The 2019 season was the 12th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2019 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Ravichandran Ashwin. KXIP finished 6th in the IPL and did not qualify for the playoffs.
Background
In October 2018 Marcus Stoinis was traded to Royal Challengers Bangalore for Mandeep Singh,
In November 2018, Kings XI announced their list of retained players for the 2019 season. The list included K. L. Rahul, Chris Gayle, Andrew Tye, Mayank Agarwal, Ankit Rajpoot, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Karun Nair, David Miller and Ravichandran Ashwin.
On 18 December 2018, the IPL player auction was held in which the Kings XI signed up 13 more players: Varun Chakravarthy, Sam Curran, Mohammed Shami, Prabhsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Moises Henriques, Hardus Viljoen, Darshan Nalkande, Sarfaraz Khan, Arshdeep Singh, Agnivesh Ayachi, Harpreet Brar and Murugan Ashwin.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 1 | K. L. Rahul |  India |
18 April 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.4 million) | Occasional Wicket-Keeper; Vice Captain | |
| 10 | David Miller |  South Africa |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$380,000) | Overseas |
| 14 | Mayank Agarwal | India |
16 February 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$130,000) | ||
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | India |
18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| 69 | Karun Nair | India |
6 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹5.6 crore (US$700,000) | |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India |
27 October 1997 | Right-handed | 2019 | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) | ||
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica |
21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 21 | Moises Henriques |  Australia |
1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹1.1 crore (US$140,000) | Overseas |
| 58 | Sam Curran |  England |
3 June 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹7.2 crore (US$900,000) | Overseas |
| 95 | Harpreet Brar | India |
16 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| — | Darshan Nalkande | India |
4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹30 lakh (US$38,000) | |
| — | Agnivesh Ayachi | India |
15 June 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2 October 1995 | Left-handed | 2019 | ₹4.2 crore (US$530,000) | Overseas | |
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | India |
18 April 2000 | Right-handed | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$600,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 2 | Arshdeep Singh | India |
5 February 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 3 | Ankit Rajpoot | India |
4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$380,000) | |
| 7 | Hardus Viljoen | South Africa |
6 March 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | Overseas |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India |
3 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$600,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia |
12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹7.2 crore (US$901,681.70) | Overseas |
| 88 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman |  Afghanistan |
28 March 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas |
| 89 | Murugan Ashwin | India |
8 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 91 | Varun Chakravarthy | India |
29 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹8.4 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 99 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
17 September 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.6 crore (US$950,000) | Captain |
Coaching and support staff
- Head coach – Mike Hesson
- Batting coach – Sridharan Sriram
- Bowling coach – Ryan Harris
- Fielding coach – Craig McMillan
- Strength and conditioning coach – Nishant Thakur
Ref
Season
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.421 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.131 | |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.044 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.577 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.028 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.251 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.449 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.607 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
Fixtures
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25 March
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Kings XI Punjab
184/4 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals (H)
170/9 (20 overs) |
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Chris Gayle 79 (47)
Ben Stokes 2/48 (4 overs) |
Jos Buttler 69 (43)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/31 (4 overs) |
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Punjab won by 14 runs
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Chris Gayle (Kings XI Punjab) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) was dismissed by Mankading.[7]
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27 March
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
218/4 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
190/4 (20 overs) |
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Robin Uthappa 67* (50)
Varun Chakravarthy 1/35 (3 overs) |
David Miller 59* (40)
Andre Russell 2/21 (3 overs) |
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Kolkata won by 28 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Andre Russell (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Varun Chakravarthy (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut. His first over went for 25 runs, the highest number of runs conceded by a bowler on debut in the IPL.[8]
- Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders) played in his 100th IPL match.[9]
- Kolkata Knight Riders made their highest total at home in the IPL.[9]
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30 March
16:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Mumbai Indians
176/7 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
177/2 (18.4 overs) |
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Quinton de Kock 60 (39)
Murugan Ashwin 2/25 (4 overs) |
K. L. Rahul 71* (57)
Krunal Pandya 2/43 (4 overs) |
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Punjab won by 8 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Kings XI Punjab) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
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1 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Kings XI Punjab
166/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
152 (19.2 overs) |
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David Miller 43 (30)
Chris Morris 3/30 (4 overs) |
Rishabh Pant 39 (26)
Sam Curran 4/11 (2.2 overs) |
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Punjab won by 14 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Kings XI Punjab) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Curran (Kings XI Punjab) took a hat-trick.[10]
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6 April 2019
16:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Chennai Super Kings
160/3 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
138/5 (20 overs) |
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Faf du Plessis 54 (38)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/23 (4 overs) |
