2021 Punjab Kings season
2021 season | |||
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Coach | Anil Kumble | ||
Captain | KL Rahul | ||
Ground(s) | Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium | ||
Tournament performance | League stage (6th) | ||
Most runs | KL Rahul (626) | ||
Most wickets | Mohammad Shami (19) | ||
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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
Player retention and transfers
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
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
333 | Chris Gayle | ![]() | (1979-09-21) 21 September 1979 (age 44) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue |
99 | Dawid Malan | ![]() | (1987-09-03) 3 September 1987 (age 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2021 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue |
44 | Aiden Markram | ![]() | (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Replacement for Dawid Malan |
16 | Mayank Agarwal | ![]() | (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 | ![]() | (1991-12-18) 18 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹1.4 crore (US$170,000) | |
97 | Sarfaraz Khan | ![]() | (1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | |
All-rounders | ||||||||
6 | Jalaj Saxena | ![]() | (1986-12-15) 15 December 1986 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
21 | Moises Henriques | ![]() | (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 | ![]() | (1993-05-01) 1 May 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
57 | Deepak Hooda | ![]() | (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | |
38 | Fabian Allen | ![]() | (1995-05-07) 7 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
35 | Shahrukh Khan | ![]() | (1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) | |
95 | Harpreet Brar | ![]() | (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
60 | Jhye Richardson | ![]() | (1996-09-20) 20 September 1996 (age 27) | 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 | ![]() | (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Captain |
29 | Nicholas Pooran | ![]() | (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) | Left-handed | — | 2019 | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas |
84 | Prabhsimran Singh | ![]() | (2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | — | 2020 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
Bowlers | ||||||||
89 | Murugan Ashwin | ![]() | (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
56 | Ravi Bishnoi | ![]() | (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
34 | Chris Jordan | ![]() | (1988-10-04) 4 October 1988 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70) | Overseas |
11 | Mohammed Shami | ![]() | (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) | |
72 | Nathan Ellis | ![]() | (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 | ![]() | (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 | ![]() | (1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
4 | Darshan Nalkande | ![]() | (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
2 | Arshdeep Singh | ![]() | (1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
88 | Adil Rashid | ![]() | (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
Position | Name |
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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
Results by match
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Pos | Team
| Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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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 |
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]
Matches
Punjab Kings 221/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 217/7 (20 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.
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) |
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.
Punjab Kings 195/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 198/4 (18.2 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.
Punjab Kings 120 (19.4 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 121/1 (18.4 overs) |
Shahrukh Khan 22 (17) Khaleel Ahmed 3/21 (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.
Mumbai Indians 131/6 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 132/1 (17.4 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.
Punjab Kings 123/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 126/5 (16.4 overs) |
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.
Punjab Kings 179/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 145/8 (20 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.
Punjab Kings 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 167/3 (17.4 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.
Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 139/2 (17.5 overs) |
Abdul Samad 28 (21) Kagiso Rabada 3/37 (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.
Punjab Kings 125/7 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 120/7 (20 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.
Punjab Kings 135/6 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 137/4 (19 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.
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) |
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]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 164/7 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings 158/6 (20 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]
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) |
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
Most runs
No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0 | 4s | 6s |
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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
No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Runs | Maidens | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
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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
No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
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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] |
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- ^ "Rampant KKR edge closer to playoffs with clinical win". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 7 October 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: 3 teams that are dark horses to win this IPL". 17 March 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
- ^ "IPL schedule". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "PBKS Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "PBKS Most wickets in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ "Rahul, Gayle drag Punjab Kings to victory after bowlers strangle Mumbai Indians". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Harpreet Brar the hero after KL Rahul's 91* as Punjab Kings move up". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "Rabada, Dhawan take Delhi Capitals to the top". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "KL Rahul, bowlers lift Punjab Kings to fifth spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "KL Rahul smashes six-studded 98* to keep Punjab Kings' dreams alive (just about)". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 October 2021.