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Punjab Kings All-Rounder Shines With the Ball in MLC 2025, but IPL 2026 Retention in Jeopardy

Darpan Jain

His spell was instrumental in his team’s comprehensive victory in Florida.

Punjab Kings (PBKS) all-rounder Glenn Maxwell showed his bowling expertise during the 26th match of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025 between Washington Freedom and Seattle Orcas. His spell was instrumental in his team’s comprehensive victory in Florida.

Maxwell snared three wickets while conceding 12 runs at an economy rate of three in his four-over spell to break the batting lineup of the Orcas. He dismissed big batters like Steven Taylor, Aaron Jones, and Kyle Mayers to leave the opponent reeling in the first innings.

Upcoming – t20 – Singapore
Asia-Pacific Cricket Champions Trophy, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Malaysia MAL

Hong Kong HKG

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Upcoming – t20 – Basseterre
Australia tour of West Indies, T20, 2025
27 Jul 2025, 04:30 AM IST
West Indies WI

Australia AUS

Result – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Rwanda RWA

49/10

Bahrain BHN

163/6

Bahrain beat Rwanda by 114 runs

Result – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
Bahrain BHN

114/2

Malawi ML

113/9

Bahrain beat Malawi by 8 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Rwanda
Bahrain and Malawi tour of Rwanda, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:15 PM IST
Rwanda RWA

Malawi ML

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Romania ROM

128/9

Austria AUST

129/3

Austria won by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

93/10

Romania ROM

94/0

Romania beat Hungary by 10 wickets

Result – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
Hungary HUN

148/8

Luxembourg LUX

78/10

Hungary beat Luxembourg by 70 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 11:30 AM IST
Romania ROM

Luxembourg LUX

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Hungary HUN

Austria AUST

Upcoming – t20 – Hungary
ECN Budapest Cup T20I, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 PM IST
Austria AUST

Luxembourg LUX

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

114/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

108/6

Alby Zalmi CC won by 8 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

102/7

Huddinge HDN

104/1

Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 9 wickets

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

93/8

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

118/7

Alby Zalmi CC beat Marsta CC by 25 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Huddinge HDN

188/2

Rising Phoenix RPH

135/4

Huddinge beat Rising Phoenix by 53 runs

Result – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
Marsta CC MAR

110/6

Huddinge HDN

195/1

Huddinge beat Marsta CC by 85 runs

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 02:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Marsta CC MAR

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:15 PM IST
Jinnah CC JIHCC

Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:15 PM IST
Rising Phoenix RPH

Jinnah CC JIHCC

Upcoming – t10 – Stockholms län
European Cricket Series Sweden, Stockholm, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:15 PM IST
Alby Zalmi CC ALZ

Rising Phoenix RPH

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Botswana Women BOT-W

Malawi Women MWW-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:00 PM IST
Eswatini Women EWW-W

Lesotho Women LSN-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Rwanda Women RWA-W

Sierra Leone Women SLO-W

Upcoming – t20 – Gaborone
ICC Women’s Africa T20 WC Qualifier 2, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:20 PM IST
Cameroon Women CW-W

Mozambique Women MZW-W

Result – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
Fakhr-E-Kashmir FEK

175/6

Royal Lions CC RLC

133/6

Fakhr-E-Kashmir beat Royal Lions CC by 42 runs

Live – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
ACE KRM Panthers KRMPS

189/7

Al mulla Exchange ALECC

79/4

Upcoming – t20 – Kuwait City
KCC T20 Summer League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:30 PM IST
Gujrat Cricket Club GUJCC

Super Lanka SUL

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

79/3

Utkal Cricket Club UTC

77/7

Fatemi Resources Cricket Club beat Utkal Cricket Club by 7 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
JB Kings JBK

97/3

MR KB Putrajaya MKP

99/4

MR KB Putrajaya won by 6 wickets

Result – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
KL Gladiators KLG

61/6

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

62/5

Maxx Cricket Club beat KL Gladiators by 5 wickets

Abandoned – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

119/2

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Match abandoned due to rain

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 06:30 AM IST
Fatemi Resources Cricket Club FRC

