May 23, 2024

IPL 2024: 52 Runs Entire Season, Glenn Maxwell Subjected To Brutal Social Media Trolling – Indian Premier League

After ending the IPL 2024 season with just 52 runs, Glenn Maxwell was brutally roasted on social media.

It was a season to forget for Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who couldn’t rise up to the occasion for the franchise. RCB were knocked out by Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator contest on Wednesday, with Maxwell incurring a golden duck. The Australian all-rounder was shown no mercy by former cricketers and fans who asked him tough questions about his repeated failures in the league. Maxwell took an indefinite break from the league after several poor performances in the first half of the IPL. Still, the absence of other overseas stars, like Phil Salt, prompted the Aussie star’s return.

Against Rajasthan, Maxwell was tasked with accelerating RCB’s scoring rate after the dismissals of key players like Virat Kohli and Cameron Green. But Maxwell was undone on the first ball he faced from Ravichandran Ashwin.

Seeing Maxwell depart on the first ball, the former India all-rounder posted on X (formerly Twitter): “What was Maxwell doing?”

What was maxwell doing?

— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) May 22, 2024

Former England captain Kevin Pietersen, who was fulfilling commentary duty then, lambasted Maxwell on-air.

“What on earth was that from Glenn Maxwell?,” Pietersen remarked on air. “This is a huge game, you need your biggest players to perform, you need to give yourself a chance. That from Glenn Maxwell isn’t good enough.”

Even fans resorted to memes to express their frustration at Maxwell, criticizing the marquee player’s shockingly poor show this season.

Maxwell wasn’t just poor with the bat against Rajasthan and disappointed in the field, putting down an important catch with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. Maxwell was retained by RCB ahead of IPL 2024 auction for a fee of INR 11 crore. Going by his form, it would be a surprise if RCB decides to retain him ahead of next year’s mega auction.

RCB Register Embarrassing Record With Defeat Against RR In IPL 2024 Eliminator

After playing 16 playoffs, the Bengaluru-based franchise has conceded 10 defeats, more than any other side.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) conceded the most defeats in the Indian Premier League (IPL) Playoffs after their loss against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Thursday in the Eliminator match. After playing 16 playoffs, the Bengaluru-based franchise conceded 10 defeats, more than any other side. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are in second place after they lost nine matches after playing 26 playoffs.

On the other hand, Delhi Capitals (DC), Mumbai Indians (MI), and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) hold third, fourth, and fifth place, respectively.

Summarizing the match between Bengaluru and Rajasthan, RR won the toss and elected to bowl first. Almost every RCB batter got a start, but they could not convert them into a big knock. Rajat Patidar (34 in 22 balls, with two fours and two sixes), Virat Kohli (33 in 24 balls, with three fours and a six), and Mahipal Lomror (32 in 17 balls, with two fours and two sixes) emerged as top-scorers, restricting RCB to 172/8 in their 20 overs.

Avesh Khan (3/44) was the top bowler for RR. Ravichandran Ashwin (2/19) and Trent Boult (1/16) also did a fine job putting brakes on RCB run-rate.

In the run-chase, the Royals’ got off to a fine start, with Yashasvi Jaiswal (45 in 30 balls, with eight fours) and Tom Kohler Cadmore (20 in 15 balls, with four boundaries) putting on a 46-run stand. From then on, RCB bowlers applied some pressure on Rajasthan, restricting the run-flow and getting some wickets. RR was restricted to 112/4 in 13.1 overs. However, Riyan Parag (36 in 26 balls, with two fours and two sixes) held one end before he was dismissed. In comparison, Shimron Hetmyer (26 in 14 balls, with three fours and a six) and Rovman Powell (16* in eight balls, with two fours and a six) attacked RCB in the last few overs to get a four-wicket win with an over left.

Mohammed Siraj (2/33) was the top bowler for RCB.

Ashwin took home the ‘Player of the Match’ award.

RR will meet Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in qualifier two on May 24 in Chennai to decide who plays Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the final on May 26.

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