Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell became the latest cricketer from the Big Bash League to test positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell is the captain of Melbourne Stars in the BBL. Meanwhile, he became the 13th player from the franchise to test positive for the virus.
Maxwell's positive test was confirmed on Wednesday morning through a rapid antigen test. He had taken the test following his side's Melbourne derby against Renegades on Monday, cricket.com.au reported. Moreover, he also underwent a PCR test and is currently awaiting its result.
Meanwhile, the spurt in COVID-19 cases in the BBL continues with the Renegades becoming the fifth club to report a positive case. Three other BBL clubs have reported positive COVID-19 cases, forcing Brisbane Heat to withdraw from their match against the Sydney Sixers on Tuesday. The BBL organizers are desperately trying to keep the tournament going despite a surge in COVID-19 cases across the league.
Stars are lying at the bottom half of this season's BBL with just three wins from eight matches. They lie at the seventh spot. Perth Scorchers lead the table with 29 points from nine games while two Sydney teams – Sixers and Thunders round up the top three. Sixers are second with 23 points while Thunders have four points less.
RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Eliminator Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible XIs and Dream11 Team Prediction
Read the full match preview, head-to-head stats, possible playing XIs, and Dream11 Team Prediction of the KKR vs SRH match in IPL 2024 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 22nd May, Wednesday.
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangaloreare all set to face each other in the Eliminator of the ongoing IPL 2024 season on Wednesday, 22nd May, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. When RR and RCB met earlier this season, the Royals won that game by five wickets comfortably but they are currently in a very poor form. On the other side, RCB are coming after six straight victories so it is going to be an epic clash at Ahmedabad. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 predictions, here is everything you need to know about theRR vs RCBmatch in IPL 2024.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 21, 2024
How to watch the RR vs RCB IPL 2024 Match?
The Rajasthan Royals vsRoyal Challengers Bangalore IPL 2024 match will be televised on Star Sports Network. All the Indian Premier League matches will be streamed free on the Jio Cinema app and website.
Pitch & Weather Report
The pitch of the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has changed a lot. It was a solid batting pitch but black soil has been used and now it helps the slower bowlers. Batters will have to score runs in the powerplay because, with the progression of the match, the wicket will get slower and tricky for batting. The average 1st innings total in T20 internationals is 160 while the 2nd innings total is 140.
The temperature in Ahmedabad on 22 May can go as high as 45 degrees Celsius and rain should not play any role in the match.
RR vs RCB: Head-to-Head Record
Rajasthan Royals and Royal Challengers Bangalore have faced each other in 26 matches. KKR have been the dominant force, winning 17 games while SRH have won only 9.
Matches played:31
Rajasthan Royalswon:13
Royal Challengers Bangalorewon:15
No result:2
Abandoned: 1
RR vs RCB head-to-head at the Narendra Modi Stadium
Rajasthan Royals finished third in the points table with 17 points but they aren't in good form. They are coming after three straight losses and their last game was washed out due to rain. Jos Buttler has returned to England so Yashasvi Jaiswal will open the inning with Tom Kohler-Cadmore. He doesn't have any sort of IPL experience as Tom has played only one game in the tournament. Jaiswal is in poor form and he must step in a huge knockout game like this.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 21, 2024
Sanju Samson has been the most crucial player for Rajasthan in the top order, scoring 504 runs in 13 innings. Riyan Parag is set to bat at no 4 and he has been brilliant for the side. He has already scored 531 runs for RR in 13 innings which speaks volumes. Dhruv Jurel has played some crucial cameos here and there but hasn't been consistent.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 21, 2024
Trent Boult and Sandeep Sharma are expected to feature as the leading pace bowlers with Avesh Khan bowling the death overs. Avesh has bowled some critical overs but Boult's performances in the recent few matches haven't been that good. The same problem lies with Sandeep too. But, the duo can cause some problems for RCB in Ahmedabad's pitch.
