Punjab Kings (PBKS) are amongst the sides playing in the IPL, not having won the championship even once. They, along with the Delhi Capitals and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, have played every season since inception but are yet to crack the IPL winning formula.
However, they have had their moments in the IPL. And one such was their dream run in the 2014 edition, where they reached the final (the only instance), but unfortunately, they faltered.
PBKS have been one of the most underperforming sides in the IPL, as they reached the playoffs on just two of the 17 occasions (2008 and 2014) and finished last three times. This is despite having some of the best batters in the T20 era, like Chris Gayle, Virender Sehwag, Adam Gilchrist, Kumar Sangakkara, KL Rahul, Glenn Maxwell, and David Miller, to name a few.
Here we will list the top 10 batters who have topped the Punjab Kings’ run charts in the IPL.
Most Runs for PBKS in IPL
| Player | Innings | Runs | High Score | SR | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KL Rahul | 55 | 2548 | 132* | 139.77 | 2/23 |
| Shaun Marsh | 69 | 2477 | 115 | 132.74 | 1/20 |
| David Miller | 77 | 1850 | 101* | 138.78 | 1/9 |
| Mayank Agarwal | 59 | 1513 | 106 | 141.01 | 1/9 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 68 | 1342 | 95 | 155.32 | 0/6 |
| Chris Gayle | 41 | 1339 | 104* | 143.21 | 1/10 |
| Prabhsimran Singh | 51 | 1305 | 103 | 151.92 | 1/7 |
| Wriddhiman Saha | 49 | 1115 | 115* | 131.95 | 1/5 |
| Mandeep Singh | 58 | 1073 | 77* | 122.63 | 0/5 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 34 | 1009 | 94 | 129.53 | 0/8 |
Key Insights
13 different players have scored at least a century for the Punjab Kings in the IPL. Adam Gilchrist, Mahela Jayawardene, Hashim Amla, Virender Sehwag, Paul Valthaty, and Prabhsimran Singh are the others to do so. Amla and KL Rahul are the only two players to have hit more than one century for PBKS.
Former skipper KL Rahul remains the highest run-getter for PBKS with 2548 runs, despite the fact he last played for the franchise in the 2021 edition. He and Shaun Marsh are the only two batters from PBKS to cross the 2000-run mark. (Check out KL Rahul’s season-wise performance in the tournament here.)
56.62 is the batting average of KL Rahul while playing for PBKS and this is the best among any batter who has represented this franchise. The next prolific batter is Hashim Amla, who has an average of 44.38, scoring 577 runs in just 16 innings.
169.12 is the strike rate of Liam Livingstone in IPL for PBKS, and this is the best for a batter with at least 500 runs. Glenn Maxwell’s 158+ is the highest strike rate for a PBKS batter with more than 1000 IPL runs.
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