The Punjab Kings (abbreviated as PBKS) are a franchise cricket team based in Mohali, Punjab, that plays in the Indian Premier League.

Established in 2008, the franchise is jointly owned by Bollywood actress Preity Zinta, Wadia Group scion Ness Wadia, Dabur’s Mohit Burman and Karan Paul.

The team plays its home matches at the PCA Stadium.

The Punjab Kings' catchment areas are Kashmir, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, also evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo.

[1][2] Apart from finishing runners-up in the 2014 season when they also topped the league table, the team has made only one other playoff appearance in fifteen seasons.