— Rajasthan Royals (@rajasthanroyals) May 21, 2024
Yuzvendra Chahal bowled a sensational spell against CSK but his economy is the most concerning part. He has failed to show his pure qualities this season but can turn up in a huge game like this against his former franchise. Ashwin can also cause problems in Ahmedabad's pitch although scalping wickets has been the most challenging part for the ex-CSK spinner this season.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB have won their last six games comfortably and are playing top-tier cricket right now. They qualified for the playoffs after delivering a complete team performance against Chennai Super Kings at home. Virat Kohli is in great form and is the Orange Cap holder with 708 runs. He is by far the best batsman of this season. Faf has been inconsistent but has played some really good knocks too including last match's half-century.
That relentless 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦 to go out there and play fearless cricket 🤌
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 21, 2024
Glenn Maxwell and Dinesh Karthik played brilliant cameos in the last game and they can provide a very good finish. The team is looking quite confident and are the favourites in this game. Cameron Green and Patidar have contributed with some great innings in the last few matches including the partnership they made against CSK.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 21, 2024
The issues in bowling have been resolved a lot lately. Mohammed Siraj who was struggling to bowl one decent over, is bowling quite confidently in the last couple of games. Bangalore don't have a good spin bowler in their squad to handle the middle overs. But, Maxwell is there and he has been very reliable with the bowl. He bowled the first over in the last game and in the first delivery, Maxwell got rid of CSK skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 21, 2024
Yash Dayal has bowled some sensational spells this season and he is the most important bowler for the Royals right now. His final over against CSK was one of the best overs of this IPL 2024 season. He has scalped 15 wickets until now and bowled some really good overs throughout the season. Swapnil Singh is also contributing here and there but Lockie Ferguson is the weak link. He hasn't bowled even a single decent spell this season. His economy of almost 11 is a huge concern.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 21, 2024
Possible XIs
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Faf du Plessis (C), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Glenn Maxwell, Mahipal Lomror, Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, Mohammed Siraj, Yash Dayal
Impact player subs: Anuj Rawat, SS Prabhudessai, S Chauhan, M Bhandage, TK Curran, MJ Dagar, Vijaykumar Vyshak, RJW Topley, Rajan Kumar, Alzarri Joseph, Himanshu Sharma, LH Ferguson, Akash Deep
RCB vs DC IPL 2024 Match Preview, Head-to-head, Possible XIs and Dream11 Team Prediction
Read the full match preview, head-to-head stats, possible playing XIs, and Dream11 Team Prediction of the RCB vs DC match in IPL 2024 at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on 12th May, Sunday.
Royal Challengers Bangalorewill hostDelhi Capitals in match no 62 of IPL 2024 on Sunday, 12th May, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. RCB have won five out of 12 matches they have played so far this season and are sitting at the seventh spot of the points table. Delhi Capitals are sitting at the fifth spot of the table with six victories so it is going to be a must-win victory for both sides. From possible playing XIs to Dream11 team predictions, here is everything you need to know about the RCB vs DC match in IPL 2024.
RCB vs DC IPL 2024 Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
How to watch theRCB vs DC IPL 2024 Match?
The Royal Challengers Bangalore vsDelhi CapitalsIPL 2024 match will be televised on Star Sports Network. All the Indian Premier League matches will be streamed free on the Jio Cinema app and website.
Pitch & Weather Report
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium is one of the most high-scoring venues in the Indian Premier League, with an average first-inning score of 180 so far. It's a solid batting pitch but some seam movement is expected during the powerplay in the first innings. Three out of five matches played here this season have been won by teams batting second. There will be dew in the second half which makes the venue more chasable.
The temperature will be around 25 degrees Celsius. Humidity of about 83 percent is expected but there is no chance of rain.
RCB vs DC: Head-to-Head Record
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Delhi Capitals have faced each other in30matches. RCB have been the dominant side with 18 victories while Delhi have won only 11 games.
