Bangalore have been superb in the Indian T20 league 2022 so far. They have won two out of their three games. As for Mumbai, they haven't really been at their best. The Rohit Sharma-led side haven't won a single game in this edition as of now. They have lost their first three games, and are languishing at the bottom of the points table. This led to several people criticizing their performance.
Thus, Bangalore would want to beat Mumbai as the five-time champions aren't at their best. Moreover, they are boosted with the addition of Glenn Maxwell. The Aussie superstar wasn't available for Bangalore's first few games, but played his first match of this edition against the Mumbai-based franchise. Although the Faf du Plessis-led side were fielding first, Maxwell already made his presence felt.
The batting all-rounder produced a superb run out which caught everyone's attention. It was during the fifth ball of the ninth over. Tilak Varma had to depart due to a superhuman effort by Maxwell. The batter tapped the ball in front of the short cover. He then ran for a single, only for Maxwell to showcase his exceptional skills.
The 33-year-old came forward and managed to hit the stumps. The fact that he had just one stump to aim at made the run out even better. Thus, Tilak Varma was dismissed for a duck. Post which, Mumbai continued to lose wickets.
At the end, they got to 151-6 in the first innings. Suryakumar Yadav was simply sensational as he went on to score an unbeaten 68 off 37 balls. However, Maxwell's run out is what set Twitter on fire. Several users appreciated him for his unreal effort. It will be exciting to see if he can back his fielding effort with a good batting performance.
Here are some of the Tweets that appreciated Glenn Maxwell:
"The big show" Glenn Maxwell runs out Tilak Verma. What an anticipation by him. He fastly collects the ball and runa out him. MI were outraged by RCB at the moment.#RCBvsMI
— Deepanshu (@Deepans20127002) April 9, 2022
Maxwell ❤️ pic.twitter.com/pWD8SrnT59
— . (@virat_holics) April 9, 2022
Magnificent run out by Glenn Maxwell 🔥#RCBvsMI #MIvRCB pic.twitter.com/V1Sz45E6WB
— CRICKET 🏏 (@AbdullahNeaz) April 9, 2022
Glenn Maxwell is back and home! Silly to take Glenn on really. Not worth your wicket Tilak, hopefully in time, we see teams just not taking such singles.....
— Nikhil 🏏 (@CricCrazyNIKS) April 9, 2022
What a run out that was by Glenn Maxwell. #IPL2022 #IPL #RCBvsMI #MIvsRCB pic.twitter.com/4hadZPxPR6
— Bibekananda Sahu (@IamBibeka) April 9, 2022
This is how you announce your arrival. Maxwell 🔥#IPL2022 | #RCBvMI | #GlennMaxwell pic.twitter.com/rkvJCmRmlw
— Pradeep Krishna M (@PradeepKrish_m) April 9, 2022
Welcome to #IPL2022, Glenn Maxwell!
— Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) April 9, 2022
Lol Maxwell king what a fielder man just so good just so good man.
— Sai (@akakrcb6) April 9, 2022
Welcome back, Maxwell. pic.twitter.com/Tc4NodFXeX
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 9, 2022
What a run out that was by Glenn Maxwell. pic.twitter.com/7MMYdJaft8
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) April 9, 2022
I don't remember the last time rcb fielders got a direct hit. Glen fcking Maxwell.
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) April 9, 2022
Maxwelllll you beaut
— AT (@balencdior) April 9, 2022