IPL 2026: Punjab Kings | Full list of players, schedule and support staff

The Punjab Kings (PBKS) emerged as the runners up in 2025 after a spell of dismal performance for several seasons in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Till date, PBKS has qualified into semifinal round once, and qualified as runners up twice in the IPL history. Despite such, the IPL team is recognised for setting high target rates, majorly due to its explosive batting order.

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Punjab Kings unleashed their best-ever IPL performance in 2025, finishing runners-up after a tough fight against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. With the landmark performance raising expectation, fans now hope that PBKS will inch further and lift its maiden IPL trophy in 2026.

Here is the complete list of team squad and support staff of PBKS for IPL 2026:

Captain: Shreyas Iyer

Head Coach: Ricky Ponting

Batting and Wicket Keeping Coach: Brad Haddin

Spin Bowling Coach: Sairaj Bahutule

Fast Bowling Coach: James Hopes

Assistant Bowling Coach: Trevor Gonslaves

Physiotherapist: Andrew Leipus

Assistant Physiotherapist: Abhijit Kar

Full squad: Shreyas Iyer (captain), Prabhsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, Marcus Stoinis, Nehal Wadhera, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal, Azmatullah Omarzai, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Xavier Bartlett, Pravin Dubey, Lockie Ferguson, Musheer Khan, Suryansh Shedge, Harnoor Singh, Yash Thakur, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Vishnu Vinod, Ben Dwarshuis, Cooper Connolly, Mitchell Owen, Vishal Nishad

Full schedule for PBKS

March 31: Gujarat Titans at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur- 7:30 pm

April 3: Chennai Super Kings at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai- 7:30 pm

April 6: Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens, Kolkata- 7:30 pm

April 11: Sunrisers Hyderabad at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh PCA Stadium, Mullanpur- 3:30 pm

April 16: Mumabi Indians at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai- 7:30 pm

April 19: Lucknow Super Giants at New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh- 7:30 pm

April 25: Delhi Capitals at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi- 3:30 pm

April 28: Rajasthan Royals at New International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh- 7:30 pm

May 3: Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad- 7:30 pm

May 6: Sunrisers Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad- 7:30 pm

May 11: Delhi Capitals at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala- 7:30 pm

May 14: Mumabi Indians at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala- 7:30 pm

May 17: Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamshala- 3:30 pm

May 23: Lucknow Super Giants at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow- 7:30 pm

Published – March 26, 2026 04:02 pm IST