RCB have registered five victories after featuring in twelve games but four of those came in the previous four games. Virat Kohli is in great form and providing his side with a good start from his end in almost every game. He played a brilliant inning of 92 in the previous game. Faf is not having an excellent season as he has been so inconsistent. The duo is expected to open the inning for RCB in the game against PBKS.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 11, 2024
Glenn Maxwell didn't feature in the previous game. Patidar played a brilliant inning in the previous game but Will Jacks has failed to replicate his performance against GT. Dinesh Karthik has played lots of brilliant innings for RCB this season and has taken the responsibility to score runs consistently at lower down the order. Cameron Green also played an important inning in the previous game.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 11, 2024
RCB only have two games left in their hands and the hopes for the playoffs are still there. The issues in bowling have been resolved a lot lately. Mohammed Siraj who was struggling to bowl one decent over, is bowling quite confidently in the last couple of games.
Bangalore don't have a good spin bowler in their squad to handle the middle overs. They let go of Chahal and haven't been able to replace him with someone else. Yash Dayal has bowled some sensational spells this season and he is the most important bowler for the Royals right now.
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) May 11, 2024
Siraj picked up three wickets in the previous game while Swapnil Singh, Karn Sharma, and Lockie Ferguson picked up two wickets each. RCB have to continue their winning streak if they want to keep their hopes for the playoffs.
Delhi Capitals
DC are coming into this huge game after winning their previous match against Rajasthan Royals. The consistency has been a problem for Delhi and it would be difficult for them when they meet Bangalore on Sunday. Prithvi Shaw didn't feature in the previous game but Jake Fraser-McGurk and Abishek Porel both delivered as openers.
Fraser-McGurk has displayed his sensational hitting. The right-handed batter has already struck 4 half-centuries this season with his highest IPL score being 84 runs. The South African youngster, Tristan Stubbs is a vital batter in the DC unit. Stubbs has scored 318 runs in 12 games as a middle-order batter at an impressive strike rate of 188.17 so far this season.
Captain Rishabh Pant will miss the game as he is suspended and serve a one-match ban. Axar Patel is delivering some brilliant performances with the bat or bowl in every game.
Mukesh Kumar picked up two wickets in the previous game. The right-arm pacer bowls mainly in the death overs and has picked up wickets for his side consistently in almost every game despite conceding loads of runs. Kuldeep Yadav is having a brilliant season and bowled a perfect 4-over spell against the high-flying RR in the previous clash. Khaleel Ahmed has bowled good spells in the powerplay and will be there to bowl the important overs against RCB too.
Glenn Maxwell takes break in the middle of IPL 2024 over 'mental and physical fatigue'
Glenn Maxwell's performance in the matches played so far in IPL 2024 has not been good. He scored only 32 runs in 6 innings played this season, in which he was out on zero thrice.
Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Glenn Maxwell has taken a break from IPL 2024 for some time. However, it is not clear when he will return. He has taken this decision to give himself mental and physical rest. Maxwell revealed the news during the press conference after Royal Challengers Banglore's bitter defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Monday night.
Maxwell's performance in the initial matches was not good
Maxwell's performance in the matches played so far in IPL 2024 has not been good. He scored only 32 runs in 6 innings played this season, in which he was out on zero thrice. However, he was in tremendous form before coming to IPL. He scored 552 runs in 17 T20 matches played from November last year till the start of IPL at an average of 42.46 and strike rate of 185.85. During this period he also scored two centuries.
Maxwell asked Faf du Plessis to try someone else
Due to poor performance , Maxwell had ruled himself out of the match played against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on Monday. He told that he himself decided to withdraw from the match against SRH because he felt that he was not able to make a positive contribution. Maxwell said, "For me, personally, it was a pretty easy decision. I went to Faf and the coaches after the last game and said I felt it was probably time we tried someone else. I have been in this situation in the past where you can keep playing and get yourself deeper into a hole. I think now is actually a good time for me to give myself a bit of a mental and physical break, get my body right. If I'm required to get in during the tournament, I can hopefully get back into a really solid mental and physical space where I can still have an impact."
