It was a SUPER show from ‘Big Show’ Glenn Maxwell as his unbeaten 201 propelled Australia to an unthinkable victory in…
It was a SUPER show from ‘Big Show’ Glenn Maxwell as his unbeaten 201 propelled Australia to an unthinkable victory in the AUS vs AFG World Cup match at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
Australia, reeling at 91/7, were facing a tough defeat in a 292-run chase when Maxwell decided to cut loose.
The all-rounder also enjoyed quite a bit of luck as he was bowled out in his 30s and survived close calls from LBW, but the 35-year-old made the most of his luck and punished the Afghanistan bowlers.
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His astonishing innings included 21 fours and 10 sixes, the last of which was a winning run.
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Maxwell reached his first fifty in 51 balls. He then started playing with the bowlers and only needed 25 more balls to complete a hundred.
He then scored the next hundred in 52 balls to take Australia to the target.
Record galore at Wankhede stadium
Maxwell’s ‘once in a lifetime’ innings broke a host of records at the Wankhede Stadium. With 10 sixes in the innings, Maxwell overtook teammate David Warner and former South African captain AB de Villiers to move into third place on the list of players with most sixes in World Cups.
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Most sixes in World Cups49 – Chris Gayle45 – Rohit Sharma43 – Glenn Maxwell37 – AB de Villiers37 – David Warner
It was also the highest individual score in an ODI chase. The previous record was held by former England captain Andrew Strauss, who scored 158 against the Indians in Benglauru in 2011.
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Highest individual scores in an ODI chase201* – Glenn Maxwell (AUS) vs AFG, Bombay WS, World Cup 2023193 – Fakhar Zaman (PAK) v SA, Johannesburg, 2021185* – Shane Watson (AUS) v BAN, Mirpur, 2011183* – MS Dhoni (IND) v SL, Jaipur, 2005183 – Virat Kohli (IND) v PAK, Mirpur, 2012
The unbeaten 202 partnership between Maxwell and Pat Cummins was the highest or lowest seventh-wicket partnership in ODIs. The previous record for eighth wicket or less in ODIs was 138* by Justin Kemp and Andrew Hall against India in Cape Town in 2006.
Highest partnerships for 7th wicket or less in ODIs202* – Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins (AUS) v AFG, Mumbai WS, World Cup 2023177 – Jos Buttler and Adil Rashid (ENG) v New Zealand, Birmingham, 2015174* – Afif Hossain and Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN), Chattogram, 2022162 – Michael Bracewell and Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) v IND, Hyderabad, 2023
While India, South Africa and Australia have qualified for the semi-final, the race for the final spot remains open between Pakistan, New Zealand and Afghanistan.
