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Punjab Kings Team: Squad, Results, Stats & Schedule
Punjab Kings' complete IPL 2026 record: all 14 scores and results, 25-player squad, team leaders, coaching staff, home venues, season history, news and official social handles.
PBKS
IPL runners-up in 2014 and 2025 · founded in 2008
- Captain
- Shreyas Iyer
- Head coach
- Ricky Ponting
- Home
- New International Cricket Stadium
- Founded
- 2008
Team overview
Punjab Kings at a glance
Punjab Kings is a Punjab-based men's Twenty20 franchise owned by K.P.H. Dream Cricket Private Limited. Founded as Kings XI Punjab in 2008 and renamed Punjab Kings in 2021, the team competes in the Indian Premier League; similarly branded teams in other leagues are separate squads and are not mixed into this page's statistics.
PBKS finished fifth in IPL 2026 with seven wins, six losses and one abandoned match from 14 fixtures, 15 points and a net run rate of +0.309. Prabhsimran Singh led the batting with 510 runs and Arshdeep Singh topped the bowling list with 14 wickets.
Shreyas Iyer captained the team and Ricky Ponting remained head coach. PBKS began the season unbeaten through seven matches, then lost six in a row before beating Lucknow Super Giants in its final league game; the remaining results left Punjab outside the playoffs.
IPL 2026 finish
League stage complete; PBKS finished fifth and missed the playoffs despite winning its final match.
Performance leaders
PBKS’s 2026 team leaders
Season totals are team-specific. The all-round contribution is a transparent descriptive measure, not an official IPL award.
Prabhsimran Singh
14 matches · average 42.50 · strike rate 168.87
Arshdeep Singh
14 matches · average 38.64 · economy 10.20
Shashank Singh
12 matches · descriptive runs-and-wickets measure, not an official IPL award
Completed scores
All 14 PBKS results in IPL 2026
Completed scores are shown as a season archive. This page does not label old scorecards as live.
| Result | Date | Opponent & venue | Scores | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Match 4 | Gujarat TitansNew International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh | PBKS 165/7 (19.1)Gujarat Titans 162/6 (20) | Won by 3 wickets |
| W | Match 7 | Chennai Super KingsM. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | PBKS 210/5 (18.4)Chennai Super Kings 209/5 (20) | Won by 5 wickets |
| NR | Match 12 | Kolkata Knight RidersEden Gardens, Kolkata | PBKS Yet to batKolkata Knight Riders 25/2 (3.4) | Match abandoned |
| W | Match 17 | Sunrisers HyderabadNew International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh | PBKS 223/4 (18.5)Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/6 (20) | Won by 6 wickets |
| W | Match 24 | Mumbai IndiansWankhede Stadium, Mumbai | PBKS 198/3 (16.3)Mumbai Indians 195/6 (20) | Won by 7 wickets |
| W | Match 29 | Lucknow Super GiantsNew International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh | PBKS 254/7 (20)Lucknow Super Giants 200/5 (20) | Won by 54 runs |
| W | Match 35 | Delhi CapitalsArun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | PBKS 265/4 (18.5)Delhi Capitals 264/2 (20) | Won by 6 wickets |
| L | Match 40 | Rajasthan RoyalsNew International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh | PBKS 222/4 (20)Rajasthan Royals 228/4 (19.2) | Lost by 6 wickets |
| L | Match 46 | Gujarat TitansNarendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad | PBKS 163/9 (20)Gujarat Titans 167/6 (19.5) | Lost by 4 wickets |
| L | Match 49 | Sunrisers HyderabadRajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | PBKS 202/7 (20)Sunrisers Hyderabad 235/4 (20) | Lost by 33 runs |
| L | Match 55 | Delhi CapitalsHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | PBKS 210/5 (20)Delhi Capitals 216/7 (19) | Lost by 3 wickets |
| L | Match 58 | Mumbai IndiansHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | PBKS 200/8 (20)Mumbai Indians 205/4 (19.5) | Lost by 6 wickets |
| L | Match 61 | Royal Challengers BengaluruHPCA Stadium, Dharamshala | PBKS 199/8 (20)Royal Challengers Bengaluru 222/4 (20) | Lost by 23 runs |
| W | Match 68 | Lucknow Super GiantsEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | PBKS 200/3 (18)Lucknow Super Giants 196/6 (20) | Won by 7 wickets |
Official IPL 2026 squad
Punjab Kings 2026 squad
25 players listed in Punjab Kings' official post-auction squad announcement and current team directory. No unverified transfer or retention projections are included.
