With the appointment of new captain Mayank Agarwal, the rechristened Punjab Kings (PBKS) will look for change of fortune when they lock horns with Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in their IPL 2022 opening match on March 27 at DY Patil Stadium. PBKS are still in hunt of their maiden IPL trophy. The team reached the final only once in IPL 2014, where they finished as runners-up. After IPL 2014, the team has never managed to reach the playoffs.
A total of 70 league matches will be played from March 26 to May 22. The playoffs dates have not been finalised yet but the final will be played on May 29. The matches will be held across four venues in Maharashtra. Wankhede and DY Patil Stadium will host 20 matches each while the Brabourne stadium in Mumbai and MCA Stadium in Pune will play hosts to 15 games each.
Here is the full schedule of Punjab Kings for IPL 2022:
March 27, Punjab Kings vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7:30 PM, DY Patil Stadium
April 1, Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, Wankhede Stadium
April 3, Chennai Super Kings vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, Brabourne – CCI
April 8, Punjab Kings vs Gujarat Titans, 7:30 PM, Brabourne – CCI
April 13, Mumbai Indians vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, MCA Stadium, Pune
April 17, Punjab Kings vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 3:30 PM, DY Patil Stadium
April 20, Delhi Capitals vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, MCA Stadium, Pune
April 25, Punjab Kings vs Chennai Super Kings, 7:30 PM, Wankhede Stadium
April 29, Punjab Kings vs Lucknow Super Giants, 7:30 PM, MCA Stadium, Pune
May 3, Gujarat Titans vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, DY Patil Stadium
May 7, Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals, 3:30 PM, Wankhede Stadium
May 13, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Punjab Kings , 7:30 PM, Brabourne – CCI
May 16, Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals, 7:30 PM, DY Patil Stadium
May 22, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings, 7:30 PM, Wankhede Stadium
Punjab Kings' squad: Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Kagiso Rabada, Shahrukh Khan, Shikhar Dhawan, Jonny Bairstow, Odean Smith, Rahul Chahar, Arshdeep Singh, Harpreet Brar, Prabhsimran Singh, Sandeep Sharma, Ishan Porel, Jitesh Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Rishi Dhawan, Prerak Mankad, Vaibhav Arora, Writtick Chatterjee, Baltej Dhanda, Ansh Patel, Nathan Ellis, Atharva Taide, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Benny Howell.
Punjab Kings' performance in IPL so far:
2021: Sixth Place
2020: Sixth Place
2019: Sixth Place
2018: Seventh Place
2017: Fifth Place
2016: Eighth Place
2015: Eighth Place
2014: Runners-up
2013: Sixth Place
2012: Sixth Place
2011: Fifth Place
2010: Eighth Place
2009: Fifth Place
2008: Third Place
