2025 Punjab Kings season
| 2025 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium and HPCA Cricket Stadium, home grounds of Punjab Kings | |||
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium, Mullanpur HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamshala | ||
| League stage | 1st place | ||
| Qualifier 1 | Lost the against Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ||
| Qualifier 2 | Won against Mumbai Indians | ||
| Final | Lost against Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ||
| Most runs | Shreyas Iyer (604)[1] | ||
| Most wickets | Arshdeep Singh (21)[2] | ||
| Most catches | Marco Jansen Priyansh Arya (8 each)[3] | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Josh Inglis (10)[4] | ||
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| 2025 Indian Premier League Teams |
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| Group A |
| Group B |
| See also |
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Note: Teams are listed per the playing order. |
The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 Indian Premier League. Ahead of the season, Shreyas Iyer was appointed as the captain. The team was coached by Ricky Ponting.
The Punjab Kings finished in first place in the league stage, and advanced to the Qualifier 1 in playoffs. The team lost Qualifier 1 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru but, won Qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians. However, they lost the final again to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Punjab's captain Iyer scored the most runs (604) while, Arshdeep Singh took the most wickets (21) for Punjab in the 2025 season.
Pre-season
The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, organized by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[5] The Punjab Kings were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025.[6] The team finished in ninth place in the previous season.[7] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025 across 13 venues in India.[8][9] Punjab played most their home matches at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium[10] with one match played at HPCA Cricket Stadium,[11] except for the last two, which were moved to Sawai Mansingh Stadium following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[12][13]
Player retention
Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[14] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[15] Punjab retained two players, but did not retain their prior captain[16][17] who announced his retirement.[18]
| No. | Player | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shashank Singh | ₹5.5 crore (US$650,000) |
| 2 | Prabhsimran Singh | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) |
| Batters | Wicket-keepers | All-rounders | Fast bowlers | Spin bowlers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
- ^ Shikhar Dhawan announced his retirement from IPL in August 2024.[18]
Auction
The season's auction took place in November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[20] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹120 crore (US$14 million), with franchises deducting an amount from the purse for every retained player.[21][22] Punjab had a purse remaining of ₹110.5 crore (US$13 million).[23] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[24] Punjab had four cards available.[25] Punjab bought twenty-three players in the auction, including twelve capped players and eight overseas players.[26] The franchise used its RTM cards to buy back Arshdeep Singh for ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million).[27]
Squad
- Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
- Ages are as of 22 March 2025.
- Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (†) and placed at the bottom of the table.
| S/N | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Arshdeep Singh | India | 5 February 1999 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India | 23 July 1990 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹18 crore (US$2.1 million) | |
| 5 | Suryansh Shedge | India | 29 January 2003 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 9 | Azmatullah Omarzai | Afghanistan | 24 March 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| 12 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | 30 December 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Temporary[a] replacement[b] |
| 13 | Harpreet Brar | India | 16 September 1995 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | |
| 15 | Xavier Bartlett | Australia | 17 December 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | ₹80 lakh (US$95,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Mitchell Owen | Australia | 11 September 2001 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | ₹3 crore (US$350,000) | Overseas; Replacement[c] |
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis | Australia | 16 August 1989 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | Overseas |
| 18 | Priyansh Arya | India | 18 January 2001 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹3.8 crore (US$450,000) | |
| 19 | Nehal Wadhera | India | 4 September 2000 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | |
| 27 | Shashank Singh | India | 21 November 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 31 | Vijaykumar Vyshak | India | 31 January 1997 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹1.8 crore (US$210,000) | |
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India | 1 July 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| 70 | Marco Jansen | South Africa | 1 May 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹7 crore (US$830,000) | Overseas |
| 84 | Prabhsimran Singh | India | 10 August 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | N/a | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 95 | Josh Inglis | Australia | 4 March 1995 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹2.6 crore (US$310,000) | Overseas |
| 96 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 6 December 1994 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹26.75 crore (US$3.2 million) | Captain[29] |
| 97 | Musheer Khan | India | 27 February 2005 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Pyla Avinash | India | 7 July 2000 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Harnoor Singh | India | 30 January 2003 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | |
| N/a | Vishnu Vinod | India | 2 December 1993 (aged 31) | Right-handed | N/a | ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) | |
| N/a | Aaron Hardie | Australia | 7 January 1999 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹1.25 crore (US$150,000) | Overseas |
| N/a | Kuldeep Sen | India | 22 October 1996 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹80 lakh (US$95,000) | |
| N/a | Yash Thakur | India | 28 December 1998 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹1.6 crore (US$190,000) | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell † | Australia | 14 October 1988 (aged 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[c] |
| 69 | Lockie Ferguson † | New Zealand | 13 June 1991 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas; Withdrawn[b] |
