“This one could cost us a playoff berth.” Those were the words uttered by Kings XI Punjab’s CEO Satish Menon after their opening game against Delhi Capitals. Chris Jordan was incorrectly given one-run short and it proved to be cataclysmic. Kings XI Punjab lost two wickets in the final two balls and in the Super Over, KL Rahul’s team lost a match which they should have won. After 13 games, it was perhaps the perfect summing up of Kings XI Punjab’s IPL 2020 journey that an umpiring controversy would derail knock Kings XI Punjab out of the playoff race with a loss to Chennai Super Kings. The words uttered by Satish Menon on September 20 finally came true on November 1 in their last league game.
In between those two umpiring blunders, Kings XI Punjab were the team that provided the maximum heartbreaks and moments of enthrallment. There were instances when Kings XI…