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Punjab Kings (PBKS) Set To Release Multiple Overseas Stars Before IPL 2026 Auction

Sreejita Sen

These overseas players have had an average or below-par season for the franchise in the IPL 2025.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) have had a stunning outing in the latest season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Since the inception of the cash-rich league in 2008, the franchise had qualified for the playoffs only twice before this edition. Captain Yuvraj Singh led his team (then Kings XI Punjab) to the semi-final in the inaugural season but a nine-wicket defeat against the Chennai Super Kings ended their campaign at the Wankhede Stadium.

Upcoming – t20 – South Mackay
India A Women tour of Australia, T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Australia A Women AUSA-W

India A Women INDA-W

Live – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
Kakinada Kings KNK

229/5

Amaravati Royals AMR

13/0

Match delayed due to rain

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:30 PM IST
Vijayawada Sunshiners VSS

Royals of Rayalaseema ROR

Upcoming – t20 – Visakhapatnam
Andhra Premier League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Tungabhadra Warriors TBW

Simhadri Vizag Lions SVL

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
East Delhi Riders EDR

235/5

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

231/7

East Delhi Riders beat Outer Delhi Warriors by 5 wickets

Result – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
New Delhi Tigers NDT

190/7

Purani Delhi 6 PD

200/6

Purani Delhi 6 beat New Delhi Tigers by 10 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
Central Delhi Kings CDK

Outer Delhi Warriors ODW

Upcoming – t20 – Central Delhi
Delhi Premier League , 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
East Delhi Riders EDR

South Delhi Superstarz SDS

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 12:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:30 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 04:45 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Upcoming – t10 – Croatia
ECI Croatia-Cyprus, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:45 PM IST
Croatia CRO

Cyprus CYP

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

135/6

Cyprus CYP

136/7

Cyprus beat Croatia by 3 wickets

Result – t20 – Croatia
ECN Croatia-Cyprus, T20I 2025
Croatia CRO

141/10

Cyprus CYP

193/6

Cyprus beat Croatia by 52 runs

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Banstead BAN

Spencer SPE

Match Awarded to Spencer

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Wimbledon WIM

160/5

East Molesey ESM

166/3

East Molesey beat Wimbledon by 7 wickets

Canceled – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Match Canceled

Result – t10 – United Kingdom
ECS England, Wimbledon, 2025
Spencer SPE

158/6

East Molesey ESM

172/4

East Molesey Won by 14 runs

Result – oneday – Northampton
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Northamptonshire NOR

172/10

Yorkshire YOR

374/5

Yorkshire beat Northamptonshire by 202 runs

Result – oneday – Northern Ireland
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Surrey SURR

208/10

Gloucestershire GLO

293/9

Gloucestershire beat Surrey by 85 runs

Live – oneday – United Kingdom
England Domestic One-Day Cup, 2025
Somerset SOM

85/3

Durham DURH

255/9

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Gauhati Town Club GTC

43/5

91 Yards Club 91YC

44/1

91 Yards Club beat Gauhati Town Club by 9 wickets

Result – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
Navarang Club NVR

111/10

Bud Cricket Club BCC

112/3

Bud Cricket Club beat Navarang Club by 7 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:00 AM IST
City Cricket Club CCC

Nabajyoti Club NAJC

Upcoming – t20 – Kamrup Metropolitan
GTC Spring T20 Cup, 2nd Edition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:15 PM IST
Gauhati Town Club GTC

Navarang Club NVR

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 10:15 PM IST
Royal Trivianz RTZ

Jhelum Jaguars JJ

Upcoming – t10 – Kuwait City
KCC T10 Summer League, 2025
10 Aug 2025, 12:15 AM IST
Keraniganj Challengers KGC

Kuwait Swedish KUMS

Result – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

226/6

CECC CEC-A

223/7

ACE KRM Panthers won by 4 wickets

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Selangor SEL

139/10

Perak PRK

166/8

Perak beat Selangor by 27 runs

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Johor JOR

175/10

Penang PENG

92/10

Johor beat Penang by 83 runs

Result – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
Melaka MEL

75/10

Kuala Lumpur KLPR

298/6

Kuala Lumpur beat Melaka by 223 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 AM IST
Kuala Lumpur KLPR

Johor JOR

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:30 AM IST
Melaka MEL

Perak PRK

Upcoming – t20 – Klang
MCA Men’s T20 Inter-State Championship, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Penang PENG

Selangor SEL

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Bengaluru Blasters Women BBW

98/9

Mysore Warriors Women MWW

110/6

Mysore Warriors Women beat Bengaluru Blasters Women by 12 runs

Result – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
Mangalore Dragons Women MDW

114/4

Shivamogga Lioness Women SHLW

113/6

Mangalore Dragons Women beat Shivamogga Lioness Women by 6 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 09:45 AM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Upcoming – t20 – Bengaluru
Maharani Trophy, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:45 PM IST
TBC TBC

TBC TBC

Result – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
Eavion Eagles EAE

130/10

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

168/5

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats beat Eavion Eagles by 38 runs

