Punjab Kings (PBKS) may have the most versatile, competent and scary bowling attack of all the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 teams. The 2014 finalists have started fresh. They retained just two players before the mega auction and have brought a new captain, Shreyas Iyer and head coach, Ricky Ponting.
After a long time, they have assembled a strong unit. And while batters remain in the headlines and perhaps get the most credit, it’s bowlers who win you matches. Considering this, PBKS are set for success. They have good spinners but more importantly, they have quality pacers.
PBKS have best IPL 2025 pacer
Arshdeep Singh might just fast bowler in the IPL after Jasprit Bumrah. There are players who are better than him in the powerplay, in the middle and death. But none are better across. Weirdly enough, he wasn’t retained but was PBKS brought him back with an RTM (Right to Match) card.
Versatility at its best
You have two more powerplay bowlers in Marco Jansen and Azmatullah. But Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett can bowl with the new balls as well.
The area where they might be best would be the middle-overs, 7-15. They have Lockie Ferguson, Yash Thakur, Kuldeep Sen and Marcus Stoinis. Ferguson and Sen bowl around 150 clicks. This can be very handy against batter who struggle with pace and on pitches in Mumbai or Dharamshala.
They they have death over specialists. Vijaykumar Vyshak has shown what he can, with his yorkers outside off. Then of course, you have Arshdeep as well. Even Stoinis has been handed the ball in the death overs in the past.
Punjab Kings pacers T20 record
| Innings | Wickets | Average | Economy | Strike Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arshdeep Singh | 157 | 209 | 22.28 | 8.46 | 15.7 |
| Marco Jansen | 99 | 113 | 26.26 | 8.22 | 19.1 |
| Lockie Ferguson | 175 | 213 | 22.34 | 7.69 | 17.4 |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | 37 | 47 | 23.89 | 8.63 | 16.5 |
| Yash Thakur | 62 | 87 | 19.47 | 8.11 | 14.4 |
| Kuldeep Sen | 38 | 32 | 34.50 | 8.93 | 23.1 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 63 | 80 | 21.93 | 8.37 | 15.7 |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | 115 | 106 | 27.68 | 8.27 | 20 |
| Aaron Hardie | 52 | 41 | 27.43 | 8.67 | 18.9 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 191 | 158 | 26.48 | 9.01 | 17.6 |
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