Glenn Maxwell’s excellent form continued in the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s third game in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2021 when he slammed against Kolkata Knight Riders for his second straight fifty of the new season on Sunday in Chennai.
Maxwell, who already has 39 and 59 points in the tournament this season, missed his first IPL hundred by just 22 runs. But he came up with an ad of high quality big hitting that popped 3 sixes and 9 limits for a 49-ball 79 that came under pressure.
Maxwell left after the Kolkata attack and made the hitting look easy before teaming up with his idol AB de Villiers. The two added 53 runs in just 34 balls before Maxwell left for 78. De Villiers got furious after Maxwell’s departure and failed to hit 76 in just 34 balls as Bangalore scored 204 for 4 in 20 overs.
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With the Australian all-rounder’s highest IPL score, he also dethroned KKR’s Nitish Rana from first place on the list of batsmen with the most runs this season. Maxwell now has 176 runs from just 3 games.
Maxwell is awarded the Orange Cap after the game when Rana departed in Kolkata’s big chase of 205 for 18.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve worn this. It’s nice to have a good start to the tournament. I want to make the most of my form,” said Glenn Maxwell.
“It was nice to get in early. It became difficult to time the ball through the innings and make money against the new ball,” he added.
Maxwell spoke about his stand with AB de Villiers and the finishing of the South African star: “He did it in the first game, showed his class, was an exceptional shot, just shows that you can play shots if you take your time. ” on this surface. “
Maxwell’s highest score before that hundred was 95, which he got for his Punjab Kings against the Chennai Super Kings.
He hasn’t been anywhere near his best in recent seasons when he previously played for PBKS and Delhi Capitals, but seems to have finally gained a foothold at RCB, which has allowed him to finish fourth in all three games so far.
Maxwell even admitted that hitting the contract gives him the time to calm down and then take the big shots once he starts at RCB, where he’s enjoying the new challenges and responsibilities the franchise has entrusted to him.
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