IPL 2021 statistical preview: Here are the stats and numbers that concern Punjab Kings

First Published Apr 12, 2021, 6:17 PM IST

Punjab Kings is one of three Indian Premier League sides to have never won the title to date. It finished as the runner-up in 2014. It was previously known as Kings XI Punjab, having undergone a name change ahead of IPL 2021. KL Rahul would once again lead it.

The Indian Premier League might be the most popular and most competitive Twenty20 league in the world. However, three teams are yet to win the coveted trophy, and Punjab Kings happens to be one of them.The side was previously known as Kings XI Punjab before undergoing a name change ahead of IPL 2021. As KL Rahul and co prepare to convert the upcoming season into a title-winning one, we take a look at all the stats and numbers concerning the side.
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Team statsBest total: 2322 vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (Dharamsala, 2011)Best win (runs): 111 runs vs RCB (Dharamsala, 2011)Best win (wickets): Ten wickets vs Delhi Capitals (Mohali, 2017)
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Batting statsMost runs: Shaun Marsh- 2,477Best score: KL Rahul- 132 not out vs RCB (Dubai, 2020)Best average: Rahul- 54.91Best strike rate:Nicholas Pooran- 165.39Best innings strike rate: Rahul- 318.75 vs DC (Mohali, 2018)Most 50-plus: Marsh- 21Most centuries: Rahul and Hashim Amla- 2Most sixes: David Miller- 87Most innings sixes: Chris Gayle- 11 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Mohali, 2018)Most innings runs via boundaries: Rahul- 98 vs RCB (Dubai, 2020)Most season runs: Rahul- 670 in 2020Best partnership: Adam Gilchrist-Marsh (206) vs RCB (Dharamsala, 2011)
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Bowling statsMost wickets: Piyush Chawla- 84Best innings figures: Ankit Rajpoot- 5 vs Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad, 2018) and Dimitri Mascarenhas- 5 vs Pune Warriors India (Mohali, 2012)Best economy: Praveen Kumar- 6.96Best innings economy: Varun Aaron- 1.50 vs DC (Mohali, 2017)Most four-fors: Andrew Tye- 3Most fifers: Rajpoot and Mascarenhas- 1Most season wickets: Tye- 24 in 2018
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Wicketkeeping statsMost dismissals: Wriddhiman Saha- 48Most season dismissals: Saha- 14 in 2015
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Fielding statsMost catches: Miller- 49Most innings catches: Miller- 4 vs Mumbai Indians (Mumbai, 2019)Most season catches: Miller- 14 in 2014
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Individual statsMost matches: Chawla- 87Most matches as captain: Gilchrist- 34
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