Glenn Maxwell of Australia celebrates the wicket of Lhuan-dre Pretorius of South Africa throughout recreation two within the T20 Worldwide sequence between Australia and South Africa at Marrara Stadium on August 12, 2025 in Darwin, Australia.— AFP/File
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen revealed its greatest signing on Thursday, asserting that they’ve roped in Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell for the upcoming eleventh version of the Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL), set to start from March 26 to Might 3.
Maxwell has been one among Australia’s most dominant performers within the T20I format.
In 129 matches, he has scored 2,897 runs at a strike price of 158.42, together with 12 half-centuries and 5 centuries, with a highest rating of 145. He has additionally claimed 49 wickets together with his off-spin.
The appropriate-handed batter brings huge franchise expertise, having featured in competitions such because the Massive Bash League (BBL), Indian Premier League (IPL), The Hundred and the Vitality Blast.
Throughout 502 T20 matches, Maxwell has amassed 10,986 runs at a strike price of 154.16, registering 58 fifties and eight centuries, whereas additionally taking 196 wickets.
He’s set to make his PSL debut this season and is anticipated so as to add firepower and expertise to the Kingsmen’s squad.
Earlier, on February 6, Australia’s top-order batter Marnus Labuschagne was additionally named as a direct signing by the franchise.
The PSL participant public sale — the primary within the league’s historical past — was held on the Expo Centre on Wednesday, the place all eight franchises finalised their squads.
The public sale changed the draft system, which had been in place for the primary 10 editions for the reason that league’s inception in 2016.
The shift within the participant choice mannequin comes because the PSL prepares for enlargement, with the addition of two new franchises: Sialkot Stallionz and Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen.
The six current groups had been allowed to retain solely 4 gamers every from their core squads, making squad-building a difficult process forward of the brand new season.
Hyderabad Houston Kingsmen for Pakistan Tremendous League (PSL) 11: Saim Ayub (Rs126 million), Akif Javed (Rs196 million), Maaz Sadaqat (Rs35 million), Marnus Labuschagne (Direct Signing), Glenn Maxwell (Direct Signing), Usman Khan (Rs46.2 million), Mohammad Ali (Rs21.5 million), Kusal Perera (Rs31 million), Muhammad Irfan Khan (PKR 29 million), Hassan Khan (Rs18.5 million), Shayan Jahangir (Rs6,000,000), Ottniel Baartman (Rs11 million), Hammad Azam (Rs6,000,000), Riley Meredith (Rs42 million), Sharjeel Khan (Rs6,000,000), Asif Mehmood (Rs6,000,000), Hunain Shah (Rs6,000,000), Rizwan Mehmood (Rs6,000,000), Saad Ali (Rs6,000,000) and Tayyab Arif (Rs6,000,000).
