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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell scored a historic 201* to chase down the 292-run target against Afghanistan on Tuesday in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023. With this victory, the five-time champions booked their semi-final berth in the CWC 2023. After his spectacular knock, the 35-year-old Maxwell expressed his gratitude towards fans and also lauded skipper Pat Cummins for his support at the other end during the chase.
During the game, Maxwell survived twice during his historic knock, once when his catch was dropped and secondly, when the umpire's decision was overturned following the DRS review. Apart from that, Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins stitched up an unbeaten 202-run partnership to become the first batting pair to record a 200-plus run partnership in ODI history for an 8th (or) lower wicket.
The Aussie all-rounder took to X and thanked the fans and also lauded Cummins. Maxwell also talked about a couple of chances he got during the innings and concluded by talking about returning to his 'dad duties'. He wrote, "Pretty overwhelmed with all the ❤️ Thank you so much to everyone that has sent messages. @patcummins30 was amazing out there! Sorry I knocked back a couple 🫣 Time to get back to dad duties 👨👩👦❤️"
In his historic innings, Maxwell broke numerous records smashing 10 sixes and 21 fours as he hit one four and three sixes to complete his double hundred and became the first Australian batter to score 200 runs in the limited-overs cricket format.
