Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed a heroic and sensational double century to carry his aspect from 91 for 7 towards Afghanistan of their ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 on the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Battling cramps and again ache, Maxwell carried Australia throughout the road and into the semifinal of the World Cup 2023.
The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was sensational in what turned out to the ultimate over of the innings bowled by Afghan thriller spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Needing 21 to win off 24 balls, Maxwell smashed Mujeeb for 3 sixes and a 4 to convey up his maiden ODI double ton off 128 balls and finish the sport with greater than three overs to spare.
Maxwell’s massive hitting within the forty seventh over of the match went viral on social media. Australian skipper Pat Cummins, who scored simply 12 runs in a double century stand for the eighth wicket, referred to as it the ‘greatest ODI innings’ ever.
WATCH (*4*)Glenn Maxwell smash Mujeeb Ur Rahman for 22 runs in 4 balls HERE…
Maxwell , merely unbelievable the final over superb @CricketAus #AUSvsAFG #Maxwell # pic.twitter.com/Bh6Vw4XMey
— Sikander Bakht (@Sikanderbakhts) November 7, 2023
Maxwell was on 147 on the time, together with his crew nonetheless needing 55 to win, and his exhaustion from bowling his complete 10-over quota within the Afghanistan innings took a toll on his well being.
“We talked about coming off, trying to get some work into my back and trying to loosen up my legs a little bit. Jonesy (Nick Jones) the physio said it would be really hard for me to come back down the stairs after that. We just came up with ‘let’s stay at the same end’ for as long as you can until you feel like you can walk to the other end or if there’s an easy single here and there,” Maxwell advised Cricket Australia web site.
“It was a strange one because I was cramping in one of my toes, which was going up the front of my shin. Then as I set off to try and get down the other end, I cramped in my calf as well. I was cramping both sides of my lower leg, and as I went ‘oh no, I’m cramping’ I cramped in my left hamstring at the same time. I was like, I’ve got both legs cramping, and then I had a back spasm when I hit the ground,” he added.
Maxwell additionally revealed how he deliberate to assault different bowlers and hold Rashid Khan at bay. “We knew Rashid had about 18 balls left that was going to happen in the last 13 overs or something like that. As long as we kept him out of the game I felt like I could hit boundaries off the others. So was more about negating him, not letting him have a shot at the rest of the tail. If we could keep him out of the backend of the game we’d be alright,” he stated.
