2021 Punjab Kings season
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| 2021 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Player retention and transfers
[edit]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
[edit]- 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 |
21 September 1979 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue |
| 99 | Dawid Malan |  England |
3 September 1987 | 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 |
4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Replacement for Dawid Malan |
| 16 | Mayank Agarwal |  India |
16 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | Vice Captain |
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | India |
18 December 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ₹1.4 crore (US$170,000) | |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India |
27 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹25 lakh (US$30,000) | |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 6 | Jalaj Saxena | India |
15 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |
| 21 | Moises Henriques |  Australia |
1 February 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas |
| 8 | Saurabh Kumar | India |
1 May 1993 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 57 | Deepak Hooda | India |
19 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | |
| 38 | Fabian Allen | Jamaica |
7 May 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas |
| 35 | Shahrukh Khan | India |
27 May 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) | |
| 95 | Harpreet Brar | India |
16 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 60 | Jhye Richardson | Australia |
20 September 1996 | 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 |
18 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Captain |
| 29 | Nicholas Pooran |  Trinidad and Tobago |
2 October 1995 | Left-handed | — | 2019 | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas |
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | India |
10 August 2000 | Right-handed | — | 2020 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 89 | Murugan Ashwin | India |
8 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 56 | Ravi Bishnoi | India |
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |
| 34 | Chris Jordan | England |
4 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹3 crore (US$359,456.70) | Overseas |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India |
3 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2019 | ₹4.8 crore (US$580,000) | |
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | Australia |
22 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas; Replacement for Riley Meredith |
| 12 | Riley Meredith | Australia |
21 June 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | Overseas; Pulled out due to Bubble Fatigue |
| 55 | Ishan Porel | India |
5 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 4 | Darshan Nalkande | India |
4 October 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹3 crore (US$360,000) | |
| 2 | Arshdeep Singh | India |
5 February 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 88 | Adil Rashid | England |
17 March 1988 | 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
[edit]| 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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       T20 uniform
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Teams and standings
[edit]Results by match
[edit]Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
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 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
League stage
[edit]The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]
Matches
[edit]Punjab Kings
221/6 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
217/7 (20 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
106/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
107/4 (15.4 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
120 (19.4 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
121/1 (18.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians
131/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
132/1 (17.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
123/9 (20 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
126/5 (16.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
179/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
145/8 (20 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
166/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
167/3 (17.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
139/2 (17.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings
125/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
120/7 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
135/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians
137/4 (19 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
Kolkata Knight Riders
165/7 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
168/5 (19.3 overs) |
- 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
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Punjab Kings
158/6 (20 overs) |
- 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
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Punjab Kings
139/4 (13 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.[8]
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]- ^ "IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List". Yahoo! Cricket. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ "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.