Punjab Kings i.e. PBKS has announced the replacement of injured Glenn Maxwell. A finger injury forced the Australian all-rounder to miss the 2025 Indian Premier League. Glenn Maxwell has now been replaced by all-rounder Mitchell Owen for the Punjab Kings. For Australia, Mitchell Owen has not yet made his debut. He is an uncapped overseas player. Punjab Kings have announced this replacement before the match against Lucknow Super Giants in Dharamsala. This replacement was revealed by the Punjab Kings prior to their game against the Lucknow Super Giants in Dharamsala.
Let us tell you that Mitchell Owen was playing for Peshawar Zalmi in the Pakistan Super League till now. Peshawar Zalmi is Babar Azam’s team. However, now this dashing batsman can be seen playing for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025 .
Mitchell Owen has played 34 T20 matches. He has amassed 646 runs at an average of 25.84 and a strike rate of 184.57 while going undefeated five times in 30 innings. His highest score to date is 108 runs, and he has achieved two hundreds.
In the Big Bash League (BBL), Mitchell Owen has scored 531 runs in 21 innings of 24 matches at an average of 33.18 and a strike rate of 184.37. He also has 10 wickets in T20 cricket. Owen’s century in the Big Bash League final made the Hobart Hurricanes champions. At a strike rate of 257 runs, he amassed 108 runs in 42 balls. Owen was seen playing as an opener in this league. In such a situation, it will be interesting to see at which batting position Punjab uses him.
The next match the Punjab Kings must play is against the Lucknow Super Giants.
Punjab Kings now have to play their next match today i.e. on 4th May against Lucknow Super Giants. It is very important for both the teams to win this match and their players will be fully prepared to leave their mark. If Punjab has to reach the playoffs, then it will have to win at least two out of 4 matches at any cost. Under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer, Punjab’s performance has been strong in the 16th season of the Indian Premier League.
Talking about Lucknow Super Giants, the team has won 5 out of 10 matches so far while they have lost 5 matches. The team has 9 points and is at the sixth position in the points table of IPL 2025.
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