RCB vs MI IPL 2022: Is Glenn Maxwell Playing Today?

Glenn Maxwell IPL 2022: Things have panned out amazingly well for the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) after they ended up losing their opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season against Punjab Kings. Royal Challengers Bangalore first got the better of Kolkata Knight Riders and then went on to break Rajasthan Royals winning streak in a thriller of an encounter. In their third match of the T20 tournament, the Faf du Plessis-led RCB team will be taking on the Mumbai Indians at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on 9 April, 2022.

RCB vs MI IPL 2022: Is Glenn Maxwell Playing Today?

With Australia’s tour of Pakistan 2022 ended, the good news for the Royal Challengers Bangalore fans is that big-hitting batsman Glenn Maxwell has already completed his mandatory quarantine period and is absolutely available for selection. Maxwell is very much expected to walk straightaway in the RCB playing 11 for their crucial today IPL match against Mumbai Indians. The swashbuckling Aussie batsman is likely to replace Sherfane Rutherford in the side on Saturday.

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— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) April 9, 2022

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After completing his marriage rituals, Glenn Maxwell had already joined the RCB camp for the Indian Premier League 2022 season. For the Royal Challengers Bangalore, Maxwell ended with a fabulous tally 513 runs in IPL 2021 from a total of 15 matches at a phenomenal strike-rate of close to 145 that included as many as 6 half-centuries. His sensational performance forced the Royal Challengers Bangalore to retain him ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction for a whopping amount of INR 11 Crore.

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It will now be really interesting to see the batting order of the Royal Challengers Bangalore side with the inclusion of Glenn Maxwell after he batted at No.3 in the majority of the IPL 2021 season.

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RCB Playing 11

1. Faf du Plessis (C)
2. Anuj Rawat
3. Virat Kohli
4. Glenn Maxwell
5. Dinesh Karthik (wk)
6. Shahbaz Ahmed
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
8. David Wiley
9. Harshal Patel
10. Akash Deep
11. Mohammed Siraj

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RCB 2022 squad: Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj, Faf du Plessis, Dinesh Karthik, Anuj Rawat, Finn Allen, Akash Deep, Josh Hazlewood, Jason Behrendorff, Chama Milind, Karn Sharma, Harshal Patel, Wanindu Hasaranga, Shahbaz Ahmed, Mahipal Lomror, Sherfane Rutherford, Suyash Prabhudesai, Aneeshwar Gautam, David Willey, Rajat Patidar, Siddharth Kaul.

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