On Tuesday , star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell batted at No. 5 for Punjab Kings in the IPL 2025 match against Gujarat Titans at Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, but he did not open his account. R. Sai Kishore dismissed the right-handed batter for a golden duck. Maxwell attempted a reverse sweep against Sai Kishore but missed to connect with the ball, landing in front of the wickets.
Glenn Maxwell duck on Tuesday
Maxwell’s duck on Tuesday was his 19th blank score in the IPL, propelling him to the top of the unpleasant list of hitters with the most zeros. Maxwell has 19 ducks to his name in 135 IPL games.
He is followed by Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik. The two Indian hitters both have 18 ducks in the world’s richest franchise cricket competition.
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Most ducks in the IPL
Glenn Maxwell – 19
Rohit Sharma – 18
Dinesh Karthik – 18
Sunil Narine – 16
Piyush Chawla – 16
Maxwell was the fourth PBKS batter to be out on Tuesday. He came to bat following Azmatullah Omarzai’s ejection, but was ineffective.
Following his dismissal, Shreyas Iyer combined with Marcus Stoinis to score 57 runs for the fifth wicket.
Iyer was PBKS’ top performance on Tuesday
Iyer was PBKS’ top performance on Tuesday. The 30-year-old right-handed hitter from Mumbai, signed by PBKS for Rs 26.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, faced 42 balls and finished unbeaten on 97 runs thanks to five fours and nine sixes.
His career-best IPL performance enabled PBKS score 243/5, which was enough to win the match.
Iyer was named Player of the Match
Iyer was named Player of the Match after his outstanding performance with the bat. The captain of the 2024 IPL winning squad hopes to sustain his batting form in the next matches and assist PBKS qualify for the IPL playoffs this year.
PBKS last competed in the IPL playoffs during the 2014 season of the cash-rich competition. George Bailey, the current chief selector and former Australian captain, led the team that season.
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