with the presence of overseas batsmen like Aaron Finch, David Miller, and Chris Gayle.
Also, they have talent local batsmen like Yuvraj Singh, KL Rahul, Karun Nair and Mayank Agarwal.
— Check the RCB Schedule, Squad, Time, Venue for IPL 2018 —
In the key oversea player list, KXIP will miss Aaron Finch in the first game because of his marriage. KL Rahul and Yuvraj Singh are expected to play in the middle order after the opening Chris Gayle and Mayank Agarwal. Ashwin and Axar Patel will take next to middle order.
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Kings XI Punjab Schedule – IPL 2018
| Date / Day | Against | Time | Venue | Home / Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 8 Sunday | DD | 04:00 pm | Mohali | Home |
| April 13 Friday | RCB | 08:00 pm | Bengaluru | Away |
| April 15 Sunday | CSK | 08:00 pm | Mohali | Home |
| April 19 Thursday | SRH | 08:00 pm | Mohali | Home |
| April 21 Saturday | KKR | 04:00 pm | Kolkata | Away |
| April 23 Monday | DD | 08:00 pm | Delhi | Away |
| April 26 Thursday | SRH | 08:00 pm | Hyderabad | Away |
| May 4 Friday | MI | 08:00 pm | Indore | Home |
| May 6 Sunday | RR | 08:00 pm | Indore | Home |
| May 8 Tuesday | RR | 08:00 pm | Jaipur | Away |
| May 12 Saturday | KKR | 04:00 pm | Indore | Home |
| May 14 Monday | RCB | 08:00 pm | Indore | Home |
| May 16 Wednesday | MI | 08:00 pm | Mumbai | Away |
| May 20 Sunday | CSK | 08:00 pm | Chennai | Away |
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Watch Kings XI Punjab IPL 2018 matches
Now, it is time for Star Sports which have media rights for live broadcast on TV and live stream on online. Get latest updates from the channel network by following official social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Also, they have audio-visual production rights for both Indian Premier League and other 2018-19 domestic matches.
Kings XI Punjab Live streaming online service: Hotstar.com (available on both web and mobile / Tablet). Download the application from App Store for iOS and Play Store for Android.
Check IPL 2018 live TV Channel list: Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 3, Star Sports 4, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports HD1, Star Sports HD2
