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Punjab Indian T20 League Team

Q: Who are the overseas players Punjab bought for the 2023 season?

England’s Sam Curran and Zimbabwe’s Sikandar Raza were bought in the 2023 auction.

Q: Has anyone won the Orange Cap for Punjab?

Australia’s Shaun Marsh did it in 2008 with 616 runs. In 2020, KL Rahul made 670 runs.

Q: Who has won the Purple Cap for Punjab?

Australia’s Andrew Tye won it in 2018, taking 24 wickets in 14 games.

Captained by a new skipper Shikhar Dhawan, Punjab have the dubious distinction of being one of the only three Indian T20 League franchises not to win the trophy. In the inaugural season in 2008, they reached the semi-finals, and in 2014, they lost to Kolkata in a thrilling final.

Trevor Bayliss is the head coach and Brad Haddin is the assistant coach. Wasim Jaffer is the batting coach while Sunil Joshi and Charl Langeveldt guide the bowlers.

You have to go back to 2017 for the last time Punjab finished as high as 5th in the points table. Based on the talent available to them, the team will look to better that record. Here we look at the team, its history and performances down the years in the Indian T20 League.

Team Punjab Origin

The Punjab team was founded in 2008, though it was rebranded in time for the 2021 season. Though theyâ€™ve played the majority of their home games at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, theyâ€™ve also used venues as far apart as Dharamsala and Indore for home matches.

Team Punjab Owners: Indian T20 League

The Punjab franchise is owned by a consortium that includes Dabur, the Wadia Group, Preity Zinta and the Apeejay Surrendra Group. According to the last released figures, only the Lucknow team has a lower brand value in the Indian T20 League.

Shikhar Dhawan: Punjab Team Captain

After consistent performances since the inaugural edition of the league, Indiaâ€™s Shikhar â€œGabbarâ€ Dhawan will lead the Punjab team in the 2023 season.

Dhawan is the second-highest run-getter in the history of the Indian T20 League with 6244 runs to his name with the help of 2 hundreds and 47 half-centuries. With the wealth of experience under his belt and lots of runs against his name, the left-hander will be crucial to Punjabâ€™ fortunes.

- Matches
- Runs
- Highest Score
- Average
- Strike Rate
- 50
- 100
- 206
- 6244
- 106 vs Delhi (2020)
- 35.08
- 126.35
- 47
- 2

Team Punjab: Indian T20 League 2022 Match Schedule

The Punjab team will be playing 14 matches (7 home, 7 away) in the Indian T20 League 2023. They will play against Mumbai, Rajasthan, Kolkata, Delhi and Lucknow twice and Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and Gujarat once in the group stages.

- Sr. No.
- Match
- Date
- Time
- Location
- Match 2
- Punjab vs Kolkata
- Sat, 1st April
- 3:30 PM
- Mohali
- Match 8
- Rajasthan vs Punjab
- Wed, 5th April
- 7:30 PM
- Guwahati
- Match 14
- Hyderabad vs Punjab
- Sun, 9th April
- 7:30 PM
- Hyderabad
- Match 18
- Punjab vs Gujarat
- Thu, 13th April
- 7:30 PM
- Mohali
- Match 21
- Lucknow vs Punjab
- Sat, 15th April
- 7:30 PM
- Lucknow
- Match 27
- Punjab vs Bangalore
- Thu, 20th April
- 3:30 PM PM
- Mohali
- Match 31
- Mumbai vs Punjab
- Sat, 22nd April
- 7:30 PM
- Mumbai
- Match 38
- Punjab vs Lucknow
- Fri, 28th April
- 7:30 PM
- Mohali
- Match 41
- Chennai vs Punjab
- Sun, 30th April
- 3:30 PM
- Chennai
- Match 45
- Punjab vs Mumbai
- Wed, 3rd May
- 7:30 PM
- Mohali
- Match 53
- Kolkata vs Punjab
- Mon, 8th May
- 7:30 PM PM
- Kolkata
- Match 59
- Delhi vs Punjab
- Sat, 13th May
- 7:30 PM
- Delhi
- Match 64
- Punjab vs Delhi
- Wed, 17th May
- 7:30 PM
- Dharamshala
- Match 66
- Punjab vs Rajasthan
- Fri, 19th May
- 7:30 PM
- Dharamshala

Punjab Team Squad 2023: Players Bought in the Mini Auction

IIn the mini auction held before the 2023 edition of the Indian T20 League, Punjab brought in 6 players to its line-up in addition to the 16 retained. The core of the squad consists of captain and batter Shikhar Dhawan, all-rounders Liam Livingstone and Sam Curran, and pacers Kagiso Rabada and Arshdeep Singh.

