Why is Glenn Maxwell Not in Punjab Kings Playing XI for IPL 2025 Clash vs RCB?

Punjab Kings (PBKS) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will not be playing the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 fixture against his former team, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). Instead, Marcus Stoinis will be playing at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.

Why is Glenn Maxwell not included in RCB vs PBKS clash?

Skipper Shreyas Iyer confirmed at the toss after choosing to bat first, “Stoinis comes in for Maxwell.”

The Australian all-rounder has had an awful season so far. In six games, he has managed to make only 41 runs at an average of 8.20 and a strike rate of 100. With the ball, he has taken four wickets. On the other hand, his national teammate has been slightly better. Stoinis has made 66 runs at a slightly better average of 22 with a faster strike rate of 150+. Given Maxwell’s poor form, this change was inevitable sooner or later.

PBKS have made another change in the team combination to include spinner Harpreet Brar for the rain-curtailed game.

Earlier, the toss was delayed from 7:00 PM IST to 9:30 PM IST. The officials announced that the match is reduced to 14 overs.

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Playing XI and Impact Subs for RCB vs PBKS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma(w), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal.

Impact Subs: Devdutt Padikkal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh.

Punjab Kings (Playing XI): Priyansh Arya, Nehal Wadhera, Shreyas Iyer(c), Shashank Singh, Josh Inglis(w), Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Xavier Bartlett, Arshdeep Singh, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Impact Subs: Prabhsimran Singh, Vijaykumar Vyshak, Suryansh Shedge, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey.

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