IPL: 3 records held by PBKS that may never be broken

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have been present in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since its very first season. Despite their lack of success on the field, they are widely regarded as one of the most entertaining franchises in the history of the tournament and have formed part of some memorable games. 

Last year saw the Shreyas Iyer-led team reach only their second IPL final. On their way to the final, they played some very exciting games, which have now formed part of the IPL folklore.

Here are 3 PBKS records in IPL that are impossible to break:

3. Most captains in IPL history

Despite only playing in 18 IPL seasons, PBKS hold the record for having the most captains to lead them in at least one game, with 17. These include some of the biggest names in cricket like Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Adam Gilchrist, Shikhar Dhawan, Kumar Sangakkara, and Mahela Jayawardene, amongst others.

However, out of those 17 skippers, only two have managed to take the franchise to an IPL final. Those being George Bailey in 2014 and most recently Shreyas Iyer in 2025. Unfortunately, they ended up finishing as runners-up on both occasions.

2. Highest successful run chase

PBKS created history when they chased down 262 runs at the Eden Gardens to register the highest successful run chase in IPL history. Chasing at a required run rate of 13, the side, then captained by Sam Curran, chased down the total with eight balls to spare and with eight wickets in hand.

Every single batter contributed towards this historic win, but none more than Jonny Bairstow, who hit an unbeaten 108 off just 48. He was helped brilliantly by Prabhsimran Singh’s 20-ball 54 and Shashank Singh’s unbeaten 68 off 28 deliveries.

The previous record was held by Rajasthan Royals, who chased down 224 against PBKS themselves back in 2020.

1. Lowest total defended in IPL history

On the opposite end of the spectrum, PBKS also holds the record for the lowest total ever defended in an IPL game, which coincidentally came against KKR in 2025 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium.

Bowling first, KKR bundled PBKS out for just 111, thanks to Harshit Rana’s three-wicket haul and two wickets apiece taken by Sunil Narine and Varun Charavarthy. In what looked like an easy run chase for the defending champions, PBKS bowlers had other ideas.

Yuzvendra Chahal bowled the spell of his life to take four wickets, while Marco Jansen took three to see KKR stumble from 62 for 3 to 95 all out, which saw PBKS register an unlikely victory by 16 runs. Iyer’s men broke the Chennai Super Kings’ record from 2009 when they defended 117 against PBKS themselves.