Sarfaraz Khan 67 (59)
Harbhajan Singh 2/17 (4 overs) |
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Chennai won by 22 runs
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Harbhajan Singh (Chennai Super Kings) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
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8 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
150/4 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
151/4 (19.5 overs) |
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David Warner 70* (62)
Mohammed Shami 1/30 (4 overs) Ravichandran Ashwin 1/30 (4 overs) |
K. L. Rahul 71* (53)
Sandeep Sharma 2/21 (4 overs) |
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Punjab won by 6 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Marais Erasmus (SA) Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
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10 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Kings XI Punjab
197/4 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians (H)
198/7 (20 overs) |
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K. L. Rahul 100* (64)
Hardik Pandya 2/57 (4 overs) |
Kieron Pollard 83 (31)
Mohammed Shami 3/21 (4 overs) |
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Mumbai won by 3 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored his first century in the IPL.[11]
- Mumbai Indians recorded their highest ever successful run chase in the IPL.[11]
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13 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Kings XI Punjab
173/4 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
174/2 (19.2 overs) |
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Chris Gayle 99* (64)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/33 (4 overs) |
Virat Kohli 67 (53)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1/30 (4 overs) |
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Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
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16 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Kings XI Punjab
182/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
170/7 (20 overs) |
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K. L. Rahul 52 (47)
Jofra Archer 3/15 (4 overs) |
Rahul Tripathi 50 (45)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2/24 (4 overs) |
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Punjab won by 12 runs
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Kings Xi Punjab) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Arshdeep Singh (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
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20 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Kings XI Punjab
163/7 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals (H)
166/5 (19.4 overs) |
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Chris Gayle 69 (37)
Sandeep Lamichhane 3/40 (4 overs) |
Shreyas Iyer 58* (49)
Hardus Viljoen 2/39 (4 overs) |
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Delhi won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harpreet Brar (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
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24 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
202/4 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
185/7 (20 overs) |
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AB de Villiers 82* (44)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1/15 (4 overs) |
Nicholas Pooran 46 (28)
Umesh Yadav 3/36 (4 overs) |
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Bangalore won by 17 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
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29 April
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Sunrisers Hyderabad
212/6 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab
167/8 (20 overs) |
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David Warner 81 (56)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2/30 (4 overs) |
K. L. Rahul 79 (56)
Rashid Khan 3/21 (4 overs) |
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Hyderabad won by 45 runs
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: C. K. Nandan (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
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3 May
20:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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(H) Kings XI Punjab
183/6 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
185/3 (18 overs) |
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Sam Curran 55* (24)
Sandeep Warrier 2/31 (4 overs) |
Shubman Gill 65* (49)
Mohammed Shami 1/15 (3 overs) |
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Kolkata won by 7 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
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5 May
16:00 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Chennai Super Kings
170/5 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)
173/4 (18 overs) |
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Faf du Plessis 96 (55)
Sam Curran 3/35 (4 overs) |
K. L. Rahul 71 (36)
Harbhajan Singh 3/57 (4 overs) |
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Punjab won by 6 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Kings XI Punjab were eliminated and Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KL Rahul | 14 | 14 | 3 | 593 | 100* | 53.90 | 438 | 135.38 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 49 | 25 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | 13 | 13 | 1 | 490 | 99* | 40.83 | 319 | 153.60 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 34 |
| 3 | Mayank Agarwal | 13 | 13 | 1 | 332 | 58 | 25.53 | 234 | 141.88 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 14 |
| 4 | David Miller | 10 | 10 | 2 | 213 | 59* | 26.62 | 164 | 129.87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 |
| 5 | Sarfaraz Khan | 8 | 5 | 1 | 180 | 67 | 45.00 | 143 | 125.87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 |
- Source: IPL
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Shami | 14 | 14 | 54.0 | 0 | 469 | 19 | 3/21 | 24.68 | 8.68 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 14 | 14 | 55.0 | 0 | 400 | 15 | 3/23 | 26.66 | 7.27 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Sam Curran | 9 | 9 | 33.0 | 0 | 323 | 10 | 4/11 | 32.30 | 9.78 | 19.8 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Hardus Viljoen | 6 | 6 | 23.0 | 0 | 222 | 7 | 2/39 | 31.71 | 9.65 | 19.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Murugan Ashwin | 10 | 10 | 34.0 | 0 | 255 | 5 | 2/25 | 51.00 | 7.50 | 40.8 | 0 | 0 |
- Source:Cricinfo
Player of the match awards
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 March 2019 | Chris Gayle | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 14 runs | 79 runs in 47 balls | |
| 2 | 30 March 2019 | Mayank Agarwal | Mumbai Indians | Won by 8 wickets | 43 runs in 21 balls | |
| 3 | 1 April 2019 | Sam Curran | Delhi Capitals | Won by 14 runs | 4/11 (2.2 overs) & 20 runs in 10 balls | |
| 4 | 8 April 2019 | KL Rahul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 6 wickets | 71* runs in 53 balls | |
| 5 | 16 April 2019 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 12 runs | 2/24 (4 overs) & 17 runs in 4 balls | |
| 6 | 5 May 2019 | KL Rahul | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 71 runs in 36 balls |