IPL 2023: After helping his side get a 7-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) with his valuable 77 run knock, Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Glenn Maxwell praised RCB management for “giving him the freedom to express himself on the pitch”. Follow IPL 2023 LIVE updates with InsideSport.IN
For those who missed the game, RR were well within the game up until the 15 overs, requiring 69 runs from the last 5 overs. With Sanju Samson and Shimron Hetmyer still on crease and 7 wickets in hand, RR had the game well within their grasp. But due to Samson getting out and Hetmyer struggling to get his bat on the ball, the game kept going away from them. Dhruv Jurel played a valiant knock off 34 but couldn’t get any support from others.
“They have given me the freedom to go out there and express myself. Came into the season with good form, and have that trust from the change room, that makes the difference.” said Maxwell in the post match presentation.
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Maxwell on his form and RCB backing him
“(On batting at number 4) It’s a position I don’t mind batting, I have done it for Australia when we lose early wickets. They have given me the freedom to go out there and express myself. Came into the season with good form, and have that trust from the changeroom, that makes the difference. New ball skidded on nicely, so we had to be busy and proactive. I think the way we ended the powerplay set the foundation, although there was a bit chaos in the end,” Maxwell said at the post-match presentation.
“(On the way he got out) I felt it was my job to bat deeper, it was a match-up that suited me and there was some poor execution on my part. I thought if I could just take a single, maybe I could have been useful towards the death overs. Allow the new batters to settle while I could attack. However, in the end just really happy with the win,” Maxwell added.
How Maxwell went about his innings
Fiery half-centuries from Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell, followed by a three-wicket haul from Harshal Patel helped Royal Challengers Bangalore get over the line at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium. Maxwell was pleased to bat at No. 4 and said that management has always believed in him. Maxwell stated that the conditions were batting-friendly, allowing him to play aggressively.
Maxwell arrived at the crease in the third over of the innings and got into the groove straightaway with a couple of fours off the Boult over. Maxwell brought up his fifty (off 27 balls) in style with a thumping hit over long-on.
Ravichandran Ashwin had Maxwell (77 off 44) caught at the backward point off a reverse sweep.
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