Maxwell Accomplishes Historical Chase for Australia: maxwell 200 in world cup

maxwell 200 in world cup : ICC ODI World Cup 2023

Australian middle-order batsman Glenn Maxwell accomplishes a historical chase at the iconic Wankhede stadium on Tuesday against rising Afghanistan, shattering a few records too.

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He aided Australia in chasing down the 291 runs target with a once in a lifetime knock of unbeaten 201 off 128 balls alongside Pat Cummins who supported unbelievably with 1n unbeaten 12 in 68 deliveries.

Mazwelk had to come early on the crease when Australia was stumbling at 49/4 due to an outrageous bowling by Afghan pacers Omarzai and Naveen. Then magician Rashid also joined the party, grabbing two wickets to leave the Aussies bleeding at 91/7. From there, the right-hand power-hitter took the responsibility on his shoulders while no one had any hope of Australia winning the game from there. Maxwell unleashed an onslaught on a robust Afghan bowling unit, hammering them for 21 fours and 10 soaring maximums while reaching the three-figure mark in 76 balls.

The white-ball specialist sustained endless cramps since the 37th over of the game and was unable to run but showed the character of a warrior and dealt with boundaries since then and stole a few singles when it was needed. His batting partner skipper Cummins also deserves a lot of credit for sticking around there and playing a test match knock to let Maxwell do his job without any worries.

The RCB boy’s historical knock is now the highest individual score during chasing in an ODI. It is also the highest score by a non-opener in the history of One Day cricket. This amazing knock also reminded netizens of Kapil Dev’s incredible 175* knock during the 1983 World Cup against Zimbabwe after Indias collapse of 23/5.

Australia qualified for the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup with this scintilating win by three wicKets and 19 balls to spare.