Glenn Maxwell to miss next match?
Is Glenn Maxwell to miss next match?: RCB’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is likely to miss the team’s next match of IPL 2024 against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday.
Maxwell suffered a thumb injury while fielding against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede and was immediately left the field, Glenn Maxwell to miss next match.
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That was another dry day for the Bengaluru franchise as they faced a seven-wicket defeat and cemented themselves at ninth spot in the points table after registering only one win and 5 losses.
Batting first, RCB lost their in-form Virat Kohli early, while debutant Will Jacks also failed to leave an impact.
Rajat Patidar and skipper Faf du Plessis tried their best to keep the side back on the track with an 82-run stand for the third wicket. But as soon as Patidar walked back after playing a knock of 50, RCB, who was expecting a heroic knock from Maxwell at iconic Wankhede, faced a shock as the big show went out for a duck.
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Faf also left the crease at 63, but Dinesh Karthik’s quick-fire 53 guided Bengaluru to a decent 196 at the flat surface.
Mumbai started the chase as expected and went on to smash every ball all around the ground. The loser of their first three games, Mumbai Indians, chased down the target in only 15.3 overs with 7 wickets in hand.
Maxwell’s poor run continues
There’s always a high expectation from a player like Maxwell, who holds the ability to hit maximums and leads his side to victory.
Maxwell smashed as many as 400 runs at a strike rate of nearly 183 in IPL 2023, but the ongoing season has not been favoured the big show so far.
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The Aussie great has only managed to score 32 in 6 games and got out on duck three times. His six innings were 0, 3, 28, 0, 1, 0.
He was ought to play a crucial knock especially at Wankhede, where he struck his first double hundred when he was not even fully fought and played the whole knock with almost on one leg that too in pain and cramps.
But the poor run did not leave him, and Maxwell shocked with his third duck in his sixth IPL 2024 innings.
Glenn Maxwell to miss next match? With things are already not in RCB’s favour this season too, the injury of Maxwell further worsens their chances for the upcoming game.
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