Patel’s comments on Maxwell came after RCB’s match against Gujarat Titans at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. In the game, Maxwell scored four points on three goals, with a shooting percentage of 133.33. RCB Beat GT by four wickets in front of a home crowd.
Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) account, Patel slammed the 35-year-old for his performance in the ongoing tournament. indian cricket league 2024.
“Glenn Maxwell… he is the most overrated player in ipl history,” wrote Patel on X.
In IPL Season 17, Maxwell played 8 games for RCB and scored 104 runs. During IPL 2024, he also took 5 wickets at an economy rate of 8.33.
Looking back at the match, RCB elected to field first after winning the toss. GT was 19/3 at one point. Later, Shahrukh Khan (37) and David Miller (30) teamed up for 61 runs to help GT make a brief comeback.
RCB continued to take regular wickets and once again reduced GT to 87/5. Later, Rahul Tewatia (35) and Rashid Khan (18) teamed up 44 runs, allowing GT to cross the 100-run mark. RCB defeated GT by 147 runs in 19.3 overs.
Yash Dayal (2/21), Vijaykumar Vyshak (2/23) and Mohammed Siraj (2/29) are the top bowlers for RCB. Cameron Green and Karn Sharma took one wicket each.
In run chase, RCB start well with brilliant start Fife du Plessis (64) and Virat Kohli (42) Set up a 92-operation stall.
After that, RCB lost their way thanks to the brilliant performances of Joshua Little (4/45) and Noor Ahmed (2/23). However, Dinesh Karthik (21*) and Swapnil Singh (15*) led the team to a four-wicket victory with 38 balls remaining.
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