2021 Punjab Kings season

Punjab Kings
2021 season
CoachAnil Kumble
CaptainKL Rahul
Ground(s)Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium
Tournament performanceLeague stage (6th)
Most runsKL Rahul (626)
Most wicketsMohammad Shami (19)

The 2021 season was the 14th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the eight teams competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League.[1] After winning only 6 matches out of 14 matches, they finished sixth in the tournament.[2]

Background

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Player retention and transfers

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The Punjab Kings retained 16 players and released nine players.[3][4]

Retained Players: KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh, Rahul Chahar

Released Players: Glenn Maxwell, Sheldon Cottrell, Mujeeb Zadran, Hardus Viljoen, James Neesham, Krishnappa Gowtham, Karun Nair, Jagadeesha Suchith, Tajinder Singh Dhillon

Added Players: Dawid Malan, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar

Squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
333 Chris Gayle  Jamaica (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 45) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2018 2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue
99 Dawid Malan  England (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue
44 Aiden Markram  South Africa (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas; Replacement for Dawid Malan
16 Mayank Agarwal  India (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 1 crore (US$120,000) Vice Captain
18 Mandeep Singh  India (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2019 1.4 crore (US$170,000)
97 Sarfaraz Khan  India (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 25 lakh (US$30,000)
All-rounders
6 Jalaj Saxena  India (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 30 lakh (US$36,000)
21 Moises Henriques  Australia (1987-02-01) 1 February 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021 4.2 crore (US$500,000) Overseas
8 Saurabh Kumar  India (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 20 lakh (US$24,000)
57 Deepak Hooda  India (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 50 lakh (US$60,000)
38 Fabian Allen  Jamaica (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2021 75 lakh (US$90,000) Overseas
35 Shahrukh Khan  India (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 5.25 crore (US$630,000)
95 Harpreet Brar  India (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
60 Jhye Richardson  Australia (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 14 crore (US$1.7 million) Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue
Wicket-keepers
1 K. L. Rahul  India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 11 crore (US$1.3 million) Captain
29 Nicholas Pooran  Trinidad and Tobago (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) Left-handed 2019 4.2 crore (US$500,000) Overseas
84 Prabhsimran Singh  India (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) Right-handed 2020 55 lakh (US$66,000)
Bowlers
89 Murugan Ashwin  India (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
56 Ravi Bishnoi  India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 2 crore (US$240,000)
34 Chris Jordan  England (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 3 crore (US$359,456.70) Overseas
11 Mohammed Shami  India (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2019 4.8 crore (US$580,000)
72 Nathan Ellis  Australia (1994-12-22) 22 December 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm fast medium 2021 20 lakh (US$24,000) Overseas; Replacement for Riley Meredith
12 Riley Meredith  Australia (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 8 crore (US$960,000) Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue
55 Ishan Porel  India (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 20 lakh (US$24,000)
4 Darshan Nalkande  India (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2019 3 crore (US$360,000)
2 Arshdeep Singh  India (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2019 20 lakh (US$24,000)
88 Adil Rashid  England (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2021 1.5 crore (US$180,000) Overseas; Replacement for Jhye Richardson
Source:PBKS Players

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Owners Mohit Burman, Ness Wadia, Priety Zinta, Karan Paul
CEO Satish Menon
Team manager Avinash Vaidya
Director of cricket operations and head coach Anil Kumble
Assistant coaches Andy Flower Bharat Arun
Batting coach Wasim Jaffer
Bowling coach Damien Wright
Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes
Team physio Andrew Leipus
Trainer Adrian Le Roux
Team doctor Dr Srinand Srinivas
Source:PBKS Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Teams and standings

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Results by match

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Round1234567891011121314
ResultWLLLWLWLLWLWLW
Position37785656756555
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

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The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]

Matches

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Match 4
12 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs)
KL Rahul 91 (50)
Chetan Sakariya 3/31 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 119 (63)
Arshdeep Singh 3/35 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 4 runs
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
16 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
106/8 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
107/4 (15.4 overs)
Shahrukh Khan 47 (36)
Deepak Chahar 4/13 (4 overs)
Moeen Ali 46 (31)
Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Deepak Chahar (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
18 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 69 (36)
Lukman Meriwala 1/32 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 92 (49)
Jhye Richardson 2/41 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 14
21 April 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
120 (19.4 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
121/1 (18.4 overs)
Shahrukh Khan 22 (17)
Khaleel Ahmed 3/21 (4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 63* (56)
Fabian Allen 1/22 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 17
23 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
131/6 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
132/1 (17.4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 63 (52)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/21 (4 overs)
Mohammed Shami 2/21 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 60* (52)
Rahul Chahar 1/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 9 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 21
26 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
123/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
126/5 (16.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 31 (34)
Prasidh Krishna 3/30 (4 overs)
Eoin Morgan 47* (40)
Moises Henriques 1/5 (1 over)
Kolkata Knight Riders won 5 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Eoin Morgan (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 26
30 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs)
v
KL Rahul 91* (57)
Kyle Jamieson 2/32 (3 overs)
Virat Kohli 35 (34)
Harpreet Brar 3/19 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 34 runs
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 29
2 May 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
167/3 (17.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 99* (58)
Kagiso Rabada 3/36 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 69* (47)
Harpreet Brar 1/19 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 33
22 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
139/2 (17.5 overs)
Abdul Samad 28 (21)
Kagiso Rabada 3/37 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 47* (41)
Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 37
25 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
125/7 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
120/7 (20 overs)
Aiden Markram 27 (32)
Jason Holder 3/19 (4 overs)
Jason Holder 47* (29)
Ravi Bishnoi 3/24 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Jason Holder (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

