Glenn Maxwell, who was badly beaten in the IPL 2020 in the UAE, kicked off the 14th season of the Indian Premier League. While playing for the Punjab Kings late last season, Maxwell’s bat did not get any sixes, but soon after his arrival at the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Maxwell’s mood changed. In a match against the Mumbai Indians at M Chidambaram Cricket Stadium, Maxwell scored a crucial innings of 39 off 28 balls and led the team to victory. During this inning, Maxwell hit a 100-meter long six and sent the ball out of the stadium. Standing on the other end, Captain Virat Kohli’s partner Balbez was watching this shot.
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Chasing 160, Royal Challengers Bangalore did not start well and the team lost Washington Sundar (10) and Rajat Patidar (8) within 50 runs. After this, Glenn Maxwell came to the crease and after playing the first few balls, he took the Mumbai bowlers’ class seriously. In the 10th over of the Maxwell innings, Krunal Pandya came out with his first delivery and hit a good six and sent the ball across the stadium. Standing on the other end, Virat Kohli was watching this Six of Maxwell cross the field.
RCB defeated MI, while Kohli credited the victory to the two players
After losing the toss, Mumbai Indians batted first and scored 159 runs for the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Thanks to Chris Lynn for his 49th run. Mumbai did not get off to a good start and captain Rohit Sharma returned to the pavilion in an unfortunate runout. After that, Suryakumar Yadav and Chris Lynn shared 70 runs for the second wicket. Kyle Jamison broke the partnership by dismissing Suryakumar for 31 points. After this, Mumbai repeatedly lost wickets and the team was able to score only 159 runs. In response, RCB’s side set a target of 160 runs with Glenn Maxwell (39) and AB de Villiers scoring 48 off 27 balls in the last over.