'I felt like I wasn't contributing in a positive way'
Maxwell said, "We have had a pretty big deficiency straight after the powerplay, which has been my area of strength over the last couple of seasons. I felt like I wasn't contributing in a positive way with the bat, and with the results and the position we find ourselves on the table, I think it's a good time to give someone else an opportunity to show their wares, and hopefully, someone can make that spot their own."
Maxwell hopes to return to the IPL 2024 league
Maxwell hopes that soon he will be mentally and physically prepared to play in the IPL 2024 again. It isn't the first time Maxwell has taken a break from the game over mental fatigue. With things not going right for the veteran cricketer, he decided it's best for the franchise to use other options while he rejuvinates and looks to bounce back with strength.
RCB's only win in 7 matches of IPL 2024 was against Punjab Kings on home ground. Even with 2 points from this win, the team remains at 10th position. Now the team will have to win all the matches to qualify.
Fantasy Team Prediction: RCB vs SRH match preview, head-to-head record and possible playing XI
Read the match preview, fantasy team prediction, head-to-head stats and possible paying XIs of the RCB vs SRH IPL 2024 cricket match on 15th April 2024, Monday.
Faf du Plessis's Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face Pat Cummins' Sunrisers Hyderabad in match no 30 of IPL 2024 at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. RCB placed at the bottom of the table at the moment, are facing many problems and found it hard to find a solution to them, will face a red-hot Sunriseres, who have evolved themselves as one of the strongest teams in the tournament so far. SRH at the moment are placed at number four in the points table with 3 wins in five games. As the fight for the top four spots gets intensified, we present you the match preview, fantasy team prediction, head-to-head stats and possible paying XIs of the RCB vs SRH match on 15th April 2024, Monday.
Match details
Match: RCB vs SRH, Match no 30.
Date: 15-04-2024, Monday
Time: 7.30 pm IST
Venue: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.
Streaming details | How to watch the RCB vs SRH match?
Fans can watch the RCB vs SRH match on the Star Sports Network network in India. Moreover, Indian fans can stream the match freely on Jio Cinema App and Website as well.
Pitch and Weather report
On Monday, Bengaluru will see a high temperature of 35 degrees Celsius during the day. In the evening it will drop to around 26 degrees. There are no chances of rain but the sky would be partly cloud during the evening.
Coming to the pitch at the M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, this is certainly one of the most high-scoring venues in the Indian Premier League, with an average first-inning score of 180 so far. Two out of three matches played here this season have been won by teams batting second. The dew in the second half also makes the score more chasable. So, a score of around 210 or more would be needed to defend at this venue.
RCB vs SRH head-to-head record
Matches: 23
SRH won: 12
RCB won: 10
NR: 1
What happened when these two faced last season at Bengaluru?
Last season when RCB faced SRH at the same venue, Heinrich Klassen's wonderful century was concealed by a stunning ton from Virat Kohli. RCB won the match by 8 wickets.
Team News
RCB
In the last match against Mumbai Indians, Rajat Patidar came in as an impact player and scored 50 from 26 balls. Image | RCB
RCB have been struggling from the start of the tournament this season. Except for Virat Kohli and Dinesh Karthik, none has shown form consistently. Captain Faf du Plessis has not got himself going other than one match. Glenn Maxwell is far away from his best. In a nutshell, the team look worried. However, a fine inning from Rajat Patidar in the last match would certainly give them confidence. Despite scoring a lot of runs and holding the orange cap, pundits have criticised his strike rate at the end. Along with that, the team management has struggled to send batters at the right time which has been criticised by RCB fans and pundits too.
In the last match, Glenn Maxwell hurt his fingers, but RCB's director of cricket Mo Bobat on Sunday said "Maxwell is okay at the minute and there are no injury concerns".
RCB have lost five out of their six games already and another defeat will push them towards elimination.
