Chennai, May 1
Punjab Kings’ campaign in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 has suffered a major blow as allrounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the remainder of the season with a fractured finger.
“Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the remainder of the season due to a finger injury. We wish him a speedy recovery,” Punjab Kings posted on X.
The Australian allrounder, who fractured his right-hand finger, becomes the second big name to exit Punjab’s setup after Lockie Ferguson was sidelined earlier this month with a serious injury.
Maxwell, who was picked for Rs 4.2 crore at the last mega auction, had struggled with the bat this season — scoring just 48 runs in six innings and failing to cross double digits in his last four outings. However, he remained a useful option with the ball, picking up four wickets with his offspin. The injury, however, has now ended his campaign.
PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer had confirmed the blow at the toss of the match against Chennai Super Kings, calling it "unfortunate" and said the team hadn’t yet decided on a replacement. “We’re pretty strong in our mindset and the players we have outside of the playing XI. We’ve got a variety of match-winners, so we’re sticking with that," he had said.
The franchise, however, has not announced the replacement as of yet.