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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 IPL. Ahead of the season, Shreyas Iyer was appointed as the captain. The team was coached by Ricky Ponting.

Punjab Kings finished in first place in the league stage and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs. The team lost the qualifier 1 to Royal Challengers Bengaluru but won the qualifier 2 against Mumbai Indians to qualify for Punjab's second final. However they lost the final again to Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Captain Iyer scored the most runs (604) while Arshdeep Singh took the most wickets (21) for Punjab in the 2025 season.

Pre-season

Template:Further The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] Punjab Kings were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title before 2025.[2] The team finished in ninth place in the previous season.[3] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.[4][5] Punjab played most of their home matches at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh Stadium[6] with one match played at HPCA Cricket Stadium,[7] except for the last two, which were moved to Sawai Mansingh Stadium following the IPL's suspension and rescheduling.[8][9]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[10] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[11] Punjab retained two players, but did not retain their prior captain[12][13] who announced his retirement.Template:Efn

Retained players[12][13]
No. Player Salary
1 Shashank Singh Template:INRConvert
2 Prabhsimran Singh Template:INRConvert
Released players[12][14]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers

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Auction

The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[15] The auction purse for each franchise was set at Template:INRConvert, with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.[16][17] Punjab had a purse remaining of Template:INR convert.[18] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[19] Punjab had four cards available.[20] Punjab bought twenty-three players in the auction, including twelve capped players and eight overseas players.[21] Punjab used their RTM cards to buy back Arshdeep Singh for Template:INRconvert.[22]

Squad

  • Players with international caps as of the start of the 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
  • Ages are as of Template:Start date.
  • Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (Template:Dagger) and placed at the bottom of the table.

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Punjab Kings squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League[23][12][21]
S/N Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes
2 Arshdeep Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
3 Yuzvendra Chahal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Template:INRConvert
5 Suryansh Shedge Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
9 Azmatullah Omarzai Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
12 Kyle Jamieson Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas; temporaryTemplate:Efn replacementTemplate:Efn
13 Harpreet Brar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Template:INRConvert
15 Xavier Bartlett Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
16 Mitchell Owen Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert Overseas; replacementTemplate:Efn
17 Marcus Stoinis Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
18 Priyansh Arya Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert
19 Nehal Wadhera Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Template:INRConvert
27 Shashank Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
31 Vijaykumar Vyshak Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
46 Praveen Dubey Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Template:INRConvert
70 Marco Jansen Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
84 Prabhsimran Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert
95 Josh Inglis Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert Overseas
96 Shreyas Iyer Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg break Template:INRConvert Captain[24]
97 Musheer Khan Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm orthodox Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Pyla Avinash Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Harnoor Singh Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right-arm leg break Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Vishnu Vinod Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Aaron Hardie Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
Template:N/A Kuldeep Sen Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Yash Thakur Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert
32 Glenn Maxwell Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert Overseas; withdrawnTemplate:Efn
69 Lockie Ferguson Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Template:INRConvert Overseas; withdrawnTemplate:Efn

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Support staff

Ricky Ponting replaced Trevor Bayliss as head coach[25] while James Hopes replaced Charl Langeveldt as bowling coach.[26]

Position Name
Head coach Ricky Ponting
Assistant coach Brad Haddin
Bowling coach James Hopes
Sunil Joshi

League stage

Punjab Kings began their season with two wins against Gujarat Titans[28] and Lucknow Super Giants.[29] They lost to Rajasthan Royals,[30] won against Chennai Super Kings,[31] lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad;[32] won against Kolkata Knight Riders[33] and Royal Challengers Bengaluru;[34] and lost to Bengaluru.[35] Their ninth match against Kolkata was abandoned due to rain.[36] Punjab won their next three matches against Chennai,[37] Lucknow[38] and Rajasthan;[39] lost to Delhi Capitals[40] and won against Mumbai Indians;[41] to finish the league stage in first place with nine wins from 14 matches, and advanced to the qualifier 1 in the playoffs.[42][43]

Points table

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League progression

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Fixtures

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Playoffs

Bracket

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Qualifier 1

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Qualifier 2

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Final

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Statistics

Arshdeep Singh in 2024
Arshdeep Singh took the most wickets (21) for Punjab Kings in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
Most runs[44]
Runs Player
604 Shreyas Iyer
549 Prabhsimran Singh
475 Priyansh Arya
369 Nehal Wadhera
350 Shashank Singh
Most wickets[45]
Wickets Player
21 Arshdeep Singh
16 Marco Jansen
16 Yuzvendra Chahal
10 Harpreet Brar
8 Azmatullah Omarzai

