Glenn Maxwell created a stir in Big Bash League, won Player of the Match award for the third consecutive match

By Sandy Verma On Jan 20, 2025

Glenn Maxwell: Australia's star player Glenn Maxwell is in great form at the moment. His bat is speaking strongly in the Big Bash League 2024-25 season. In the match against Hobart Hurricanes at MCG, Maxwell played an unbeaten inning of 76 runs in 32 balls. His innings played an important role in taking the Melbourne Stars team to the playoffs. Batting first in this match, Melbourne Stars scored 219 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs. Chasing the target, Hobart Hurricanes were all out for 179 runs in 19.3 overs. After winning this match, Melbourne Stars have made it to the playoffs of the 14th season of BBL.

Runs scored with a strike of 237.50

Maxwell came on the field when his team's score was 81/3 in the 11th over. Maxwell added 60 runs with Beau Webster, who scored 51 runs from 31 balls. Thanks to Maxwell's unbeaten innings, the Stars crossed the 200 mark. During his unbeaten inning of 76 runs, he hit six fours and six sixes. During this period his strike rate was 237.50.

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— Melbourne Stars (@StarsBBL) January 19, 2025

Maxwell's performance has been excellent in BBL 2024/25

Maxwell has played an unbeaten inning of 76 runs in this match. He received the Man of the Match award for this innings. Earlier, he had played an unbeaten inning of 58 against Sydney Sixers and 90 against Melbourne Renegades. He received the Man of the Match award in both these matches. This is the third consecutive time that he has received this award. Maxwell has scored 297 runs in 8 matches at an average of 59.40 in BBL 2024/25. During this period his strike has been 194.11. He has also hit 17 fours and 26 sixes this season.

Hopes raised for Punjab Kings

Maxwell has been bought by Punjab Kings in the IPL mega auction. In such a situation, the team would like to maintain this form till the IPL. Punjab Kings have not won the IPL title yet. In such a situation, he would like to win the title this time. Punjab Kings have made Shreyas Iyer the captain this time.

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