IPL 2021: Punjab Kings’ Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen land in UAE ahead of IPL 2021 phase 2 – Punjab Kings star West Indies players, Chris Gayle, Nicholas Pooran and Fabian Allen have landed in UAE ahead of the IPL 2021 phase 2. The Caribbean players were playing in CPL 2021. St Kitts and Nevis Patriot won the CPL 2021 beating Saint Lucia Kings in the final by three wickets. Gayle and Allen were part of St Kitts and Nevis Patriot squad while Pooran was leading Guyana Amazon Warriors.
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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) / Rajasthan Royals (RR) / Punjab Kings (PBKS) / Delhi Capitals (DC) / Mumbai Indians (MI) / Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) / Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) / Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Punjab Kings posted photos of the star Windies players on their Twitter handle with caption,”#CPL21 Time for #IPL2021 now Our s from the Caribbean are here #SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings @nicholas_47 @FabianAllen338.”
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Time for #IPL2021 now 🤩Our 🦁s from the Caribbean are here 🔥#SaddaPunjab #PunjabKings @nicholas_47 @FabianAllen338 pic.twitter.com/fYxoVfJkxC
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL) September 16, 2021
The perennial under-achievers of IPL, Punjab Kings this time is currently at the sixth spot in the IPL points table. KL Rahul side struggled in PHASE 1 and could muster only 3 victories of 8 matches. They have a tremendous squad at disposal but would need 5 victories in the remaining 6 matches to qualify for play-offs. In the second leg, they have to face: Rajasthan Royals (RR), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), and Mumbai Indians (MI).
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Punjab Kings schedule for IPL 2021 phase 2
| Match No. | Day | Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
| 32 | Tuesday | 21-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | PBKS vs RR | Dubai |
| 37 | Saturday | 25-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | SRH vs PBKS | Sharjah |
| 42 | Tuesday | 28-Sep-21 | 07:30 PM | MI vs PBKS | Abu Dhabi |
| 45 | Friday | 01-Oct-21 | 07:30 PM | KKR vs PBKS | Dubai |
| 48 | Sunday | 03-Oct-21 | 03:30 PM | RCB vs PBKS | Sharjah |
| 53 | Thursday | 07-Oct-21 | 03:30 PM | CSK vs PBKS | Dubai |
IPL 2021 Teams Points Table
| Sno | Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Net RR | Pts |
| 1 | Delhi Capitals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0.547 | 12 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1.263 | 10 |
| 3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 7 | 5 | 2 | -0.171 | 10 |
| 4 | Mumbai Indians | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0.062 | 8 |
| 5 | Rajasthan Royals | 7 | 3 | 4 | -0.19 | 6 |
| 6 | Punjab Kings | 8 | 3 | 5 | -0.368 | 6 |
| 7 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 7 | 2 | 5 | -0.494 | 4 |
| 8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 7 | 1 | 6 | -0.623 | 2 |
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Punjab Kings squad for IPL 2021 phase 2
KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Chris Gayle, Mandeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Nicholas Pooran, Sarfaraz Khan, Deepak Hooda, Murugan Ashwin, Ravi Bishnoi, Harpreet Brar, Mohammed Shami, Arshdeep Singh, Ishan Porel, Darshan Nalkande, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Shahrukh Khan, Nathan Ellis, Moises Henriques, Jalaj Saxena, Utkarsh Singh, Fabian Allen, Saurabh Kumar.
