2022 Punjab Kings season

Punjab Kings
2022 season
Coach	Anil Kumble
Captain	Mayank Agarwal
Ground(s)	Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali
2022 Indian Premier League	6th
Most runs	Shikhar Dhawan (460)
Most wickets	Kagiso Rabada (23)
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The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.^[1]^[2]

Background

The franchise chose to retain two players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.^[3]

Retained: Mayank Agarwal, Arshdeep Singh
Released: KL Rahul, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep Singh, Mohammad Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Ishan Porel, Ravi Bishnoi, Chris Jordan, Prabhsimran Singh, Dawid Malan, Riley Meredith, Jhye Richardson, Shahrukh Khan, Jalaj Saxena, Moises Henriques, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar
Acquired at the auction: Shikhar Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada, Jonny Bairstow, Rahul Chahar, Shahrukh Khan, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Porel, Liam Livingstone, Odean Smith, Sandeep Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.^[4]

Squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

Squad strength: 25 (18 - Indian, 7 - overseas)

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Captain
16	Mayank Agarwal	India	(1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹12 crore (US$1.4 million)
Batters
54	Bhanuka Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka	(1991-10-24) 24 October 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)	Overseas
42	Shikhar Dhawan	India	(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 38)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹8.25 crore (US$990,000)	Vice Captain
35	Shahrukh Khan	India	(1995-05-27) 27 May 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Off break	2022	₹9 crore (US$1.1 million)
All-rounders
23	Liam Livingstone	England	(1993-08-04) 4 August 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million)	Overseas
19	Rishi Dhawan	India	(1990-02-19) 19 February 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm Fast medium	2022	₹55 lakh (US$66,000)
13	Benny Howell	England	(1988-10-05) 5 October 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm Fast medium	2022	₹40 lakh (US$48,000)	Overseas
15	Odean Smith	Jamaica	(1996-11-01) 1 November 1996 (age 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹6 crore (US$720,000)	Overseas
12	Raj Bawa	India	(2002-11-12) 12 November 2002 (age 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm Fast medium	2022	₹2 crore (US$240,000)
28	Writtick Chatterjee	India	(1992-09-28) 28 September 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm Off break	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
46	Prerak Mankad	India	(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
05	Atharva Taide	India	(2000-04-26) 26 April 2000 (age 24)	Left-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-keepers
84	Prabhsimran Singh	India	(2000-08-10) 10 August 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	-	2022	₹60 lakh (US$72,000)
51	Jonny Bairstow	England	(1989-09-26) 26 September 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹6.75 crore (US$810,000)	Overseas
99	Jitesh Sharma	India	(1993-10-22) 22 October 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	-	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Spin Bowlers
83	Rahul Chahar	India	(1999-08-04) 4 August 1999 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	₹5.25 crore (US$630,000)
95	Harpreet Brar	India	(1995-09-16) 16 September 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022	₹3.8 crore (US$460,000)
09	Ansh Patel	India	(2002-02-19) 19 February 2002 (age 22)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Pace Bowlers
02	Arshdeep Singh	India	(1999-02-05) 5 February 1999 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2019	₹4 crore (US$480,000)
25	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2022	₹9.25 crore (US$1.1 million)	Overseas
55	Ishan Porel	India	(1998-09-05) 5 September 1998 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹25 lakh (US$30,000)
66	Sandeep Sharma	India	(1993-05-18) 18 May 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹50 lakh (US$60,000)
14	Vaibhav Arora	India	(1997-12-14) 14 December 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm Fast medium	2022	₹2 crore (US$240,000)
72	Nathan Ellis	Australia	(1994-09-22) 22 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2022	₹75 lakh (US$90,000)	Overseas
10	Baltej Singh	India	(1990-11-04) 4 November 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Source:PBKS Players

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
CEO	Satish Menon
Team manager	Avinash Vaidya
Director of cricket operations & head coach	Anil Kumble
Assistant coach	Jonty Rhodes
Batting consultant	Julian Wood
Bowling coach	Damien Wright
Physiotherapist	Andrew Leipus
Source:PBKS Staff

Group stage

Points table

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	B	Gujarat Titans (C)	14	10	4	20	0.316	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	A	Rajasthan Royals (R)	14	9	5	18	0.298	Advanced to Qualifier 1
3	A	Lucknow Super Giants (4th)	14	9	5	18	0.251	Advanced to Eliminator
4	B	Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd)	14	8	6	16	−0.253	Advanced to Eliminator
5	A	Delhi Capitals	14	7	7	14	0.204
6	B	Punjab Kings	14	7	7	14	0.126
7	A	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	6	8	12	0.146
8	B	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	6	8	12	−0.379
9	B	Chennai Super Kings	14	4	10	8	−0.203
10	A	Mumbai Indians	14	4	10	8	−0.506

Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group stage fixtures

Match 3
27 March 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 205/2 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 208/5 (19 overs)
Faf du Plessis 88 (57) Rahul Chahar 1/22 (4 overs)		Bhanuka Rajapaksa 43 (22) Mohammed Siraj 2/59 (4 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Odean Smith (Punjab Kings)

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Raj Bawa (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Odean Smith (Punjab Kings) made their IPL debuts

Match 8
1 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 137 (18.2 overs)	v	Kolkata Knight Riders 141/4 (14.3 overs)
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31 (9) Umesh Yadav 4/23 (4 overs)		Andre Russell 70* (31) Rahul Chahar 2/13 (4 overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Saiyed Khalid (Ind)
Player of the match: Umesh Yadav (Kolkata Knight Riders)

Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
3 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 180/8 (20 overs)	v	Chennai Super Kings 126 (18 overs)
Liam Livingstone 60 (32) Chris Jordan 2/23 (4 overs)		Shivam Dube 57 (30) Rahul Chahar 3/25 (4 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Liam Livingstone (Punjab Kings)

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 16
8 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 189/9 (20 overs)	v	Gujarat Titans 190/4 (20 overs)
Liam Livingstone 64 (27) Rashid Khan 3/22 (4 overs)		Shubman Gill 96 (59) Kagiso Rabada 2/35 (4 overs)

Gujarat Titans won by 6 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans)

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.

Match 23
13 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 198/5 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 186/9 (20 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 70 (50) Basil Thampi 2/47 (4 overs)		Dewald Brevis 49 (25) Odean Smith 4/30 (3 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 12 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)

Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 28
17 April 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 151 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers Hyderabad 152/3 (18.5 overs)
Liam Livingstone 60 (33) Umran Malik 4/28 (4 overs)		Aiden Markram 41* (27) Rahul Chahar 2/28 (4 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind)
Player of the match: Umran Malik (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

Match 32
20 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 115 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 119/1 (10.3 overs)
Jitesh Sharma 32 (23) Axar Patel 2/10 (4 overs)		David Warner 60* (30) Rahul Chahar 1/21 (2.3 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus)
Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Brabourne Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp.^[5]

Match 38
25 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 187/4 (20 overs)	v	Chennai Super Kings 176/6 (20 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 88* (59) Dwayne Bravo 2/42 (4 overs)		Ambati Rayudu 78 (39) Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 11 runs.
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tapan Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Punjab Kings)

Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 42
29 April 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants 153/8 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 133/8 (20 overs)
Quinton de Kock 46 (37) Kagiso Rabada 4/38 (4 overs)		Jonny Bairstow 32 (28) Mohsin Khan 3/24 (4 overs)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 20 runs
MCA International Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Krunal Pandya (Lucknow Super Giants)

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 48
3 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Gujarat Titans 143/8 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 145/2 (16 overs)
Sai Sudharsan 65* (50) Kagiso Rabada 4/33 (4 overs)		Shikhar Dhawan 62* (53) Lockie Ferguson 1/29 (3 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 8 wickets
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Rohan Pandit (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada (Punjab Kings)

Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 52
7 May 2022
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 189/5 (20 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 190/4 (19.4 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 56 (40) Yuzvendra Chahal 3/28 (4 overs)		Yashasvi Jaiswal 68 (41) Arshdeep Singh 4/29 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind)
Player of the match: Yashasvi Jaiswal (Rajasthan Royals)

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.^[6]

Match 60
13 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Punjab Kings 209/9 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 155/9 (20 overs)
Liam Livingstone 70 (42) Harshal Patel 4/34 (4 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 35 (22) Kagiso Rabada 3/21 (4 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 54 runs
Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nitin Pandit (Ind)
Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Punjab Kings)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 64
16 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 142/9 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 63 (48) Liam Livingstone 3/27 (4 overs)		Jitesh Sharma 44 (34) Shardul Thakur 4/36 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs
DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai
Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Shardul Thakur (Delhi Capitals)

Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Match 70
22 May 2022
19:30 (N)
Scorecard

Sunrisers Hyderabad 157/8 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 160/5 (15.1 overs)
Abhishek Sharma 43 (32) Harpreet Brar 3/26 (4 overs)		Liam Livingstone 49* (22) Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/32 (4 overs)

Punjab Kings won by 5 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind)
Player of the match: Harpreet Brar (Punjab Kings)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

References

^ "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
^ "Punjab Kings full list of players after IPL auction 2022". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "Delhi Capitals - Punjab Kings game moved to Brabourne Stadium". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
^ "IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians, 5-time champions, first team to be knocked out of playoffs race". India Today. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

[1] "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[2] "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[3] "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

[4] "Punjab Kings full list of players after IPL auction 2022". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[5] "Delhi Capitals - Punjab Kings game moved to Brabourne Stadium". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.

[6] "IPL 2022: Mumbai Indians, 5-time champions, first team to be knocked out of playoffs race". India Today. Retrieved 8 May 2022.

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