2024-02-12 00:46:08
Glenn Maxwell could not benefit with the bat in the first match. He returned to Sajghar with 10 runs off 8 balls. However, the West Indies bowlers could not get him out in Adelaide on Sunday (February 11). He took the field in 6.4 overs and survived till the end. At this time, he faced only 55 balls and scored 120 runs with 12 fours and 8 sixes. Strike rate 218.18. Which is the fifth century of his T20 career and the second highest run-scoring innings.
Australia scored 241 runs with the loss of 4 wickets based on Maxwell’s stormy century. Windies need to score 242 runs to win. 241 runs is fourth in Australia’s T20 cricket history. Earlier they scored 263 against Sri Lanka, 248 against England and 245 against New Zealand.
Australia lost the wicket of Josh English for 14 runs that day. He was dismissed by the holder after scoring only 4 runs. After 57 runs, Mitchell Marsh also returned to the dressing room. 29 runs with 3 fours and 2 sixes was dismissed by Alzari Joseph.
Opening batsman David Warner returned to go for 64 runs. Romario Shepherd brought back Warner who scored 22 runs with 3 fours and 1 six.
Maxwell entered the field from there. After that, Maxwell added 82 runs to the team collection of 42 balls for the fourth wicket with Marcus Stoinis. At this time, he scored fifty in 25 balls with 4 fours and 4 sixes.
Stoinis returns with 16 runs in 2 fours after 146 runs. Holder also took his wicket.
Then Maxwell and Tim David stormed to finish the innings. These two batsmen added 95 runs in 39 balls unbroken. At this time, Maxwell completed the century with 9 fours and 7 sixes in 50 balls. He touched the record of maximum five centuries jointly with Rohit Sharma in international T20. In the end he remained unbeaten on 120 runs off 55 balls with 12 fours and 8 sixes. Which is the second highest innings of his career. Earlier he scored 145 not out against Sri Lanka in 2016. He also scored 113 and 104 runs against India and 103 runs against England.
He remained unbeaten on 31 runs with Maxwell in 14 balls with 2 fours and an equal number of sixes.