New Delhi: The Australian all-rounder, Glenn Maxwell, gave the Indian cricket team a reality check on Tuesday when he scored not-out 104 runs innings in 48 deliveries.
Maxwell’s innings helped Australia chase down the mighty 223 runs target set by India, to keep the series alive with 2 more matches to go.
This is also the highest run chase against India in the T20I cricket, by any team.
Earlier, with the help of Ruturaj Gaikwad’s flamboyant 123 not-out innings, India posted a huge total of 222 for 3 on the board.
Silenced his haters 😌🔥
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In reply, despite early hiccups, with the help of Glenn Maxwell (104*), record-equaling fourth T20I century, Australia chased down the target successfully on the last ball with 5 wickets to spare.
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— Gaurav (@viratian_83) November 29, 2023
With Glenn Maxwell, equaling Rohit Sharma’s 4 T20I centuries record, let’s take a look at the top 5 batsmen with the most centuries in T20I cricket.
5] S Davizi (Czech Rep.)- 3 centuries
Sabawoon Davizi the Czech Republic cricketer, is the only batsman in the list, who is not a part of the Test-playing nations.
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Davizi has scored 3 centuries in 31 T20I international matches that he has played so far with an average of 41.03.
4] Babar Azam (Pakistan)- 3 centuries
The former Pakistani captain and star batsman, Babar Azam, is the next batman on the list, as he is well known for his orthodox cricket style and playing long innings for his team.
Babar Azam has 3 centuries under his name in the 104 matches, with an impressive average of 41.48.
3] Surya Kumar Yadav (India)- 3 centuries
The flamboyant Indian batsman, Surya Kumar Yadav, was forced to wait for his International debut for a long, long time, but once he did he took the world by storm with fearless cricketing style, especially in T20i cricket, a format in which he tasted the most of his success.
Surya has 3 centuries in the 56 matches he has played so far and is placed at the third position in the list with an incredible average of 46.02.
2] Glenn Maxwell (Australia)- 4 centuries
If one is to talk about unorthodox cricket, the first name that comes into mind is Glenn Maxwell, a player who with his unpredictable shots has a habit of making the life of any bowler on any given day a living nightmare.
Glenn Maxwell has scored a total of 4 international T20 centuries in 100 matches with an average of 29.54.
1] Rohit Sharma (India)- 4 centuries
The Indian opener, well known for his nickname ‘Hit-Man,’ has proved his prowess in all the formats of the game, including the T20Is. Despite being away from T20I cricket for over a year, he still holds the record of joint most centuries in T20I cricket.
Rohit Sharma has scored 4 centuries in 148 matches he has played with an average of 31.32.
