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.
Background
The franchise chose to retain two players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.
- 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.
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 | 16 February 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹12 crore (US$1.5 million) | ||
| Batters | ||||||||
| 54 | Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 24 October 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | Overseas | |
| 42 | Shikhar Dhawan | 5 December 1985 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹8.25 crore (US$1.0 million) | Vice Captain | |
| 35 | Shahrukh Khan | 27 May 1995 | Right-handed | Off break | 2022 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 23 | Liam Livingstone | 4 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹11.5 crore (US$1.4 million) | Overseas | |
| 19 | Rishi Dhawan | 19 February 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹55 lakh (US$69,000) | ||
| 13 | Benny Howell | 5 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹40 lakh (US$50,000) | Overseas | |
| 15 | Odean Smith | 1 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6 crore (US$750,000) | Overseas | |
| 12 | Raj Bawa | 12 November 2002 | Left-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | ||
| 28 | Writtick Chatterjee | 28 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm Off break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| 46 | Prerak Mankad | 23 April 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| 05 | Atharva Taide | 26 April 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | 10 August 2000 | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ₹60 lakh (US$75,000) | ||
| 51 | Jonny Bairstow | 26 September 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹6.75 crore (US$850,000) | Overseas | |
| 99 | Jitesh Sharma | 22 October 1993 | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 83 | Rahul Chahar | 4 August 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹5.25 crore (US$660,000) | ||
| 95 | Harpreet Brar | 16 September 1995 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹3.8 crore (US$480,000) | ||
| 09 | Ansh Patel | 19 February 2002 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 02 | Arshdeep Singh | 5 February 1999 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2019 | ₹4 crore (US$500,000) | ||
| 25 | Kagiso Rabada | 25 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹9.25 crore (US$1.2 million) | Overseas | |
| 55 | Ishan Porel | 5 September 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹25 lakh (US$31,000) | ||
| 66 | Sandeep Sharma | 18 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | ||
| 14 | Vaibhav Arora | 14 December 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast medium | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | ||
| 72 | Nathan Ellis | 22 September 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | Overseas | |
| 10 | Baltej Singh | 4 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| 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 | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
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Group stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Group stage fixtures
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Match 3
27 March 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
205/2 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
208/5 (19 overs) |
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Faf du Plessis 88 (57)
Rahul Chahar 1/22 (4 overs) |
Bhanuka Rajapaksa 43 (22)
Mohammed Siraj 2/59 (4 overs) |
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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
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Match 8
1 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
137 (18.2 overs) |
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Kolkata Knight Riders
141/4 (14.3 overs) |
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Bhanuka Rajapaksa 31 (9)
Umesh Yadav 4/23 (4 overs) |
Andre Russell 70* (31)
Rahul Chahar 2/13 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 11
3 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
180/8 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
126 (18 overs) |
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Liam Livingstone 60 (32)
Chris Jordan 2/23 (4 overs) |
Shivam Dube 57 (30)
Rahul Chahar 3/25 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 16
8 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
189/9 (20 overs) |
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Gujarat Titans
190/4 (20 overs) |
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Liam Livingstone 64 (27)
Rashid Khan 3/22 (4 overs) |
Shubman Gill 96 (59)
Kagiso Rabada 2/35 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 23
13 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
198/5 (20 overs) |
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Mumbai Indians
186/9 (20 overs) |
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Shikhar Dhawan 70 (50)
Basil Thampi 2/47 (4 overs) |
Dewald Brevis 49 (25)
Odean Smith 4/30 (3 overs) |
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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.
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Match 28
17 April 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
151 (20 overs) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
152/3 (18.5 overs) |
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Liam Livingstone 60 (33)
Umran Malik 4/28 (4 overs) |
Aiden Markram 41* (27)
Rahul Chahar 2/28 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 32
20 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
115 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
119/1 (10.3 overs) |
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Jitesh Sharma 32 (23)
Axar Patel 2/10 (4 overs) |
David Warner 60* (30)
Rahul Chahar 1/21 (2.3 overs) |
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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.
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Match 38
25 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
187/4 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
176/6 (20 overs) |
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Shikhar Dhawan 88* (59)
Dwayne Bravo 2/42 (4 overs) |
Ambati Rayudu 78 (39)
Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 42
29 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Lucknow Super Giants
153/8 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
133/8 (20 overs) |
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Quinton de Kock 46 (37)
Kagiso Rabada 4/38 (4 overs) |
Jonny Bairstow 32 (28)
Mohsin Khan 3/24 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 48
3 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Gujarat Titans
143/8 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
145/2 (16 overs) |
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Sai Sudharsan 65* (50)
Kagiso Rabada 4/33 (4 overs) |
Shikhar Dhawan 62* (53)
Lockie Ferguson 1/29 (3 overs) |
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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.
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Match 52
7 May 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
189/5 (20 overs) |
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Rajasthan Royals
190/4 (19.4 overs) |
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Jonny Bairstow 56 (40)
Yuzvendra Chahal 3/28 (4 overs) |
Yashasvi Jaiswal 68 (41)
Arshdeep Singh 4/29 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 60
13 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Punjab Kings
209/9 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
155/9 (20 overs) |
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Liam Livingstone 70 (42)
Harshal Patel 4/34 (4 overs) |
Glenn Maxwell 35 (22)
Kagiso Rabada 3/21 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 64
16 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Delhi Capitals
159/7 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
142/9 (20 overs) |
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Mitchell Marsh 63 (48)
Liam Livingstone 3/27 (4 overs) |
Jitesh Sharma 44 (34)
Shardul Thakur 4/36 (4 overs) |
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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.
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Match 70
22 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
157/8 (20 overs) |
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Punjab Kings
160/5 (15.1 overs) |
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Abhishek Sharma 43 (32)
Harpreet Brar 3/26 (4 overs) |
Liam Livingstone 49* (22)
Fazalhaq Farooqi 2/32 (4 overs) |
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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.

