Glenn Maxwell was adjudged the man of the match for his yet another fifty, his 3rd in a row now. Maxwell scored 57 runs off 33 balls, with 3 fours & 4 sixes. After winning the award, Maxwell said, "A bit of clarity, I think I have been clear in my mind over the last couple of seasons in the IPL as well as professional cricket. I have found a nice bit of rhythm. Batting at 4, sometimes it's not the easiest position to bat - but the openers gave us an ideal set-up, took a bit of time to understand the wicket."

"Coming into RCB, they wanted me to do the same type of role. Really enjoyable to come into the dressing room and not make too many changes. Sharjah wicket is the toughest to adjust, the ball skidded through, unlike at the other venues where the ball held up and gave you some time to go onto the back-foot. Once you get used to it, the more time you spend, the easier it gets."

Brief Score:

Royal Challengers Bangalore - 164/7 in 20 overs. (Maxwell - 57(33), Padikkal - 40(38), Henriques - 3/12, Shami - 3/39)

Punjab Kings - 158-6 in 20 overs. (Agarwal - 57(42), KL Rahul - 39(35), Chahal - 3/29)
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