Mad MAX Fury! Glenn Maxwell shatters records for fun in AUS vs AFG
Glenn Maxwell breaks records with unbeaten double ton as Australia qualify for semi-finals
Glenn Maxwell single-handedly guided Australia to a thrilling 3-wicket win against Afghanistan. 91/7 was Australia, came a certain individual who wasted the match with a brilliant unbeaten knock of 201 to help Australia qualify for the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup.
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With a strike rate of 157, Maxwell took 128 deliveries to reach his double century. He hit 21 fours and 10 sixes to reach his double ton and thus became the first player to score two hundreds while chasing ODIs. Among the many records he has broken, Maxwell has become the first Australian to score a double hundred in the Cricket World Cup.
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Highest individual score in the World Cup
With his incredible unbeaten 201, Glenn Maxwell now has the third-highest individual score by a batsman in the Cricket World Cup. Only Martin Guptill (237) and Chris Gayle (215) surpass him.
Maxwell is also the first batsman to score 150 batting at number 5 or below while chasing in ODI history.
Glenn Maxwell is the first player to score 2 centuries in an edition of WC batting at number 5 or below.
Glenn Maxwell Records Today:
- First Australian player to score a double hundred in an ODI.
- Highest score in ODI chase.
- First non-opener to score a double century in an ODI.
- First double century in a chase in an ODI.
- Most hundreds in the World Cup with a batting of 5 or less.
Highest individual scores in World Cups
237* – Martin Guptill (New Zealand) v Wisconsin, Wellington, 2015215 – Chris Gayle (WI) v ZIM, Canberra, 2015201* – Glenn Maxwell (AUS) v AFG, Bombay WS, 2023188* – Gary Kirsten (SA) v UAE, Rawalpindi, 1996183 – Sourav Ganguly (IND) v SL, Taunton, 1999
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Highest individual scores in an ODI chase
201* – 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
Highest individual scores for Australia in ODIs
201* – Glenn Maxwell vs AFG, Mumbai WS, World Cup 2023185* – Shane Watson v BAN, Mirpur, 2011181* – Matthew Hayden v New Zealand, Hamilton, 2007179 – David Warner v PAK, Adelaide, 2017178 – David Warner against AFG, Perth, 2015 World Cup
“It was hot while I was playing today, I haven’t exercised much because of the heat, it got to me today. I wanted to stay back and get some movement (in my legs). Not too much (when asked about the plans at 92/7), just stick to the batting plans as much as possible, for me, still positive, still looking to play my shots, that LBW, he was just over the top (stumps ), that probably made me more proactive”Maxwell said after his brilliant knock.
“A touch of swing and pinch (off the surface), as happens here under the lights, they bowled beautifully to exploit that. It would have been nice if it had been a no chance shot, but I had my chances, making the most of them tonight is something I can be proud of.
Surprisingly, after the first two games, people were quick to write us off.
The faith was always there (as a team), after today, it would have gone up a little more.”Maxwell concluded.
