The team of Punjab Kings got out of the 16th season of IPL. Punjab had only 12 points in 14 matches, they were out of the playoff race after the eighth defeat.

Punjab Kings got defeated by Rajasthan Royals in their last league match. The Punjab Kings team could not reach the playoffs for the ninth consecutive season.The last time the Punjab team reached the playoffs was in 2015. Even he has been able to reach the last-4 only twice in 16 seasons of IPL.

Before 2015, the Punjab team reached the semi-finals in 2008. Punjab had reached the final only once in 2015 when it was defeated. Punjab appointed Shikhar Dhawan as captain and Trevor Bayliss as coach, but the result did not come in favor.

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