IPL: Decoding Glenn Maxwell's struggles vs Ravindra Jadeja in numbers
What's the story
The much-awaited Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is just around the corner.
Over the years, the tournament has seen some sensational player rivalries.
One such competition has been between Glenn Maxwell and Ravindra Jadeja.
The left-arm spinner has trapped Maxwell six times in the tourney.
While Maxwell will play for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025, Jadeja will continue his association with the Chennai Super Kings.
Here we decode their battle in the competition's history.
Stats
Jadeja's dominance over Maxwell in IPL
Jadeja has been a tough nut to crack for Maxwell, having dismissed him six times across 11 IPL innings, as per ESPNcricinfo.
No other batter has dismissed the Aussie star more times in the tournament.
Notably, Jadeja has also kept Maxwell quiet, conceding just 70 runs off 51 balls against him in these matches.
The Aussie owns a paltry average of 11.66 in this regard.
Struggles
Maxwell's struggle against left-arm spinners
Maxwell's performance against left-arm spinners has been a talking point.
He has been dismissed by left-arm spinners 20 times in 52 IPL encounters.
Despite the challenge, his strike rate in such matchups is an impressive 163.43. His average of 21.90 is on the lower side.
Harpreet Brar and Kuldeep Yadav are the other left-arm spinners to have dominated Maxwell, having dismissed him five times apiece in the IPL.
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Jadeja's dominance against the Aussies
Interestingly, Maxwell is not the only right-handed Aussie batter to have struggled against Jadeja. The left-arm spinner has also dismissed Steve Smith and Shane Watson five times apiece in the IPL. He has not trapped any other batter even four times.
Career
Can Maxwell bounce back in IPL 2025?
Maxwell had a dismal IPL 2024 campaign with Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
He featured in 10 matches and scored a paltry 52 runs at 5.77.
RCB subsequently released him before PBKS secured his services for ₹4.2 crore at the mega auction.
Overall, he owns 2,771 IPL runs at 24.74. His strike rate is brilliant (156.74).
Jadeja
Presenting Jadeja's all-round numbers in IPL
Meanwhile, Jadeja has scalped 160 wickets in 240 IPL matches at an economy rate of 7.62.
The left-handed batter also owns 2,959 runs at a strike rate of 129.73 (50s: 3).
The southpaw racked up 267 runs in IPL 2024 at a remarkable average of 44.50 in IPL 2024.
His tally included a strike rate of 142.78 (one half-century).
Jadeja wasn't as effective with the ball but took eight wickets with an economy rate of 7.85.