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{{Short description|Indian Premier League cricket team season}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club =[[Kings XI Punjab]]
| season =2008
| coach = [[Tom Moody]]
| captain = [[Yuvraj Singh]]
| ground = [[PCA Stadium]], [[Mohali]]
| comp1 = [[2008 Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = 3rd
| most runs = [[Shaun Marsh]] (616)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/batting/highest_career_strike_rate.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| most wickets =[[S Sreesanth]] (19)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ipl/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=3519;type=tournament|title=Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
| prevseason =
| nextseason = [[Kings XI Punjab in 2009|2009]]
}}

[[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 [[2008 Indian Premier League]]. They were captained by [[Yuvraj Singh]]. Kings XI Punjab finished third in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

==Squad==
On 18 February 2008, [[Yuvraj Singh]], the team's [[icon player]], was appointed as captain.<ref>{{cite news |title=Moody to coach Mohali franchise |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/moody-to-coach-mohali-franchise-337682 |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kings XI Indian Premier League 2007/08 Squad |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/indian-premier-league-2007-08-313494/kings-xi-punjab-squad-338083/series-squads |access-date=12 April 2026 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="width:95%"
|-
! width=5%|No.
! width=15%|Name
! width=5%|Age
! width=15%|Nationality
! width=15%|Batting style
! width=20%|Bowling style
! width=15%|Signing price
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Batsman|Batsmen]]
|-
||5 || [[Karan Goel]]|| 21 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||[[Off spin|Right-arm off-break]] ||
|-
||14 || [[Shaun Marsh]]<ref>[http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/345650.html Cricinfo - Shaun Marsh joins Mohali]</ref> || 24 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Left-handed ||[[Left-arm orthodox spin]] ||
|-
||27 || [[Mahela Jayawardene]]|| 30 || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || Right-handed ||[[Fast bowling|Right-arm medium]] ||[[US$]] 475,000
|-
||37 || [[Simon Katich]]|| 32 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Left-handed ||[[Left-arm unorthodox spin]] ||[[US$]] 200,000
|-
||38|| [[Luke Pomersbach]]|| 23 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Left-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||[[US$]] 50,000
|-
|| || [[Ramnaresh Sarwan]]|| 27 || {{flagicon|Guyana}} [[Guyana]] || Right-handed ||[[Leg spin|Right-arm leg-break]] ||[[US$]] 225,000
|-
|| || [[Tanmay Srivastava]]|| 18 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||Right-arm medium ||
|-
|| || [[Sunny Sohal]]|| 20 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm leg-break
|-
|| || [[Sahil Kukreja]]|| 22 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||Right-arm off-break ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[All-rounder]]s
|-
||12 || [[Yuvraj Singh]] ||26 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||Left-arm orthodox spin|| [[US$]] 1,063,750
|-
|21 || [[Wilkin Mota]]|| 26 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium ||
|-
|39 || [[James Hopes]]|| 29 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium-fast ||[[US$]] 300,000
|-
||63 || [[Irfan Pathan]]|| 23 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||Left-arm fast-medium ||[[US$]] 925,000
|-
|| || [[Rishi Dhawan]]|| 18 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium-fast ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Wicket-keeper]]s
|-
|11 || [[Kumar Sangakkara]]|| 30 || {{flagicon|Sri Lanka}} [[Sri Lanka]] || Left-handed || ||[[US$]] 700,000
|-
| || [[Uday Kaul]]|| 20 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed || ||
|-
| || [[Nitin Saini]]|| 19 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed || ||
|-
| || [[Pankaj Dharmani]]|| 33 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed || ||
|-
! colspan="7" style="background: #DCDCDC" align=center| [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowlers]]
|-
||36 || [[S. Sreesanth]]|| 25 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||[[US$]] 625,000
|-
||44 || [[Piyush Chawla]]||19 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Left-handed ||Right-arm leg-break ||[[US$]] 400,000
|-
||58 || [[Brett Lee]]|| 31 || {{flagicon|Australia}} [[Australia]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast ||[[US$]] 900,000
|-
| || [[Ramesh Powar]]||29 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed || Right-arm off-break || [[US$]] 170,000
|-
|| || [[Kyle Mills]]<ref>[http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/story/342020.html Cricinfo - Hopes the biggest draw in low-profile auction]</ref> || 29 || {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[New Zealand]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||[[US$]] 150,000
|-
|| || [[VRV Singh]]|| 23 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm fast-medium ||
|-
|| || [[Ajitesh Argal]]|| 19 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium-fast ||
|-
|| || [[Gagandeep Singh (cricketer, born 1981)|Gagandeep Singh]]|| 26 || {{flagicon|India}} [[India]] || Right-handed ||Right-arm medium-fast ||
|-
|}

==Season standings==
Kings XI Punjab finished second in the league stage of IPL 2008.
{{:2008 Indian Premier League|team=KXIP}}

==Match log==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!No.
!Date
!Opponent
!Venue
!Result
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 1 || 19 April|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association Stadium|Mohali]] || Lost by 33 runs
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 2 || 21 April|| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|Jaipur]] || Lost by 6 wickets
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 3 || 25 April|| [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 66 runs, [[Man of the Match#Cricket|MoM]] – [[Kumar Sangakkara]] – 94 (56)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 4 || 27 April|| [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 4 wickets, MoM – [[Simon Katich]] – 75 (52)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 5 || 1 May|| [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] || Won by 7 wickets, MoM – [[Shaun Marsh]] – 84[[Not out|*]] (62)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 6 || 3 May|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 9 runs, MoM – [[Irfan Pathan]] – 24* (26) and 2/18 (4 overs)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 7 || 5 May|| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 6 wickets, MoM – [[S. Sreesanth]] – 2/16 (4 overs)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 8 || 10 May|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] || [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|Chennai]] || Lost by 18 runs
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || 12 May|| [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 74* (51)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 10 || 17 May|| [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Feroz Shah Kotla|Delhi]] || Won by 6 runs (decided by [[D/L method]]), MoM – [[Mahela Jayawardene]] – 36* (17)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 11 || 21 May|| [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Won by 1 run, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 81 (56)
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 12 || 23 May|| [[Deccan Chargers]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 6 wickets, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 60 (46)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 13 || 25 May|| [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Lost by 3 wickets
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || 28 May|| [[Rajasthan Royals]] || [[Mohali]] || Won by 41 runs, MoM – Shaun Marsh – 115 (69)
|- style="background:#fbb;"
| 15 || 31 May|| [[Chennai Super Kings]] (Semi Final #2) || [[Mumbai]] || Lost by 9 wickets
|-
| colspan="6"|Overall record: 10–5. Advanced to the playoffs.
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Kings XI Punjab}}

[[Category:Punjab Kings seasons]]
[[Category:2008 Indian Premier League]]

2008 Kings XI Punjab season - Revision history

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