Kings' Maxwell ruled out of season with injury

Punjab Kings all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League season with an injury to his right hand.

The Australian missed Wednesday's match against Chennai Super Kings with his captain Shreyas Iyer saying before the toss that he had sustained a fractured finger.

Maxwell had played in seven of Kings' preceding nine games, but has struggled for form with single-figure totals in five of his six innings and a high score of just 30.

The 36-year-old has taken four wickets this season with his off-spin, at an average of 27.50.

Kings bought Maxwell at the pre-season mega auction for 4.2 crore (£390,000), after he played the previous four IPL seasons for Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

He is the franchise's second overseas player to see their season ended prematurely, after New Zealand seamer Lockie Ferguson injured his leg in mid-April.

"We will be signing some replacements at some stage," said Kings head coach Ricky Ponting.

"We've got until our 12th game [to name replacements], so we have a couple of games to go yet.

"We're having a look around at Indian talent as well and we're looking at what roles we might be able to fill."

Kings currently sit in second in the IPL table with six wins and three losses and will next face Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, 4 May (15:00 BST).