Result – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
Paratus Jets PAJ

155/5

NPL Bears NPB

159/7

NPL Bears beat Paratus Jets by 3 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Paratus Jets PAJ

Eavion Eagles EAE

Upcoming – t20 – Namibia
Namibia T20, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 05:30 PM IST
NPL Bears NPB

Pupkewitz Motors Wildcats PMW

Result – t20 – County Dublin
Pakistan Women tour of Ireland, 2025
Ireland Women IRE-W

171/6

Pakistan Women PAK-W

168/6

Ireland Women beat Pakistan Women by 4 wickets

Upcoming – oneday – San Fernando
Pakistan tour of West Indies, ODI, 2025
08 Aug 2025, 11:30 PM IST
West Indies WI

Pakistan PAK

Result – t20 – Colombo
SLC T20 League, 2025
SLC Greys SLGY

192/4

SLC Blues SLBL

168/8

SLC Greys beat SLC Blues by 24 runs

Live – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
Birmingham Phoenix BIP

70/4

Trent Rockets TRR

Upcoming – 100-ball – London
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Oval Invincibles OVI

Manchester Originals MAO

Upcoming – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Mens Competition 2025
09 Aug 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Welsh Fire WEF

London Spirit LOS

Result – 100-ball – Birmingham
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
Birmingham Phoenix Women BIP-W

148/5

Trent Rockets Women TRW-W

137/6

Birmingham Phoenix Women won by 11 runs

Upcoming – 100-ball – Bridgetown
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 03:30 PM IST
Oval Invincibles Women OIW-W

Manchester Originals Women MOW-W

Upcoming – 100-ball – United Kingdom
The Hundred Women’s Competition, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 07:00 PM IST
Welsh Fire Women WFW-W

London Spirit Women LSW-W

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
France FRA

116/7

Norway NOR

138/5

Norway beat France by 22 runs

Result – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
Sweden SWE

136/10

Austria AUST

139/6

Austria beat Sweden by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 02:00 PM IST
Sweden SWE

Norway NOR

Upcoming – t20 – Stockholms län
Viking Cup, 2025
09 Aug 2025, 06:00 PM IST
Austria AUST

France FRA

The franchise once again reached the playoffs and entered the final of IPL 2014 under the leadership of George Bailey. But the IPL 2012 champions, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), restricted them from claiming their maiden IPL trophy while winning their second. Since then, the team endured a lean patch for ten long years as they finished the league stage from fifth to ninth position in all the editions till IPL 2024.

But coming into the IPL 2025, they gathered a strong squad from the player auction which laid the foundation of a great season ahead. Moreover, appointing Australian great Ricky Ponting as the head coach and acquiring previous edition’s title-winning captain, Shreyas Iyer, for a mammoth INR 26.75 crores eventually proved to be the key to their brilliant run in the latest edition.

Unfortunately, they stumbled in the ultimate hurdle to end their 17-year-long wait as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated them by six runs to win the T20 league. But they have already accumulated a rich core group to give it a shot again in the upcoming season. However, there were some overseas players who failed to produce the best of themselves for the franchise in the IPL 2025. Let’s look at the star foreign players whom Punjab Kings may release to include different talents in their squad ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.

Glenn Maxwell

The Australian all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell, once again failed to deliver for the franchise in his six years of representing PBKS so far. He scored 48 runs at a below-par strike rate of 97.96 and scalped four wickets at an economy of 8.46 in seven matches. Notably, Maxwell has had only three 400-plus seasons in his 13-year-long IPL career so far.

However, his fellow national teammate, Mitchell Owen, replaced him in the squad after a finger injury sidelined him from the tournament. Though he appeared in only one fixture for them this season, the team might retain Owen in his place after a recent fiery outing in the latest Major league Cricket (MLC) 2025. The youngster scored 313 runs at a blazing strike rate of 194.40 and scalped 14 wickets at an economy of 9.26 in 12 matches of the tournament for the Washington Freedom.

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Marcus Stoinis

Another Australian all-rounder, Marcus Stoinis, also underperformed in the latest season of the cash-rich league. Though he played a few crucial cameos for the team with a blistering strike rate of 186.05, but accumulated only 160 runs in 13 matches.

Stoinis also scalped only one wicket throughout the league at an expensive economy of 12.35. This may propel the management to find another all-rounder in place of him ahead of the next IPL season.

Xavier Bartlett

The Australian pacer could not produce a stunning performance in his debut IPL season. He featured in four matches for PBKS and scalped two wickets at an economy of 9.60. However, the seamer showcased a stunning form in the latest MLC season to become the highest wicket-take of this edition.

He bagged 18 wickets in 11 fixtures at an economy of 8.86 for his team San Francisco Unicorns. But after failing to show proper potential in the limited opportunities this season, the team may look to acquire different overseas pace option to replace him ahead of the IPL 2026.

Azmatullah Omarzai

The Afghanistani all-rounder also had an average season in the IPL 2025. He scalped eight wickets at an economy of 10.33 and scored 57 runs for PBKS in nine matches of this season.

The 25-year-old also had a mediocre season with the Gujarat Titans (GT), where he scalped only four wickets and scored 42 runs in seven matches of the previous season.

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