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Maxwell is celebrating his 36th birthday on October 14.
Glenn Maxwell 200 Innings in ODIs: Australian cricket team’s all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is celebrating his 36th birthday today on 14th October. So on this occasion the cricketer has received many good wishes from the cricket world including his fellow players.
Maxwell, fondly called Maxi by the fans, is one of the leading all-rounder players not only in Australia but also in world cricket. So today in this article we are going to tell you about an innings played by Maxwell, which was recorded in the golden letters of ODI cricket history.
When Maxwell made the impossible possible
Let us tell you that not much time has passed since Maxwell played the best innings in the history of ODI cricket. Maxwell played this inning against Afghanistan during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 held in India last year. Maxwell played an unbeaten inning of 201* runs in 128 balls in the match, and led the team to an extraordinary match win. This innings of Maxwell is appreciated till date in the cricket world.
If we tell you about that match in detail, the 39th match of the World Cup was played at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. In the match, Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. Batting first, the Afghan team scored 291 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs on the basis of Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten century of 129*.
So when Australia set out to chase this target, its start was nothing special. In the second over, opener Travis Head was out without opening the account. After this, wickets started falling one after the other. Players like David Warner 18, Mitchell Marsh 24, Marnus Labuschagne 14, Josh English 0, Marcus Stoinis were out cheaply after scoring 6 runs. Australia had lost 7 wickets for 91 runs.
But Maxwell, who came to bat at number six, held one end and did not give up. Maxwell made the Kangaroo team win the match by making an unbroken partnership of 202 runs with captain Pat Cummins for the 8th wicket.
However, it was not so easy for Maxwell. He was having cramps during the match and was not able to run easily. Maxwell got injured several times on the field while running, but his never-say-die attitude played an important role in the team’s victory. Maxwell’s innings was declared by Wisden as the best ODI innings of the year 2023, while Australian captain Pat Cummins called it the best innings in ODI history.