Match 42
28 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
135/6 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
137/4 (19 overs)
Aiden Markram 42 (29)
Kieron Pollard 2/8 (1 over)
Saurabh Tiwary 45 (37)
Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 45
1 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/7 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 67 (49)
Arshdeep Singh 3/32 (4 overs)
KL Rahul 67 (55)
Varun Chakravarthy 2/24 (4 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[6]

Match 48
3 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 57 (33)
Moises Henriques 3/12 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 57 (42)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/29 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Glenn Maxwell (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[7]

Match 53
7 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
134/6 (20 overs)
v
Punjab Kings
139/4 (13 overs)
Faf du Plessis 76 (55)
Chris Jordan 2/20 (3 overs)
KL Rahul 98* (42)
Shardul Thakur 3/28 (3 overs)
Punjab Kings won by 6 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Krishnamachari Srinivasan (Ind)
Player of the match: KL Rahul (Punjab Kings)
  • Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
  • Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[8]

Statistics

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Most runs

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No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0 4s 6s
1 KL Rahul 13 13 2 626 98* 62.60 276 178.34 0 6 0 48 30
2 Mayank Agarwal 12 12 1 441 99* 40.09 227 140.44 0 4 1 42 18
3 Chris Gayle 8 8 1 178 46 25.42 133 133.83 0 0 0 20 8
4 Deepak Hooda 9 8 1 116 64 16.57 83 139.75 0 1 0 7 8
5 Shahrukh Khan 8 7 2 107 47 21.40 84 127.38 0 0 0 7 6
6 Nicholas Pooran 8 7 0 60 32 8.57 55 109.09 0 0 0 3 3
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]

Most wickets

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No. Name Match Inns Overs Runs Maidens Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1 Mohammad Shami 14 14 22.2 0 182 19 5/32 15.16 8.14 11.16 0 1
2 Arshdeep Singh 9 9 32.4 0 255 18 3/21 23.18 7.80 17.81 0 0
3 Harpreet Brar 3 3 10.0 1 55 5 3/19 24.2 5.50 12.0 0 0
4 Ravi Bishnoi 4 4 16.0 0 99 4 2/17 24.75 6.18 24.0 0 0
5 Riley Meredith 5 5 17.0 0 169 4 1/29 42.25 9.94 25.5 0 0
6 Jhye Richardson 3 3 11.0 0 117 3 2/41 39.00 10.63 22.0 0 0
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]

Player of the match awards

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No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
1 23 April 2021 KL Rahul Mumbai Indians Won by 9 wickets 60* (52) [11]
2 30 April 2021 Harpreet Brar Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 34 runs 25* (17) and 3/19 (4 overs) [12]
3 2 May 2021 Mayank Agarwal Delhi Capitals Lost by 7 wickets 99* (58) [13]
4 1 October 2021 KL Rahul Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 5 wickets 67 (55) [14]
5 7 October 2021 KL Rahul Chennai Super Kings Won by 6 wickets 98* (42) and 2 catches [15]

References

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  2. ^ "Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
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  4. ^ "IPL 2022: 3 teams that are dark horses to win this IPL". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
  5. ^ "IPL schedule". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "KL Rahul Saves Punjab Kings from IPL Exit; Delhi Capitals Into Playoffs as KKR Lose By Five Wickets". News 18. 1 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 October 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  7. ^ Penna, Peter Della (3 October 2021). "Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal fire Royal Challengers Bangalore into the playoffs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  8. ^ Raghuraman, Shankar (8 October 2021). "IPL 2021: DC assured top spot, KKR will be all but through to playoffs with a win vs RR - All possibilities in 8 points". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
  9. ^ "PBKS Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ^ "PBKS Most wickets in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  11. ^ "Rahul, Gayle drag Punjab Kings to victory after bowlers strangle Mumbai Indians". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ "Harpreet Brar the hero after KL Rahul's 91* as Punjab Kings move up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Rabada, Dhawan take Delhi Capitals to the top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  14. ^ "KL Rahul, bowlers lift Punjab Kings to fifth spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  15. ^ "KL Rahul smashes six-studded 98* to keep Punjab Kings' dreams alive (just about)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.