Cramped Maxwell produces an all-time excellent innings to assist Australia beat Afghanistan in Mumbai.
Australia have actually reached the semifinals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, courtesy an all-time excellent one-day global (ODI) innings from Glenn Maxwell as they beat Afghanistan by 3 wickets in Mumbai.
Maxwell, greatly confined and having a hard time to run, scored 201 runs as the five-time world champs produced a sensational turn-around to beat a positive Afghanistan side at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday night.
It was a record run-chase at the arena in Mumbai and it followed Australia had actually been minimized to 91-7 in the 19th over, after Afghanistan selected to bat initially and published an overall of 291-5.
Glenn Maxwell produced among the most outrageous knocks in ODI history #CWC 23|#AUSvAFG pic.twitter.com/rIN8QxDTlm
— ICC Cricket World Cup (@cricketworldcup) November 7, 2023
‘Never seen anything like this’
“The most exceptional thing you will ever see in cricket,” previous New Zealand cricketer Ian Smith yelled on commentary as Maxwell struck a 6 to seal the win for Australia and cross 200 runs for himself.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who has actually won 3 World Cup titles, stated Maxwell played the inning “on no legs.”
“I have actually played a great deal of cricket, and I have actually enjoyed a great deal of cricket, however I have actually never ever seen anything like this,” a shocked Ponting stated, including, “It is something you will never ever, ever see once again in global cricket.”
When Maxwell came out to bat for Australia, they 4 wickets down for 49 runs in the ninth over and lost 3 more for 41 runs over the next 10 overs.
Afghan pacers Naveen-ul-Haq and Azmatullah Omarzai pegged Australia back with 2 wickets each in their opening spells.
Star leg-spinner Rashid Khan then cracked in with 2 wickets to send out Australia reeling.
The 35-year-old Maxwell put up a 202-run collaboration with captain Pat Cummins and dragged himself and his group over the line with a barrage of fours and 6s.
At the end of his brave innings, Maxwell had actually struck 21 fours and 10 6s in 128 balls. His partner Cummins just scored 12 run 68 balls in the match-winning collaboration.
‘Maxwell didn’t stop’
Previously, Ibrahim Zadran ended up being the very first Afghanistan gamer to score a century in a Cricket World Cup match as he led them to an overall of 291 runs in their 50 overs.
Zadran’s 143-ball-129 consisted of 8 fours and 3 6s.
Rashid revealed his overall capabilities to strike a fast 35 as Afghanistan closed the innings with a thrive.
Afghanistan were stunned as a hobbling Maxwell kept striking limits regardless of being not able to run as he experienced cramps and backache.
Captain Hashmatullah Shahidi stated it was an amazing outcome for his group.
“We remained in the video game, our bowlers began effectively, however the dropped possibilities harm us which was the minute, and after that, Maxwell didn’t stop. I need to offer credit to him,” he stated after the match.
Shahidi stated his group were bitterly dissatisfied to let the video game escape.
“We didn’t believe it was going to occur in this manner, however it’s part of the video game. That’s cricket.”
AfghanAtalan simply could not hold their nerves and let Australia recuperate from 91/7 to win the video game by 3 wickets. #AfghanAtalan|#CWC 23|#AFGvAUS|#WarzaMaidanGata pic.twitter.com/YLN7VmqQM8
— Afghanistan Cricket Board (@ACBofficials) November 7, 2023