Glenn Maxwell Equals Rohit Sharma's World Record With T20I Ton Against West Indies

11.02.2024 - 11:51 sports.ndtv.com

Glenn Maxwell slammed a sensational century to equal India skipper Rohit Sharma's world record during the second T20I encounter against West Indies in Adelaide on Sunday.

This was Maxwell's fifth century in the shortest format of the sport and he became only the second batter ever after Rohit to achieve the massive feat.

Maxwell looked in supreme form as he scored 120 off 55 deliveries with the help of 12 boundaries and 8 sixes. The knock was filled with exciting shots and thanks to his blistering innings, Australia posted their highest T20I total against West Indies - 241/4 in 20 overs. Most T20I centuries (Men) Rohit Sharma - 5 Glenn Maxwell - 5 Suryakumar Yadav - 4 Babar Azam - 3 Following the knock, Maxwell said that he had some 'cursed' outings in Adelaide and expressed his happiness at playing such an impressive knock with his parents watching from the stands. "It's nice, got my parents here as well.

I have had a few cursed Adelaide trips with them coming over to watch me. I broke my leg the last time they tried to come over to Adelaide.

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