Watch: Axar Patel castles Glenn Maxwell with simple delivery to embarrass him
Published - 04 Mar 2025, 06:34 PM | Updated - 04 Mar 2025, 06:41 PM
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The star India National Cricket Team left-arm spinner Axar Patel rattled the stumps of Australia National Cricket Team star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell on Tuesday, March 4.
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 semi-final match between the India National Cricket Team and the Australia National Cricket Team is currently underway at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Axar Patel removes Glenn Maxwell for a low score
Maxwell failed to deliver with the bat in the high-octane semi-final game against India. After Australia lost Steve Smith for 73, the responsibility fell on Glenn Maxwell's shoulders to bat deep and take his team to a big score.
However, the Big Show played a reckless shot and saw his stumps getting shattered in the 38th over. He only managed to score 7 runs off 5 balls and failed to provide any support to star wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey.
On the 3rd ball of the 38th over, Axar Patel bowled a length delivery to Maxwell into the wicket on the middle stump. Looking at this, Glenn Maxwell went on back-foot and wanted to nudge the ball for a single.
However, he completely missed his shot despite the ball not having any turn or deviation and his stumps were shattered by the Indian spinner.
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Maxwell has been in decent form in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy 2025 as in the only completed match of Australia, he slammed 32 runs and bagged one wicket.
How did India perform in their previous ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match?
In their previous ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match, India continued their dominant run in the group stage, beating New Zealand by 44 runs at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
Batting first, India found themselves in early trouble at 30/3 after the Kiwi pacers' fiery spell saw the dismissals of Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma, and Virat Kohli.
However, a great 98-run stand between Shreyas Iyer (79 off 98) and Axar Patel (42 off 61) helped India stabilize their innings. Then, Hardik Pandya added valuable runs with a brisk 45 off 45 balls, pushing India to a competitive total of 249/9 on a very slow surface. For New Zealand, Matt Henry was the pick of the bowlers, claiming a sensational five-wicket haul (5/42).
Chasing 250, New Zealand struggled against the star Indian spinners with Varun Chakravarthy, who replaced Harshit Rana in the playing XI, looking the most threatening. Varun emerged as the match-winner as he picked up a stunning five-wicket haul (5/42) and he was well supported by others.
For New Zealand, Kane Williamson battled hard and scored 81 off 120 balls, but the rest of the batting lineup crumbled under pressure and they were eventually bowled out for 205 in 45.3 overs.
