Australian batting legend Glenn Maxwell attained a mega milestone in first match of three-match T20 International series between Australia and Pakistan, which was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain. As Aussies batted first, Maxwell played a brilliant knock of 43 runs off 19 balls, featuring 5 fours and 3 sixes.
His impactful innings of 43 runs off 19 balls, featuring 5 fours and 3 sixes, powered Australia to a total of 93 runs for 4 wickets in the 7-over match. During this innings, the star all-rounder also attained the record of 10,000 runs in T20 cricket.
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In addition to Maxwell’s explosive innings, what left fans worldwide in awe was his remarkable reverse sweep for a six off Pakistan’s premier pacer Shaheen Afridi’s delivery.
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Maxwell third Australian batsman to cross 10,000 runs in T20 cricket
With this feat, Maxwell joins David Warner and Aaron Finch in an elite club. Warner tops the list with 12,411 runs, followed by Finch with 11,458, while Maxwell now ranks third with 10,031 runs.
Since making his T20 debut in 2010, Glenn Maxwell achieved milestone of 10,000 runs in T20 cricket in his 421st innings. Throughout his career, the all-rounder has maintained an average of 28 and a strike rate of 154, with 7 centuries and 54 half-centuries to his name.
