# 2022 Punjab Kings season

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 | 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 39) | 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 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 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 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 | |

## 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.
* 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.
* 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.