IPL 2021, Punjab Kings: All you need to know about squad and full schedule – Firstcricket News, Firstpost
Punjab Kings (PK), formerly Kings XI Punjab, notched up five consecutive wins towards the end of IPL 2020, but eventually finished at the sixth position in the points table.
This year, in the first half of the season, they have so far been able to win just 3 games and have faced losses five times. Out of the remaining six matches, Punjab are required to win at least five to guarantee their place in the playoffs.
The second half of the league is never easy but this time the second half will feel like the first half with league divided into two phases thanks to the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
Rahul and co will have to play out of their skins to make it to the last four and all eyes will be on the likes of Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mohammed Shami. They hold the key to Punjab’s success in this season like always. They are currently placed at sixth on points table.
Here’s the full updated schedule for Punjab Kings:
| Match | Date | Time | Home | Away | Venue |
| 1 | 12th April | 7.30 pm | RR | PK | Mumbai |
| 2 | 16th April | 7.30 pm | PK | CSK | Mumbai |
| 3 | 18th April | 7.30 pm | DC | PK | Mumbai |
| 4 | 21st April | 3.30 pm | PK | SRH | Chennai |
| 5 | 23rd April | 7.30 pm | PK | MI | Chennai |
| 6 | 26th April | 7.30 pm | PK | KKR | Ahmedabad |
| 7 | 30th April | 7.30 pm | PK | RCB | Ahmedabad |
| 8 | 2nd May | 7.30 pm | PK | DC | Ahmedabad |
| 9 | 21 Sep | 7.30 pm | PBKS | RR | Dubai |
| 10 | 25 Sep | 7.30 pm | SRH | PBKS | Sharjah |
| 11 | 28 Sep | 7.30 pm | MI | PBKS | Abu Dhabi |
| 12 | 1 October | 7.30 pm | KKR | PBKS | Dubai |
| 13 | 3 October | 3.30 pm | RCB | PBKS | Sharjah |
| 14 | 7 October | 3.30 pm | CSK | PBKS | Dubai |
Here’s the full PK Squad for IPL 2021:
KL Rahul (captain), Arshdeep Singh, Darshan Nalkande, Deepak Hooda, Harpreet Brar, Ishan Porel, Jalaj Saxena, Mandeep Singh, Mayank Agarwal, Mohammed Shami, Murugan Ashwin, Prabhsimran Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Sarfaraz Khan, Saurabh Kumar, Shahrukh Khan, Utkarsh Singh, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran, Fabian Allen, Nathan Ellis, Moises Henriques, Aiden Markram, Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan.
The IPL final will be played on 15 October at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai. The playoffs will also be played at Dubai and Sharjah – Qualifier 1 in Dubai on 10 October, Eliminator in Sharjah on 11 October and Qualifier 2 also in Sharjah on 13 October.
