One of the renowned IPL franchises Punjab Kings (formerly known as the Kings XI Punjab) have entertained the fans a lot in the 16 seasons of the Indian Premier League since the inception of the tournament in 2008. The team has also reached the playoffs of the tournament for two times in the history of the tournament.
Meanwhile, a lot of star players have played for the Kings including some talented batters and a few amazing bowlers as well. In this duration, Punjab Kings have played with the pacers who proved their worth for the team in the death overs of the game.
With that said, here in this listicle, we’ll have a look at the top three death bowlers of all-time for the Punjab Kings.
The young Indian pacer Arshdeep Singh was in action with the Punjab Kings during the Indian Premier League 2023 before the team got knocked out from the league stage of the tournament. During his stint with Punjab Kings since IPL 2019, Arshdeep has bowled 54 overs in the death overs in the 38 innings out of his total 51 appearances.
In these matches, Singh has scalped 27 wickets with a fine bowling average of 17.96 to his name. With these stats and his worth in the death overs of the game, Arshdeep Singh is ranked as the best death bowler ever played for the Punjab Kings in the history of the tournament.
2. Sam Curran
The star England all-rounder Sam Curran attracted the headlines of the international cricketing fraternity with his stellar performances throughout the entire edition of the 20-20 World Cup 2022. He won the ‘Player of the tournament in 20-20 World Cup for amazing outings in favor of the World Champion England.
Later on, Curran was picked by Punjab Kings during the mini-auction for a mammoth amount of INR 18.50 crores. He also became the most expensive player in the history of IPL. Meanwhile, the 24-year-old also proved his importance for the team in the death overs as he scalped 10 wickets in the 14 innings of the 14 matches he played for PBKS in the tournament.
The England all-rounder has placed himself in the list of the top three death bowlers ever appeared in IPL for Punjab Kings.
The star South African pacer Kagiso Rabada started his IPL career with Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2017, He played for DC in the IPL till 2021 before the Punjab Kings bought him during the mega auction for the Indian Premier League 2022 for an amount of INR 9.25 crores. He amazed everyone with his impressive bowling in IPL 2022 by scalping 23 wickets in 13 innings of the 13 matches he played.
Later this year, in the IPL 2023, Rabada could play only in the 6 innings of the 6 matches he got to play for the Kings. In these matches, Rabada scalped seven wickets. With that, he has scalped a total of 30 wickets in 19 IPL innings for the Punjab Kings. Having these amazing numbers, the Proteas veteran emerged as one of the prime death bowlers for Punjab Kings in the history of the Indian Premier League.