Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell poor run of form in IPL 2024 continued as he was dismissed for a golden duck in the Eiminator against Rajasthan Royals at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, May 22.
Maxwell walked out to bat at no.5 after Camroon Green's dismissal at 97/3. Many would have thought that Glenn Maxwell silence his critics and step up for the team in an important clash against RR. However, much to the disappointment of the fans, the all-rounder threw away his wicket.
The dismissal took place in the 13th over of the RCB's batting when Maxwell attempted to slog off Ravichandran Ashwin's carrom ball delivery but only to slice it and went straight into the hands of Dhruv Jurel, who was positioned at long-on.
With this Glenn Maxwell registered his fourth duck of the ongoing IPL season and overall 18th duck, joint-most alongside his RCB teammate Dinesh Karthik in the history of the tournament. He overtook former Mumbai Indians Rohit Sharma's tally of 17 ducks in the IPL.
Following Maxwell's dismissal, fans took to social media handle, especially X (formerly Twitter) and brutally trolled RCB all-rounder for his lacklustre performances in the ongoing IPL season.
Here's how Netizens trolled Glenn Maxwel
Glenn Maxwell hasn't been performing from start of the season. He was sidelined for few matches due to terrible form and returned to action for the clash against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad. But still, the 35-year-old hasn't produced any impactful performances.
In IPL 2024, Maxwell has scored just 52 at an abysmal average of 5.78 and a strike rate of 120.93 in 10 matches.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru set 173-run target for Rajasthan Royals to chase
Royal Challengers Bengaluru posted a total of 172/8 in 20 overs and set the target of 173 runs for Rajasthan Royals in the Eliminator in Ahmedabad.
Rajat Patidar led the RCB's batting as he scored 34 off 22 balls, while in-form Virat Kohli contributed with an innings of 33 off 24 balls. While, Mahipal Lamror played a quickfire cameo knock of 32 off 17 balls and formed a 31-run stand with Dinesh Karthik to take the team past 150-run mark.
For Rajasthan Royals, veteran off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin was the best bowler as he registered the figures of 2/19 with an economy rate of 4.80 in four overs. Avesh Khan picked three wickets but conceded 44 runs in four overs, while Sandeep Sharma, Yuzvendra Chahal and Trent Boult picked a wicket each.