References

  1. ↑ Indian Premier League. Britannica.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 8 Teams Who Have Never Won IPL Trophy. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  3. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  4. ↑ IPL 2025 FAQs: What's new this season? Any changes in format?, Brar, Hemant. ESPNcricinfo(20 March 2023). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  5. ↑ IPL 2025 to resume on May 17 with RCB vs KKR, final scheduled for June 3. ESPNcricinfo(14 May 2025). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ All to know about the Indian Premier League's 2025 season, Adil, Hafsa. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
  7. ↑ IPL 2025 Venue: HPCA Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala, Aggarwal, Ishika. Crictoday(25 March 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  8. ↑ Remainder of IPL 2025 to be held at six venues. IPLT20.com(12 May 2025). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  9. ↑ IPL 2025 schedule: What's changed in the new fixture list vs old?(13 May 2025). Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  10. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction salary purse, retention rules, and RTM explained(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  11. ↑ Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 IPL 2025 retentions: List of all the retained players ahead of the mega auction. ESPNcricinfo(30 October 2024). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Punjab Kings to retain only two uncapped players(31 October 2024). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  14. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  15. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  16. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Report Says Franchise Purse To Increase From Rs 90 Crore to 120 Crore. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  17. ↑ IPL retention FAQs: What is the modified RTM rule? Has the auction purse increased?(2024-09-30). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  18. ↑ IPL 2025 Auction: Purse Remaining For Each Team After Retentions. Wisden(31 October 2024). Retrieved 14 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Franchises can now retain record number of players ahead of IPL 2025 auction, purse size gets bigger too; check all details here(28 September 2024). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  20. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Every IPL Team's Retentions, Auction Purse, Total Slots, RTM Available(24 November 2024). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 IPL 2025 teams and all squads - full players list. Olympics.com(25 November 2024). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  22. ↑ List of RTM Buys by all Franchises at the IPL Auction 2025. mykhel.com(28 November 2024). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
  23. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  24. ↑ Shreyas Iyer appointed Punjab Kings captain for IPL 2025, Gollapudi, Nagraj. ESPNcricinfo(12 January 2025). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  25. ↑ Ponting appointed Punjab Kings head coach. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  26. ↑ James Hopes set to become fast-bowling coach of Punjab Kings(17 October 2024). Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  27. ↑ IPL 2025: Who Are The Captains And Coaching Staff Of Each Team?. Wisden(18 March 2025). Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  28. ↑ GT vs PBKS IPL 2025 Match 5 live scores, results and updates. Rajasthan Royals. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  29. ↑ Prabhsimran and Iyer see LSG off with ease(1 April 2025). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  30. ↑ Archer leads PBKS demolition job after Jaiswal & Co set the platform for Royals(23 March 2025). Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  31. ↑ PBKS vs CSK, IPL 2025: Priyansh Arya powers Punjab Kings to 18-run win over Chennai Super Kings, Narayanan, Sankar(2025-04-08). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  32. ↑ IPL 2025, SRH vs PBKS Highlights: Abhishek Sharma's record knock helps Sunrisers make mockery of 246-run target(2025-04-12). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  33. ↑ Highlights: Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders, IPL 2025 Match 31 - Result, Scorecard. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  34. ↑ Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Punjab Kings, 34th Match, Indian Premier League 2025. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  35. ↑ Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 37th Match, Indian Premier League 2025. Cricbuzz. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  36. ↑ IPL 2025 results: KKR v PBKS abandoned due to heavy rain(2025-04-26). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  37. ↑ CSK vs PBKS, IPL 2025 Highlights: Shreyas Iyer, Prabhsimran fifties help Punjab Kings win by 4 wickets(2025-04-30). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  38. ↑ PBKS vs LSG, IPL 2025: Prabhsimran, Arshdeep secure dominant win for Punjab Kings, Kumar, P. K. Ajith(2025-05-04). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  39. ↑ RR vs PBKS Highlights, IPL 2025: Punjab Kings beats Rajasthan Royals to close in on playoff spot(2025-05-18). Retrieved 2026-03-25.
  40. ↑ IPL 2025, PBKS vs DC Highlights: Sameer Rizvi's maiden IPL 50 guides sensational chase, PBKS top two hopes in jeopardy(2025-05-24). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  41. ↑ Arya and Inglis take PBKS to Qualifier 1 and send MI to the Eliminator(26 May 2025). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
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