IPL teams and their international twins

Kings XI Punjab - Sri Lanka

A strong start in 2008 eventually proved to be just a false alarm for KXIP

Arguably considered 'minnows', the tempo of both the Kings XI Punjab and Sri Lanka has gone down a few notches down in recent years. Both teams are in need of a serious resurrection. The Sri Lankan team surpassed Zimbabwe to record most defeats in a calendar year in 2017 whereas the Kings XI Punjab have been a regular fixture in the bottom half of the points table, their last good season being in 2014. It is not like they don't have the potential, but they have been unable to translate that into performances in the field.