The performance of Matthew Wade of Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 has been disappointing. However, on Thursday, 19 May 2022, it looked like he would end his poor form against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He scored 16 runs in 12 balls with the help of two fours and a six. However, as soon as things started going in favor of the Australian batsman, Glenn Maxwell dismissed him in the last over of the powerplay. He missed the line of the ball while attempting a sweep. There was a huge appeal for pagbadha. After much deliberation, the umpire raised his finger. Matthew Wade expressed displeasure and demanded a review. The third umpire found that the ball would have hit the middle and leg-stump.
However, it appeared that the ball took the lower edge of the bat and hit Matthew Wade’s pad. Even though the technique did not favor Matthew Wade, the Australian batsmen were furious with the decision. He lost his cool as soon as he entered the dressing room. The Gujarat Titans opener threw his helmet as soon as he entered the dressing room. Not only this, he also slammed his bat on the ground several times. You can watch this video of Matthew Wade’s outrage below.
Matthew Wade has scored only 116 runs in the current season of IPL in eight innings at an average of 14.25 and strike rate of 116.32. Matthew Wade opened the innings with Shubman Gill in the first few matches for Gujarat Titans. He was later brought down at No.
Meanwhile, Virat Kohli scored his season-best 73 and Glenn Maxwell scored an unbeaten 43 off just 18 balls. These brilliant innings helped Royal Challengers Bangalore reach 170 for 2 in 18.4 overs to win against Gujarat Titans by 8 wickets and keep their hopes of reaching the playoffs alive.
Gujarat Titans is still at number one in the IPL 2022 points table. He has 20 points in 14 matches. In this match, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bat. Gujarat Titans scored 168 for 5 in 20 overs. Hardik Pandya scored an unbeaten 68 off 47 balls.