Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) posted a mammoth total of 212/1 on the board against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), thanks to half-centuries from their star batting trio of Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis and Glenn Maxwell at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. Star Aussie all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, who kept on smashing the LSG bowlers all-over the park, was involved in funny banter with English speedster Mark Wood during the mid-innings break.
The hosts were going through the motions after former skipper Virat Kohli’s dismissal after a brisk half-century. That is when Glenn Maxwell joineed Faf in the middle and upped the scoring rate from the get-go. Maxwell registered an explosive half-century off just 24 deliveries in a magnificent stand with skipper Faf du Plessis at the other end.
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His innings was eventually cut short in the final over of the first innings when Mark Wood rattled his stumps for his first wicket of the match, reclaiming the Purple Cap with nine scalps to his name. The duo was involved in a funny moment during Maxwell’s mid-innings interview when the Australian all-rounder handed Wood the Purple Cap.
The English speedster showed his Purple Cap to the Aussie, reminding him of his dismissal in the match. While all the LSG bowlers were taken to the cleaners by the famed RCB trio, Mark Wood was the only bowler who managed to contain the batters to some extent as he conceded 32 runs in his four overs, the lowest economy among the LSG bowlers.
Here is video of the fun banter between Glenn Maxwell and Mark Wood:
Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Faf du Plessis (c), Mahipal Lomror, Glenn Maxwell, Shahbaz Ahmed, Dinesh Karthik (wk), Anuj Rawat, David Willey, Wayne Parnell, Harshal Patel, Mohammed Siraj
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Lucknow Super Giants (Playing XI): KL Rahul (c), Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran (wk), Jaydev Unadkat, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi
