Punjab Kings, who missed out on the play-offs in 2022, will be hoping to qualify this time out. They have a new skipper at the helm too, with Shikhar Dhawan taking over from Mayank Agarwal. The latter was released after he had a sub-standard outing with the bat and was subsequently picked up by Sunrisers Hyderabad at the IPL auction in December 2022.

Punjab Kings have a powerful batting unit, which comprises of skipper Dhawan, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Liam Livingstone and exciting Indian wicket-keeper batter Jitesh Sharma. They would also hope that Jonny Bairstow, currently recovering from injury, is fit in time to have an impact at the upcoming edition of the IPL.

At the auction, they broke the bank to acquire Sam Curran. The England fast-bowler is expected to add muscle to their lower order and could form a potentially formidable fast-bowling troika alongside Arshdeep Singh and Kagiso Rabada. Sikandar Raza was also bought at the auction, and the Zimbabwean provides Punjab Kings with a variety of options.

Punjab Kings IPL schedule: Full list of fixtures

(All match timings are in local time)

April 1, Punjab Kings v Kolkata Knight Riders, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
April 5, Rajasthan Royals v Punjab Kings, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
April 9, Sunrisers Hyderabad v Punjab Kings, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
April 13, Punjab Kings v Gujarat Titans, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
April 15, Lucknow Super Giants v Punjab Kings, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
April 20, Punjab Kings v Royal Challengers Bangalore, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
April 22, Mumbai Indians v Punjab Kings, Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)|
April 28, Punjab Kings v Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)|
April 30, Chennai Super Kings v Punjab Kings, MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, 3:30pm (10am GMT)
May 3, Punjab Kings v Mumbai Indians, Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
May 8, Kolkata Knight Riders v Punjab Kings, Eden Gardens, Kolkata, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
May 13, Delhi Capitals v Punjab Kings, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
May 17, Punjab Kings v Delhi Capitals, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)
May 19, Punjab Kings v Rajasthan Royals, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium, Dharamsala, 7:30pm (2pm GMT)