Punjab Kings have picked Australian all-rounder Mitch Owen as a alternative for the injured Glenn Maxwell, who was dominated out of the remaining IPL season after fracturing his finger.
The Australian stalwart, who has had an underwhelming IPL season this yr, might solely handle 48 runs in seven video games with six single-digit scores.
Maxwell suffered the damage earlier than PBKS’ rained out sport towards Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on April 26 through which he was dismissed for seven runs.
He was changed by Suryansh Shedge within the subsequent match towards Chennai Super Kings, which PBKS gained by 4 wickets.
“Punjab Kings have picked all-rounder Mitch Owen as a replacement for Glenn Maxwell, who has been ruled out of the remainder of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 due to a broken finger,” mentioned an IPL assertion.
The 23-year-old Owen, a right-hand batter and a right-arm pacer who has performed 14 first-class video games, will be part of the Shreyas Iyer-led franchise for ₹3 crore.
“Mitch Owen, from Tasmania, Australia, has played 34 T20s and scored 646 runs, including two centuries and a highest score of 108. The Australian all-rounder also has 10 T20 wickets to his name,” mentioned the IPL assertion.
Published – May 04, 2025 05:59 pm IST
