IPL 2017, KXIP vs GL: 5 things that went wrong for Kings XI Punjab

#1 Not suited for defending totals?

Kings XI have failed to defend totals on three out of five instances

Runs on the board often provide a comfort factor for any team in white-ball cricket. On the contrary, Punjab have batted first on five occasions in this IPL season and failed to defend their totals on three of those matches.

Having amassed 189, this was a golden opportunity for the home team to prise out the two vital points of offer. As with those earlier couple of matches against Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians, Kings XI were unable to weather the early onslaught of the opposition batsmen.

Perhaps, the lack of depth in the bowling attack unsettles skipper Maxwell whose pensive demeanour then gets transferred to the rest of the team members.