KL Gladiators KLG

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 08:40 AM IST
JB Kings JBK

Sky Warriors Cricket Club SWCL

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:50 AM IST
Utkal Cricket Club UTC

Maxx Cricket Club MXC

Upcoming – t10 – Johor Bahru
Malaysia T10 Bash, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 01:15 PM IST
MR KB Putrajaya MKP

MB Malik Sports UMZ MBMS

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Kenya KNY

124/8

Uganda UGA

125/4

Uganda beat Kenya by 6 wickets

Result – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
Nigeria NIG

105/9

Namibia A NBA

99/8

Nigeria beat Namibia A by 6 runs

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 12:00 PM IST
United Arab Emirates UAE

Nigeria NIG

Upcoming – t20 – Entebbe
Pearl of Africa T20, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:00 PM IST
Kenya KNY

Namibia A NBA

Result – t20 – Puducherry
Pondicherry Premier League, 2025
Yanam Royals YAR

203/9

Mahe Megalo Strikers MMS

212/5

Mahe Megalo Strikers beat Yanam Royals by 9 runs

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

166/3

Amo Sharks ASS

165/7

Mis Ainak Knights won by 7 wickets

Result – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
Band-e-Amir Dragons BAD

177/7

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

178/6

Speen Ghar Tigers beat Band-e-Amir Dragons by 4 wickets

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 10:00 AM IST
Mis Ainak Knights MAK

Boost Defenders BDS

Upcoming – t20 – Kabul
Shpageeza Cricket League, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:00 PM IST
Amo Sharks ASS

Speen Ghar Tigers SGT

Upcoming – t20 – Trinidad and Tobago
USA Women U19 tour of West Indies, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 07:30 PM IST
West Indies Women U19 WIU19-W

United States Of America Women U19 USAU19-W

Live – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
Pakistan Champions PNC

198/5

South Africa Champions SAC

31/2

Upcoming – t20 – Northern Ireland
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 05:00 PM IST
India Champions IAC

Australia Champions AAC

Upcoming – t20 – Leeds
World Championship of Legends, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 09:00 PM IST
Pakistan Champions PNC

West Indies Champions WIC

Upcoming – t20 – Harare
Zimbabwe T20I Tri-Series, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 04:30 PM IST
New Zealand NZ

South Africa SA

Upcoming – oneday – Northern Ireland
Zimbabwe Women tour of Ireland, 2025
26 Jul 2025, 03:15 PM IST
Ireland Women IRE-W

Zimbabwe Women ZIM-W

Maxwell shared the new ball with Saurabh Netravalkar, and the move paid dividends, as he dismissed Jones in his first over before removing Taylor in his next. Later, he came to bowl his third consecutive over and sent Mayers back to provide a dream start to the Freedom.

These were his best bowling figures in the tournament’s history, and Maxwell again showed how much value he adds in white-ball teams. His bowling has always been underrated, for the Aussie all-rounder is more than a part-timer and is a solid off-spinner who can bowl on any surface, proven numerous times over the years.

Punjab Kings might release Glenn Maxwell ahead of IPL 2026 auction

While Glenn Maxwell is having a fine season in the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025, the Punjab Kings might not retain him before the IPL 2026 auction. As has been the case previously, Maxwell disappointed the franchise big time with his poor performances, especially with the willow and was dropped midway.

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He could only score 48 runs at an abysmal average of 8 and a 97.95 strike rate in six innings, with a best of 30. Five of those six outings saw him scoring runs in single digits, including a golden duck in the inaugural match of the season.

As a bowler, he took four wickets at 27.50 runs apiece and conceded 8.46 runs per over in six innings, including a best of 1/5. Hence, PBKS might look to release him after another poor season, given they bought him for INR 4.20 crores in the previous auction.

Maxwell hasn’t been a trustworthy option in the last couple of seasons, and PBKS have other options to choose from in the next auction. If they want, PBKS can re-buy him from the auction if his price is reasonable, but for now, they should let him go and free some purse.

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