Glenn Maxwell was tidy when he came to the wicket. Bright eyes with sparkling jerseys. The situation was not favorable. He batted six-seven. Most of the innings have to end from there. Still got down for six today, but the task was not exactly up to Mar Mar Cut Cut Maxwell. Australia lost 4 wickets for 49 runs in 8.2 overs. Maxwell had to stand in front of the hat-trick ball.
Then 3 hours and 1 minute many people may want to touch! How is his feeling, how is his form-juice-smell - to understand that. It's not every day that you see an excellent show of human ability! Maxwell showed that show yesterday at the Wankhede Stadium, bordering the Arabian Sea. Pulling the team from the wreckage strained the leg muscles.
Maxwell lay down on the field several times due to muscle strain Photo: AFP
Adam Zampa came down from the dressing room several times and stood outside the field. But Maxwell did not let him down. The team had to win alone and leave the field. And what an incredible application of the ability to implement the wish! Yesterday Australia won this match by 3 wickets with 19 balls in hand. Maxwell left the field with 68.60 percent runs alone in the team's victory. What do you call Maxwell's unbeaten innings of 201 runs off 128 balls with 10 sixes and 21 fours?
One of the best in ODI history? If it seems excessive, at least it can be said to be one of the best in the history of the World Cup. But the safest thing is this - Maxwell explained with a piece of wood, nothing is impossible for man. People can do everything if they want, even bat without legs!
In the last 10 overs, the way Afghan bowlers have repeatedly crossed the boundary from long on to fine leg, it can be the 'reference point' of incredible batting on one leg. He could not move that leg due to tension in the muscles of his right leg. What's more, he couldn't play the previous match due to an injury on the golf course. Maxwell played such an innings on his return to the team yesterday, that from now on, like Gordon Greenidge's hoof, he can be called 'nothing is more terrible than Maxwell with a muscle strain!'
Maxwell played all the incredible shots despite the injury Photo: AFP
But at the end of the match, Maxwell's face has a modest smile. Who would have thought, this guy came down to chase runs in ODIs a while ago and scored the first double century! While talking to the broadcaster channel, Bhagya also pulled, 'Fortunately, I was able to stay at the end. Tried to stay positive and try to win the match from our batting plan...I had an opportunity to play an innings like this before but couldn't make the most of it. It's great to be able to do that today (tomorrow).''
As a spectator of such an innings, Pat Cummins must have been most thrilled. He saw Maxwell's superhuman innings from the best spot on the field—the non-strike end. In the last 10 overs, when Maxwell did not take a run or two to avoid risk, Cummins stood at the other end and applauded. Chasing around 6 runs per over, which is incredible to watch!
Cummins enjoyed Maxwell's superhuman innings as a spectator at one end Picture: AFP
But Cummins knew, if anyone can do Maxwell! And so their record pair looked like this in the eighth wicket - 202 not out off 170 balls. Of this, Maxwell's contribution alone is 179 with 102 balls! Australia made 61 in the last 10 overs, while Maxwell's 59. Yes, Maxwell played alone yesterday on that green carpet on the shores of the Arabian Sea, the rest were spectators.
0 Comments