Sairaj Bahutule joins Punjab Kings as their new spin bowling coach ahead of IPL 2026
Sairaj Bahutule will join hands with head coach Ricky Ponting, whose coaching staff already has assistant coaches Brad Haddin and James Hopes at PBKS.
Sairaj Bahutule will join hands with head coach Ricky Ponting, whose coaching staff already has assistant coaches Brad Haddin and James Hopes at PBKS.
After the completion of first 12 overs in the RCB innings, they have reached the score of 103/3 with Virat Kohli at the crease on 32 runs in 26 balls with two fours.
It was just last week when RCB made the final of the IPL 2025 after defeating PBKS in the Qualifier 1 by eight wickets with 10 overs to spare in pursuit of the 102-run target.
RCB have defeated PBKS twice in the IPL 2025, including the recent win in Qualifier 1, while the latter have won just once.
Kyle Jamieson picked up the key wicket of well set Tilak Varma for 44 runs in 29 balls, an innings which had two fours and two sixes.
The winner of Qualifier 2 between PBKS and MI will get the chance to play the IPL 2025 final against RCB.
After restricting MI to a below par total of 184 runs, the top order batters of PBKS, namely Priyansh Arya and Josh Inglis produced exceptional fifties, to take their team over the line with relative ease.
Axar Patel, the captain of DC, lost the toss before announcing the changes in the playing XI, without naming the reason about them.
Punjab Kings versus Mumbai Indians fixture, originally scheduled to be played in Dharamshala on Sunday, May 11, has been relocated to the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
DC have won five of the last seven matches played against PBKS, but at the same time, their last two losses versus them came in the previous two matches.
In the 11 matches for PBKS in the IPL 2025, Prabhsimran Singh scored 437 runs in 11 innings at the top of the order with an average of 39.72 and a strike-rate of 170.03.
The jaw-dropping moment happened in the second half of the PBKS innings, when their batters were dominating the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bowlers, and they ultimately posted 236/5 total.
The Aussie took liking to the pace of Mayank Yadav, who went short at him, and he managed to deposit the ball into the deep mid-wicket boundary thrice in a row.
Check out the scorecard updates of the Punjab Kings versus Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 match 54.
PBKS will be playing their first match at their second home of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season on Sunday, May 4.
Below are the scorecard updates of the Chennai Super Kings versus Punjab Kings IPL 2025 match 49.
Under Ricky Ponting’s coaching, PBKS have played exceptionally well during their IPL 2025 campaign, winning five and losing only three out of nine matches thus far.
Glenn Maxwell was fined 25 per cent of his match fees and has also accumulated one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct.
Check out the strongest playing XI of PBKS in the IPL 2025 below.
Arshdeep Singh has picked up 76 wickets in 65 matches in the IPL for Punjab Kings after making his debut in 2019.
Sunrisers Hyderabad needs to win against Punjab Kings to give themselves the best possible chance of finishing in the top two of the IPL 2024 points table.
Tom Kohler-Cadmore made his IPL debut, replacing Jos Buttler at the top of the order for Rajasthan Royals against Punjab Kings.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru registered their fourth straight win to stay alive in IPL 2024 playoffs race.
The victory over Punjab Kings helped propel Chennai Super Kings to third place in the IPL 2024 points table.
Chennai Super Kings are in fourth place in the IPL 2024 with five wins and five losses in 10 matches.
CSK and PBKS will play against each other in the IPL 2024 after coming off big wins in their previous matches.
Chennai Super Kings hold a 15-13 head-to-head record over Punjab Kings in the IPL 2024, but they have lost four of their last five matches in the tournament.
Punjab Kings chased down the highest total in IPL and T20 history against Kolkata Knight Riders at the Eden Gardens.
Shikhar Dhawan last played for Punjab Kings against Sunrisers Hyderabad at home in the Maharaja Yadavindra International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur on April 9.
Punjab Kings have already registered an unlikely win against Gujarat Titans in the reverse fixture earlier in the IPL 2024 season.
Punjab Kings and Sunrisers Hyderabad are currently in the middle of the IPL 2024 points table, separated by NRR.
This will be the first match in the IPL 2024 at home for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Punjab Kings.
Punjab Kings have a 17-14 advantage over Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their head-to-head records in the IPL.
Check out the all-time Playing XI of Punjab Kings, captained by KL Rahul, in the article below.
Here, in this article, we will have a look at the Punjab Kings’ schedule for the IPL 2024.
RR defeated PBKS by four wickets to stay alive in the playoffs race for IPL 2023.
Liam Livingstone fought single-handedly and gave life to this game.
The last time these two sides faced each other, PBKS defeated RR by just five runs in Guwahati.
DC have been knocked out of the IPL 2023 playoffs race already.
Delhi Capitals from 69/0 in 6.1 overs ended up collapsing to 88/6 in 10.1 overs.
A tough contest is expected between both sides in today’s contest.
PBKS have won six matches and lost seven matches in this IPL season so far.
PBKS reached IPL final only once in the 2014 edition.
KKR stays alive in the IPL 2023 playoffs race.
The last time when these two sides faced each other PBKS defeated KKR by 7 runs (in DLS method).
MI chased down 200-plus total for second consecutive time in this IPL season.
Last time, when MI & PBKS met in IPL 2023, PBKS defeated MI by 13 runs at the Wankhede Stadium.
PBKS beat CSK by 4 wickets in a thriller game.
CSK will return to their home ground Chepauk Stadium for this game.
LSG recorded a huge total of 257/5 on board.
RCB defeated PBKS by 24 runs in this game.
PBKS have a better head-to-head ratio over RCB in the recent years.
Amit Mishra needs two more wickets to surpass Lasith Malinga and become third highest wicket-taker in the IPL.
GT beat PBKS by 6 wickets in last over of the match.
Kagiso Rabada needs one wicket to become the fastest player (by matches played) to complete 100 wickets in the IPL.
With PBKS losing to SRH on Sunday, all the teams have lost at least one match in the IPL 2023.
PBKS are on a roll by winning their first two game of this IPL season.
Nathan Ellis won Man of the Match award for his brilliant spell off 4/30
RR will face PBKS in match number 8 of IPL 2023.
PBKS kick start their IPL 2023 campaign with a 7 run win (DLS) against KKR
Eoin Morgan, Trevor Bayliss and one former India coach are the frontrunners for this post of head coach in the Punjab-based franchise.