Here is the list of top players bought:

- Sam Curran: â‚¹18.5 crores
- Sikandar Raza: â‚¹50 lakhs
- Harpreet Bhatia: â‚¹40 lakhs
- Shivam Singh: â‚¹20 lakhs

Team Punjab: Top Players for the Indian T20 League 2023

Batters
- - Shikhar Dhawan (India) (Captain)
- - Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka)
All-rounders
- - Liam Livingstone (England)
- - Sam Curran (England)
Bowlers
- - Arshdeep Singh (India)
- - Kagiso Rabada (South Africa)

Complete Squad of Punjab Team for the Indian T20 League 2023

Here is the complete list of Punjab players who will compete in the Indian T20 League 2023.

Batters: Shikhar Dhawan (Captain), Shahrukh Khan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa (Sri Lanka), Atharva Taide, Shivam Singh, Harpreet Bhatia

Wicketkeepers: Prabhsimran Singh, Jitesh Sharma

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone (England), Rishi Dhawan, Sam Curran (England), Mohit Rathee, Sikandar Raza (Zimbabwe), Matthew Short (Australia)

Bowlers: Arshdeep Singh, Baltej Singh, Kagiso Rabada (South Africa), Rahul Chahar, Harpreet Brar, Nathan Ellis (Australia), Vidwath Kaverappa, Gurnoor Brar

Debut Season: Sikandar Raza, Matthew Short

Punjab Team Record in Indian T20 League

The least successful of the franchises currently playing in the Indian T20 League, Punjab have made the play-offs just twice. On the second occasion, in 2014, they lost a thrilling final to Kolkata.

- Runner-up
- 2014
- Play-offs
- 2008

Team Punjab Top Players (2008 - 2023)

Current Top Batters

Player

Matches

Runs

Highest Score

50s

100s

Shikhar Dhawan

14

460

88* vs Chennai (2022)

3

0

Liam Livingstone

14

437

70 vs Bangalore (2022)

4

0

Current Top Bowlers

Player

Matches

Wickets

Best Figures

Arshdeep Singh

37

40

5/32 vs Rajasthan (2021)

Kagiso Rabada

13

23

4/33 vs Gujarat (2022)

Team Punjab: Overall Statistics

Matches Played - 218
Matches Won - 101
Matches Lost - 117
Highest Total - 232/2 vs Bangalore (2011)
Lowest Total - 73 vs Pune (2017)
Most Runs Scored - KL Rahul, 2548 in 55 matches
Most Wickets Taken - Piyush Chawla, 84 in 87 Innings
Highest Individual Score - KL Rahul, 132* vs Bangalore (2020)
Best Bowling Figures - Ankit Rajpoot, 5/14 vs Hyderabad (2018)

Overall Record against Other Teams

- Opponents
- Matches
- Won
- Lost
- - Chennai
- 27
- 12
- 15
- - Bangalore
- 30
- 17
- 13
- - Delhi
- 30
- 15
- 15
- - Kolkata
- 30
- 20
- 19
- - Mumbai
- 29
- 14
- 15
- - Rajasthan
- 24
- 10
- 14
- - Hyderabad
- 20
- 7
- 13
- - Gujarat
- 2
- 1
- 1
- - Lucknow
- 1
- 0
- 1

Punjab Team Facts

Since reaching the semifinal in the first season of the Indian T20 League, Punjab havenâ€™t had much to smile about. Making the final in 2014 turned out to be an exception, followed by more miserable seasons. Here are some interesting facts about the team:

Of the franchises currently in the league, Punjab (45.87) have a worse win percentage which is slightly better than Delhi (45.94).
In 2020, KL Rahul became only the third player after Chris Gayle (2012) and David Warner (2015) to win the Orange Cap for being the leading run scorer in a team that didnâ€™t make the play-offs.

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