Batters
Wicketkeeper-batters
All-Rounders
All-RounderMarcus Stoinis
All-RounderMarco Jansen
All-RounderMitchell OwenBowlers
BowlerLockie Ferguson
BowlerBen DwarshuisCompetition record
League and season history
This page covers the Punjab Kings men's IPL identity. Same-brand women's squads are kept separate so player and season statistics are not mixed.
| Season | Finish | Record | Top scorer | Most wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5th | 7 wins · 6 losses · 1 abandoned | Prabhsimran Singh · 510 | Arshdeep Singh · 14 |
| 2025 | Runners-up | 9 wins · 4 losses · 1 NR in league stage | Shreyas Iyer · 604 | Arshdeep Singh · 21 |
| 2024 | 9th | 5 wins · 9 losses | Shashank Singh · 354 | Harshal Patel · 24 |
| 2023 | 8th | 6 wins · 8 losses | Shikhar Dhawan · 373 | Arshdeep Singh · 17 |
| 2022 | 6th | 7 wins · 7 losses | Shikhar Dhawan · 460 | Kagiso Rabada · 23 |
| 2014 | Runners-up | 11 wins · 3 losses in league stage | Glenn Maxwell · 552 | Sandeep Sharma · 18 |
Team operations
PBKS coaching and support staff
Ashish Tuli
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
Ricky Ponting
Confirmed by PBKS and the official IPL team profile
Brad Haddin
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
James Hopes
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
Sairaj Bahutule
Officially appointed ahead of IPL 2026
Trevor Gonsalves
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
Saurabh Walkar
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
Anand Date
Listed in the official PBKS support-staff directory
Home venue
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium
New Chandigarh, IndiaThe Mullanpur venue, also called the New PCA Stadium, is PBKS's primary home ground and hosted four of its 2026 matches. Punjab Kings also staged its final three 2026 home matches at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala. The official stadium guide lists a 33,000 capacity and a fast-draining sand-based outfield.
Open the official venue source ↗Team news
Latest PBKS updates
Official team and IPL reports; no rumor feed.
Shreyas Iyer's maiden IPL hundred keeps PBKS playoff hopes alive
Read at Punjab Kings ↗Official team report · 18 May 2026Shashank and Brar shine as Punjab fights in the playoff race
Read at Punjab Kings ↗Official squad announcement · 16 Dec 2025Punjab Kings assemble the official IPL 2026 squad
Read at Punjab Kings ↗Official coaching update · 23 Oct 2025Sairaj Bahutule appointed spin-bowling coach
Read at Punjab Kings ↗Official destinations
PBKS website and social handles
Use these direct links to avoid fan accounts and lookalike profiles.
Reader questions
Punjab Kings FAQ
Who captained Punjab Kings in IPL 2026?
Shreyas Iyer captained Punjab Kings in IPL 2026.
Who scored the most runs for Punjab Kings in IPL 2026?
Prabhsimran Singh led PBKS with 510 runs in 14 matches at an average of 42.50 and a strike rate of 168.87.
Who took the most wickets for Punjab Kings in IPL 2026?
Arshdeep Singh was PBKS's leading wicket-taker with 14 wickets in 14 matches.
Who was PBKS's leading all-round contributor in IPL 2026?
Using a transparent runs-and-wickets measure, Shashank Singh contributed 132 runs and four wickets in 12 matches.
Where did Punjab Kings finish in IPL 2026?
Punjab Kings finished fifth with seven wins, six losses, one abandoned match, 15 points and a net run rate of +0.309.
Has Punjab Kings won the IPL?
No. Punjab Kings was runner-up in 2014 and 2025 but has not won the IPL.
What is Punjab Kings' home stadium?
PBKS's primary home is the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh. It also played three 2026 home matches at the HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala.
Does Punjab Kings play in more than one league?
This Punjab Kings men's team competes in the Indian Premier League. Other Kings-branded franchises are separate teams and their records are not combined here.
References
Sources for this team page
Updated 2026-08-09. Official IPL and team records lead; secondary statistical records are identified rather than presented as first-party StumpScope scoring.