Throughout his IPL career, Glenn Maxwell has experienced equal amounts of highs and lows. The star Australian all-rounder has played for several teams in the Indian Premier League (IPL), but his best performances have come during his time with Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
Bangalore appeared to be on their way to the 227-run target while Maxwell was at the crease. In any case, his hair-raising thump went to no end as RCB lost by eight runs. In light of this, let’s take a look at three of Glenn Maxwell’s knocks that were ultimately unsuccessful:
3) 56(39), KXIP vs MI, April 25, 2016
During the IPL 2016 match at Indore, Glenn Maxwell performed well with the bat against his former team, Mumbai Indians (MI). Subsequent to losing captain Rohit Sharma for a duck, Partihiv Patel and Ambati Rayudu added a stunning 137 runs for the subsequent wicket and set up an incredible stage for others to follow.
Jos Buttler and Keiron Pollard’s helpful cameos ensured that Mumbai reached a massive total of 189/6 in their 20 overs. In answer, Punjab got off to a jumpy beginning, losing two early wickets. However, Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh gave their pursuit some much-needed momentum.
Maxwell produced a superb score of 56 from 39 balls. However, his dismissal by Jasprit Bumrah proved to be a significant setback for Punjab, and even a helpful cameo from David Miller was in vain. Punjab finished with 164/7 from 139/3, losing by 25 runs.
2) 68(42), KKR vs KXIP, May 4, 2016
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) got off to a flying start when Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa added 101 runs for the first wicket. Despite the fact that KKR only lost three wickets in their innings, KXIP limited them to 164/3, preventing them from achieving the desired finish.
The hosts took the lead after Punjab’s terrible start, when they lost their first three wickets for just 13 runs. Glenn Maxwell put on an incredible performance, scoring 68 runs in 42 balls despite the fact that all of the Punjab batters appeared to be struggling.
Punjab came pretty close to winning with a fantastic cameo from Axar Patel, who scored 21 off just seven balls. However, Kolkata managed to hold their nerve and won the match by seven runs.
1) 59(29), RCB vs LSG, April 10, 2023
One might contend that Glenn Maxwell is seemingly playing his best cricket in the IPL since he joined RCB. Even though he had a great 2014 campaign for KXIP, he probably has been more consistent in his two campaigns for Bangalore.
One of Maxwell’s most important knocks came against the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at the Chinnaswamy Stadium, and he has already performed admirably this season. RCB got off to a flying start thanks to Virat Kohli and Faf du Plessis, but Maxwell provided the push through the middle overs.
Glenn Maxwell’s sensational partnership with Du Plessis enabled RCB to set a huge target of 213 for the visitors, scoring 59 off just 29 balls. It appeared as though LSG were going to suffer a significant defeat during the initial phase of the chase.
However, Lucknow got back on track thanks to Nicholas Pooran’s fastest fifty of IPL 2023 so far off just 15 balls and Marcus Stoinis’ stunning 65. LSG prevailed by one wicket, despite RCB’s best efforts to recoup the score on the final ball.