| Club: | Punjab Kings |
| Season: | 2021 |
| Coach: | Anil Kumble |
| Captain: | KL Rahul |
| Ground: | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium |
| Comp1: | Tournament performance |
| Comp1 Result: | League stage (6th) |
| Most Runs: | KL Rahul (626) |
| Most Wickets: | Mohammad Shami (19) |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
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]
See main article: List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes. 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
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | |||||||||
| 333 | Chris Gayle | 21 September 1979 | Left-handed | 2018 | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue | ||||
| 99 | Dawid Malan | 3 September 1987 | Left-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue | ||||
| 44 | Aiden Markram | 4 October 1994 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement for Dawid Malan | ||||
| 16 | Mayank Agarwal | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | 2018 | Vice Captain | ||||
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | 18 December 1991 | Right-handed | 2019 | |||||
| 97 | 27 October 1997 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||||
| All-rounders | |||||||||
| 6 | 15 December 1986 | Right-handed | 2021 | ||||||
| 21 | Moises Henriques | 1 February 1987 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| 8 | 1 May 1993 | Left-handed | 2021 | ||||||
| 57 | 19 April 1995 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||||
| 38 | Fabian Allen | 7 May 1995 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas | ||||
| 35 | 27 May 1995 | Right-handed | 2021 | ||||||
| 95 | 16 September 1995 | Left-handed | 2019 | ||||||
| 60 | Jhye Richardson | 20 September 1996 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue | ||||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||||
| 1 | K. L. Rahul | 18 April 1992 | Right-handed | 2018 | Captain | ||||
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran | 2 October 1995 | Left-handed | 2019 | Overseas | ||||
| 84 | 10 August 2000 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||||
| Bowlers | |||||||||
| 89 | 8 September 1990 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||||
| 56 | 5 September 2000 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||||
| 34 | Chris Jordan | 4 October 1988 | Right-handed | 2020 | Overseas | ||||
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | 3 September 1990 | Right-handed | 2019 | |||||
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | 22 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement for Riley Meredith | |||
| 12 | Riley Meredith | 21 June 1996 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue | ||||
| 55 | 5 September 1998 | Right-handed | 2020 | ||||||
| 4 | 4 October 1998 | Right-handed | 2019 | ||||||
| 2 | 5 February 1999 | Left-handed | 2019 | ||||||
| 88 | Adil Rashid | 17 March 1988 | Right-handed | 2021 | Overseas; Replacement for Jhye Richardson | ||||
| Source:PBKS Players | |||||||||
| 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 | ||
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The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]
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| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 626 | 62.60 | 276 | 178.34 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 48 | 30 | ||
| 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 441 | 40.09 | 227 | 140.44 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 42 | 18 | ||
| 3 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 178 | 46 | 25.42 | 133 | 133.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 8 | |
| 4 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 116 | 64 | 16.57 | 83 | 139.75 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | |
| 5 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 107 | 47 | 21.40 | 84 | 127.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | |
| 6 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 60 | 32 | 8.57 | 55 | 109.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Runs | Maidens | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 14 | 22.2 | 0 | 182 | 19 | 5/32 | 15.16 | 8.14 | 11.16 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2 | 9 | 9 | 32.4 | 0 | 255 | 18 | 3/21 | 23.18 | 7.80 | 17.81 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 3 | 3 | 10.0 | 1 | 55 | 5 | 3/19 | 24.2 | 5.50 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 99 | 4 | 2/17 | 24.75 | 6.18 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | 5 | 5 | 17.0 | 0 | 169 | 4 | 1/29 | 42.25 | 9.94 | 25.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 11.0 | 0 | 117 | 3 | 2/41 | 39.00 | 10.63 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Won by 9 wickets | 60 (52) | [8] | |||
| 2 | Won by 34 runs | 25 (17) and 3/19 (4 overs) | [9] | |||
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | Lost by 7 wickets | 99 (58) | [10] | ||
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 5 wickets | 67 (55) | [11] | ||
| 5 | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 98 (42) and 2 catches | [12] | ||