Dharamsala, May 7 -- Australian all-rounder Mitchell Owen will be joining the Punjab Kings squad for the remainder of the IPL 2025 season. He will replace Glenn Maxwell, who was ruled out of the tournament after sustaining a finger injury, as reported by the Franchise.

Welcoming the 23-year-old to the team, head coach Ricky Ponting said as quoted by the PBKS press release, "I think we're all very happy to add Mitchell Owen to our squad for the back end of this season...He's someone that I've watched very closely, especially over the last 12 months."

"He's a very exciting player, a very exciting package. He is someone who can bat in lots of different positions in the order and can bowl some very handy medium pace as well, which will be r...