‘Biggest ODI innings ever’ – Reactions as Maxwell data double ton

Glenn Maxwell hit an epic double century on Tuesday as Australia beat Afghanistan of their ICC Males’s ODI World Cup spherical robin fixture on the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.

An unbeaten 201 off 128 noticed Maxwell pull Australia out of a repair after they have been decreased to 91/7 to file the third-highest particular person rating in a the ICC Males’s ODI World Cup. Maxwell’s innings was additionally the best particular person rating in a chase in males’s ODI.

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At one level of the match, it regarded like Australia have been set to turn into Afghanistan’s newest victims at this version alongside defending champions England, 1992 winners Pakistan and 1996 champions Sri Lanka.

However Maxwell, dropped on 33, responded in model to go hammer and tongs and finish the match along with his tenth six as he turned solely the third batter to attain a World Cup double hundred.

With this win, Australia joined India and South Africa within the semi-finals.

Right here’s a have a look at how the world reacted to Maxwell’s gorgeous innings:

“It could’ve been good if it was chanceless, I’ve lived a really charmed life on the market,” stated Maxwell, appropriately nicknamed ‘The Massive Present’.

He made Afghanistan pay with an astounding 128-ball innings that includes 21 fours and 10 sixes as he turned simply the third batsman after New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and West Indies’ Chris Gayle to attain a World Cup double century.

Maxwell ended the match in model with practically three overs to spare when he slammed Mujeeb for one more six.

The 35-year-old’s highest one-day worldwide rating was simply his fourth century in 136 matches at this stage, however second of the match after he scored the quickest hundred in males’s World Cup historical past, off simply 40 balls, in opposition to the Netherlands.

Australia captain Pat Cummins was 12 not out however performed his half by holding agency in an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 202.

There was yet one more twist late on in a dramatic encounter when Maxwell, on 146, suffered a violent assault of cramp as he hobbled via for a single.

However following on-field therapy a still-struggling Maxwell continued to pulverise Afghanistan’s assault with a blinding array of photographs.

‘I really feel surprising’

”Horrific, I really feel surprising. It was fairly sizzling after we have been fielding, I haven’t accomplished a complete lot of excessive depth train within the warmth. It acquired a maintain of me at this time, I used to be fortunate to stay it out till the tip,” stated Maxwell.

His repertoire of photographs included a rare reverse hit for six off paceman Azmatullah Omarzai – earlier denied a hat-trick by Maxwell.

Afghanistan, regardless of this defeat, stay in last-four rivalry however they might want to beat second-placed South Africa and hope different outcomes go their method to qualify for the knockout section.

It had appeared the evening would belong to Ibrahim Zadran, whose 129 not out in a complete of 291/5 was the primary hundred by an Afghanistan batsman at a World Cup.

That left Australia needing to raised their earlier highest successful rating to win a World Cup match of 287 in opposition to New Zealand in a 1996 quarter-final in Chennai

However opener Travis Head fell for a duck, caught behind off an excellent Naveen-ul-Haq supply that seamed away sharply, with the paceman additionally having Mitchell Marsh lbw for twenty-four.

Australia’s 43-2 then turned 49-4 as Omarzai struck with successive deliveries, clear bowling veteran opener David Warner following the left-hander’s ugly heave throughout the road earlier than Josh Inglis edged to first slip.

Maxwell survived the hat-trick, nicking wanting wicketkeeper Ikram Alikhil.

Australia have been 69-5 when a mix-up with Maxwell noticed Marnus Labuschagne run out by Rahmat Shah’s direct hit from midwicket earlier than leg-spinner Rashid Khan eliminated Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc as the gang roared Afghanistan on.

However then got here Maxwell’s large reprieve, with Australia 112/7.

“Actually disenchanted. Cricket is a humorous sport, it was unbelievable,” stated Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi.

Earlier, opener Zadran took Afghanistan to their highest World Cup complete as they topped their 288 they made in opposition to the West Indies at Headingley in 2019.

Australia initially saved Afghanistan in examine after shedding the toss, albeit they struggled for wickets with Zadran finishing his fifth hundred in 27 ODIs, off 131 balls, together with seven fours.

Zadran, nevertheless, accelerated after going to a few figures with Rashid making a dashing 35 not out throughout a quickfire unbroken stand of 58.

With inputs from AFP