Maxwell, AB take RCB to top of table

Glenn Maxwell showed why franchise owners take massive punts on him. In the scorching heat of Chennai and on a sluggish pitch, Maxwell, in the company of AB de Villiers, produced a dazzling display of T20 batting to tame KKR. The 32-year-old Australian made 78, which included nine fours and three sixes, and de Villiers hammered an unbeaten 76 off 34 with nine fours and three sixes. RCB amassed 204/4. It proved too much for KKR as they finished on 166/8 to lose by 38 runs. “Maxi has taken to this team like duck to water. AB loves the team and they were the difference today,” Kohli said after the match.