- ^ Punjab Kings signed Kyle Jamieson[31] as temporary replacement, following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[32]
- ^ a b Kyle Jamieson replaced Lockie Ferguson, after the latter withdrew due to hamstring injury.[31]
- ^ a b Mitchell Owen replaced Glenn Maxwell, after the latter withdrew due to finger injury.[30]
Support staff
Ricky Ponting replaced Trevor Bayliss as head coach[33] while James Hopes replaced Charl Langeveldt as bowling coach.[34]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Brad Haddin |
| Bowling coach | James Hopes Sunil Joshi |
- Source: Wisden[35]
League stage
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | Punjab Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.372 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C) | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 19 | 0.301 | |
| 3 | B | Gujarat Titans (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.254 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Mumbai Indians (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 1.142 | |
| 5 | B | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0.011 | Eliminated |
| 6 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 13 | −0.241 | |
| 7 | B | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.376 | |
| 8 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −0.305 | |
| 9 | A | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.549 | |
| 10 | A | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.647 |
League progression
| Team | Group matches | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F | |
| Punjab Kings | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | L | W | L |
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
Fixtures
Punjab Kings
243/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Gujarat Titans (H)
232/5 (20 overs) |
- Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- Priyansh Arya and Suryansh Shedge (Punjab Kings) made their IPL debuts.[37][38]
Lucknow Super Giants (H)
171/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
177/2 (16.2 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
205/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings (H)
155/9 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings (H)
219/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Chennai Super Kings
201/5 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Punjab Kings
245/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
247/2 (18.3 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Eshan Malinga (Sunrisers Hyderabad) made his IPL debut.[39]
Punjab Kings (H)
111 (15.3 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders
95 (15.1 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Xavier Bartlett and Josh Inglis (Punjab Kings) made their IPL debuts.[40][41]
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (H)
95/9 (14 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
98/5 (12.1 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 14 overs per side due to rain.
- Manoj Bhandage (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) made his IPL debut.[42]
Punjab Kings (H)
157/6 (20 overs) |
v
|
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
159/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
201/4 (20 overs) |
v
|
Kolkata Knight Riders (H)
7/0 (1 over) |
Sunil Narine 4* (3)
|
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
Chennai Super Kings (H)
190 (19.2 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
194/6 (19.4 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Yuzvendra Chahal (Punjab Kings) took his second hat-trick in IPL.[43]
- Chennai Super Kings were eliminated as a result of this match.[44]
Punjab Kings (H)
236/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lucknow Super Giants
199/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings (H)
122/1 (10.1 overs) |
v
|
|
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was abandoned midway due to technical and security issues amid the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis.[45]
- After the suspension and rescheduling, it was voided (no points were awarded to the teams) and rescheduled for 24 May as Match 66 at Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur.[46]
Punjab Kings
219/5 (20 overs) |
v
|
Rajasthan Royals (H)
209/7 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- This match was originally scheduled for 16 May at the same venue, before being rescheduled.[47]
- Mitchell Owen (Punjab Kings) made his IPL debut.[48]
Punjab Kings (H)
206/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
208/4 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 8 May at the HPCA Cricket Stadium[13] but was abandoned midway and voided[45] before being rescheduled.[47]
Mumbai Indians
184/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings (H)
187/3 (18.3 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 11 May at the HPCA Cricket Stadium,[13] before being rescheduled.[47]
Playoffs
Bracket
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 29 May 2025 – Mullanpur | 3 June 2025 – Ahmedabad | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Punjab Kings | 101 (14.1 overs) | Q1W | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 190/9 (20 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 106/2 (10 overs) | 1 June 2025 – Ahmedabad | Q2W | Punjab Kings | 184/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| Q1L | Punjab Kings | 207/5 (19 overs) | |||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Mumbai Indians | 203/6 (20 overs) | ||||||||||
| 30 May 2025 – Mullanpur | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Gujarat Titans | 208/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 228/5 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[49]
Qualifier 1
Punjab Kings
101 (14.1 overs) |
v
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Royal Challengers Bengaluru
106/2 (10 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 20 May at the Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, before being rescheduled.[47][50]
- Musheer Khan (Punjab Kings) made his T20 debut.[51]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru qualified for their fourth IPL final after 2009, 2011 and 2016.[52]
Qualifier 2
Mumbai Indians
203/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
207/5 (19 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 23 May at the Eden Gardens, before being rescheduled.[47][50]
- Punjab Kings qualified for their second IPL final after 2014.[53]
Final
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
190/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Punjab Kings
184/7 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- This match was originally scheduled for 25 May at the Eden Gardens, before being rescheduled.[47][50]
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden title after 18 years.[54]
Statistics
| Runs | Player |
|---|---|
| 604 | Shreyas Iyer |
| 549 | Prabhsimran Singh |
| 475 | Priyansh Arya |
| 369 | Nehal Wadhera |
| 350 | Shashank Singh |
| Wickets | Player |
|---|---|
| 21 | Arshdeep Singh |
| 16 | Marco Jansen |
| 16 | Yuzvendra Chahal |
| 10 | Harpreet Brar |
| 8 | Azmatullah Omarzai |
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