SRH
Nitish Kumar Reddy played a solid knock of 64 from 37 balls against Punjab Kings | Image: BCCI
Unlike RCB, Sunriseres Hyderabad under Pat Cummings have been solid this season. Till now they have won 3 out of their five games and have been attacking throughout their inning, which has been appreciated and applauded by the fans so far. With Abhishek Sharma firing at the top for them along with Travis Head, they have scored more runs than any other teams in IPL 2024 in the powerplay. Though Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klassen failed against Punjab Kings in the last match, their new recruit Nitish Kumar Reddy has looked good in the middle with a stunning 37-ball 64. Along with that, with a batting lineup capable of batting till number 10, they can go all-out in the middle overs as well, which has helped them propel in this season till now.
Glenn Maxwell has found it hard in IPL 2024 so far. Till now in IPL 2024 he has scored 32 runs in 6 innings after his third duck of the season against Mumbai Indians, he has now equalled the record for most ducks in IPL as well.
Glenn Maxwell. the RCB and Australian all-rounder had found it hard to get going in the Indian Premier League 2024 so far. After the success of the ICC World Cup 2023, Maxwell was expected to perform exceptionally for the Bengaluru franchise. Along with Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Dinesh Karthik, RCB were looking like a great team on paper. But, Glenn Maxwell's last six innings in IPL 2024 have been very disappointing till now for the RCB team management and the fans. Till now in IPL 2024, Glenn Maxwell has scored only 32 runs in 6 innings including 3 ducks.
Glenn Maxwell's last six innings in IPL 2024
0 vs CSK, 22 March 2024
Glenn Maxwell started IPL 2024 on a worse note than possible. Maxwell came to the crease when the scoreboard was 41/2 and replaced Rajat Patidar in the middle, who was going out after getting dismissed by Mustafizur Rahaman. However, unfortunately, Maxwell could not add anything to the board as he went back to the dressing room after a golden duck. Maxwell while trying to punch a ball from Deepak Chahar edged the ball to MS Dhoni.
3 vs PBKS, 25 March 2024
In the second match of IPL 2024, Glenn Maxwell again struggled, this time against the spin of Punjab Kings. Maxwell came to bat when RCB were looking good at 86/3 and hoped Maxwell to give them a solid finish. However, the all-rounder could only add 3 runs on the board in 5 balls. He was dismissed by Harpreet Brar while trying to make room and drive the ball on the off-side.
Glenn Maxwell scored his highest run in IPL 2024 against Kolkata Knight Riders. In the match, dominated by Virat Kohli at the top, Maxwell came to the crease at 82/2 and scored 28 from 19 balls. He was dismissed by Sunil Narine in the 15th over as he tried to go hard and managed to get a top edge to Rinku Singh at short third.
0 vs LSG, 2 April 2024
Maxwell scored his second duck of IPL 2024 against Lucknow Super Giants in Bengaluru. In the second inning of the match, Maxwell could not handle the pace and aggression of Mayank Yadav. Maxwell tried to manufacture a shot in the second ball against Yadav's 151 kmph short delivery and only managed to get the top edge to Nicholas Pooran.
1 vs RR, 6 April 2024
In the match against Rajasthan Royals, Glenn Maxwell was given a promotion in the batting order to find his lost form. However, that did not change his fortune as he played only 3 balls batting at number three and was dismissed by Nandre Burger for 1. Maxwell tried to go over mid-wicket to a quick delivery from the South African and lost all of his stumps in that process.
0 vs Mumbai Indians, 11 April 2024
Glenn Maxwell scored his third duck of Indian Premier League 2024 in the game against Mumbai Indians at Wankhede Stadium. After the inclusion of Will Jacks, Maxwell was dropped to number five in the batting order. However, that did not work for him as well. Shreyas Gopal, the leg-spinner trapped Maxwell in front of the wicket with a googly. Maxwell, who tried to play the ball towards mid-wicket missed the ball completely and even the DRS could not save him.
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