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punjabkesari.in Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 – 07:06 PM (IST)
Brisbane, Australia) : Star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has completed 10,000 runs in T20 cricket. He becomes only the third Australian and 16th player overall to do so. Maxwell achieved this feat during the first T20 match of the three-match series against Pakistan in Brisbane. Maxwell scored 43 runs in 19 balls with the help of five fours and three sixes in the match. Now he has 10,031 runs to his name in 448 matches and 421 innings at an average of 27.70, which includes 7 centuries and 54 fifties. His best score in this format is 154*.
‘This is why people pay a lot of money to watch this guy bat’ #AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/Zwab5Pnw3j
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 14, 2024
Maxwell is only the third Australian to reach the 10,000-run mark in T20Is, with former openers David Warner (12,411 runs) and Aaron Finch (11,458 runs) ahead of him. In 114 T20Is for Australia, Maxwell has scored 2,643 runs at an average of 30.03 and a strike rate of 155.56, including 5 centuries, the most by a player in T20Is. His best score is 145*. Maxwell has had a disappointing year as a batsman, scoring just 423 runs in 19 innings at an average of 24.88 and a strike rate of over 156, with one century and one half-century to his name. His best score is 120*.
Talking about the match, the first T20 match in Brisbane was shortened due to rain. Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first. Australia scored 93/4 runs in 7 overs, in which Maxwell (43 runs in 19 balls with the help of 5 fours and 3 sixes) and Marcus Stoinis (21* runs in 7 balls with the help of 2 fours and 1 six) performed brilliantly. Did. Abbas Afridi (2/9) was the standout bowler for Pakistan, while Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah got one wicket each.
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