Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins achieved a remarkable feat by establishing the highest eighth-wicket partnership in World Cup history In the ICC ODI World Cup match between Australia and Afghanistan at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
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Their unbeaten partnership of 202 runs rescued the Australian team from a challenging situation as Afghanistan had pushed the Aussies to a precarious position with a score of 91-7.
This achievement surpasses the previous record of 117 runs, which was held by Iain Butchart and Dave Houghton of Zimbabwe against New Zealand in the 1987 World Cup.
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Moreover, during the 202-run stand, Maxwell did the heavy lifting and contributed a whopping 179 runs, while the skipper anchored at the other end with just 12 runs.
Cummins scored 12 runs off the 68 balls he faced, and another 11 runs came from extras. Maxwell's contribution in this partnership was an impressive 88.61%, which is the highest by a batter in a century stand in men's ODIs.
This performance surpassed his previous record of 88.35% during his 103-run stand with Cummins against the Netherlands in Delhi, where he contributed 91 runs out of those 103.
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What is the lowest percentage contribution in a partnership in the ICC World Cup history?
| Partnership | Player 1% (Runs) | Player 2 & (Runs) |
| G Maxwell & P Cummins (202 v Afghanistan, CWC'23) | 88.61% (179) | 5.94% (12) |
| G Maxwell & P Cummins (103 v Netherlands, CWC'23) | 88.35% (91) | 7.77% (8) |
| K Dev & S Kirmani (126 v Zimbabwe, CWC'83) | 77.78% (98) | 19.05% (24) |
| B Taylor & C Ervine (109 v India, CWC'15) | 77.06% (84) | 20.18% (22) |
| B McCullum & M Guptill | 73.33% (77) | 20.95% (22) |
Who will win the 2023 World Cup?
India and Australia are among the favourites for the 2023 World Cup title. The odds from Dafabet are as follows.
| Team | Odds (Dafabet) |
|---|---|
| India | 2.00 |
| Australia | 4.50 |
| South Africa | 5.50 |
| New Zealand | 10.00 |
| Pakistan | 21.00 |
| Afghanistan | 67.00 |
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