glenn maxwell walks off after getting out for a duck

Glenn Maxwell set a new record today (March 25) for the most ducks in the history of the IPL when he was out first ball in Punjab Kings' first game of the 2025 IPL.

Having last represented the side in 2020, Maxwell's playing return to Punjab didn't go to plan when he was given out after attempting a reverse sweep off his first ball at the crease. PBKS had been motoring along after opener Priyansh Arya got them off to a fast-start with a 23-ball 47. However, after he was out in the seventh over, Azmatullah Omarzai fell for 16 in the 11th, bringing Maxwell to the crease.

When the umpire's finger went up to give Maxwell out for a golden duck, he opted not to review, and walked off the pitch straight away. If he had chosen to send the decision upstairs, the decision would have been reversed as the ball had in fact been set to miss the stumps.

Glenn Maxwell sets unwanted IPL record

That dismissal also gave Maxwell the unwanted title as the player who has been dismissed for the most ducks in the history of the IPL. He was previously tied on 18 ducks with Dinesh Karthik and Rohit Sharma, whereas he now holds the record alone with 19 ducks. His two most recent ducks came in his two most recent innings in the competition, after he ended last year's season for RCB with a first-ball duck. Five of his 19 ducks have come in his last 10 IPL innings.

Despite losing two wickets in two balls, PBKS went on to post a huge total. Shreyas Iyer finished unbeaten on 97 off 42 balls, stranded at the non-striker's end while Shashank Singh played a lower order cameo at the striker's. He hit 44 off 16 balls to take PBKS to 243-5 at the end of the innings.

Full list: Players with the most ducks in the IPL

Player Teams played for Span Ducks
Glenn Maxwell KXIP, MI, PBKS, RCB 2013-2025 19
Dinesh Karthik DD, GL, KXIP, KKR, MI, RCB 2010-2024 18
Rohit Sharma Deccan Chargers, MI 2008-2025 18
Piyush Chawla KXIP, KKR, MI 2008-2024 16
Sunil Narine KKR 2012-2024 16
Mandeep Singh DC, KXIP, KKR, RCB 2010-2023 15
Rashid Khan GT, SRH 2018-2024 15
Manish Pandey DC, KKR, MI, Pune Warriors, RCB, SRH 2008-2023 14
Ambati Rayudu CSK, MI 2010-2023 14
Harbhajan Singh MI 2008-2027 13
Parthiv Patel CSK, Deccan Chargers, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, MI, RCB 2008-2019 13
Ajinkya Rahane DC, MI, RR, Rising Pune Supergiants 2008-2020 13
R Ashwin CSK, KXIP, RR, Rising Pune Supergiants 2010-2024 12
Gautam Gambhir DD, KKR 2009-2016 12
Shikhar Dhawan DC, DD, MI, PBKS, SRH 2008-2023 11
Sanju Samson DD, RR 2013-2024 11
David Warner DC, DD, SRH 2009-2023 11
AB de Villiers DD, RCB 2008-2021 10
Virat Kohli RCB 2008-2023 10
Amit Mishra Deccan Chargers, DD, SRH 2009-2014 10
Suryakumar Yadav KKR, MI 2012-2024 10

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