AUS vs AFG highlights: Maxwell 201 clinches incredible win for Australia
ICC Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE: Aussies defeat Afghanistan by three wickets, they were tottering at 91-7. Australia became the third team to enter the semifinals
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Maxwell led an incredible comeback while adding 202 runs for the eighth wicket with skipper Pat Cummins.
Battling pain and exhaustion, Glenn Maxwell conjured arguably the greatest knock (201 not out off 128 balls) in the history of limited overs cricket to singlehandedly propel Australia to a sensational three-wicket win over Afghanistan in the World Cup at Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.
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With this, Australia became the third team to enter the semifinals. Opting to bat, opener Ibrahim Zadran became the first Afghanistan batter to score a World Cup hundred and guided his team to 291 for five.
In reply, Australia were down and out at 91 for seven in the 19th over. That's when Maxwell decided to take charge and led an incredible comeback while adding 202 runs for the eighth wicket with skipper Pat Cummins (12 not out), who watched the mayhem unfolding from the other end.
In all, Maxwell smashed 21 boundaries and 10 sixes.
Earlier, Zadran carried his bat through the innings and finished on 129 not out off 143 balls.
Afghanistan lost opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a 25-ball 21 but Zadran and Rahmat Shah stitched 83 runs for the second wicket to lay a good foundation before the latter was dismissed by Glenn Maxwell for a 44-ball 30 in the 25th over with the score reading 121.
Unperturbed by the loss of few wickets at the other end, Zadran continued to accumulate runs at a decent rate to prop up his team against the five-time world champions.
Rashid Khan smashed unbeaten 35 off 18 balls towards the end.
Cricket World Cup 2023: Australia vs Afghanistan Playing 11
Afghanistan Playing 11: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil(w), Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq.
Australia Playing 11 : Travis Head, David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis(w), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins(c), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa, Josh Hazlewood
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10:31 PM
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10:19 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | AUS vs AFG LIVE SCORE | AUS 293-7 after 46.4 Overs | Double century for Maxwell
Over Summary: 0 6 6 4 6 ; Australia 293-7 after 46.5 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (201); Pat Cummins (12)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman [8.0-1-50-0] is back into the attack
Maxwell defends the first ball. Then unleashes himself, finishing the game in style.
Maxwell first hits 2nd ball towards wide long on for a SIX followed by a SIX to right to long-on. He smashes the 4th ball through extra cover for FOUR.
He registers his first double ton with a SIX and thus crushes Afghanistan's dream.
10:14 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 271-7 after 46 Overs
Over Summary: 1 Wd 0 1 0 0 1 ; Australia 271-7 after 46 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (179); Pat Cummins (12) | Australia need 21 runs in 24 balls
Rashid Khan [9.0-0-40-2] is back into the attack and concedes four runs.
10:10 PM
Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 267-7 after 45 Overs
Over Summary: 6 0 0 0 0 1 ; Australia 267-7 after 45 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (177); Pat Cummins (11) | Australia need 25 runs in 30 balls
Naveen-ul-Haq [8.0-0-40-2] is back into the attack and Maxwell smashes the first ball for a SIX.
Maxwell retains the strike with a single off the last ball.
10:04 PM
Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 260-7 after 44 Overs
Over Summary: 4 0 6 4 0 1 ; Australia 260-7 after 44 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (170); Pat Cummins (11) | Australia need 32 runs in 36 balls
Azmat continues and Maxwell continues to spell magic here. He first manages a thick edge to fine leg for FOUR. Then he reverse sweeps one towards third man boundary for a SIX.
He smashes the 4th ball towards cow corner for FOUR.
9:59 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 245-7 after 43 Overs
Over Summary: 0 0 0 0 0 0 ; Australia 245-7 after 43 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (155); Pat Cummins (11) | Australia need 47 runs in 42 balls
Noor Ahmad continues and bowls a MAIDEN over to Cummins. Maxwell can't run.
9:56 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 245-7 after 42 Overs
Over Summary: 0 0 4 0 4 0 ; Australia 245-7 after 42 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (155); Pat Cummins (11)
Azmatullah Omarzai [5.0-1-29-2] is back into the attack.
Maxwell not able to run a single, somehow managed two boundaries in the over with his brute force.
9:54 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 237-7 after 41 Overs
Over Summary: 4 1 0 0 0 0 ; Australia 237-7 after 41 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (147); Pat Cummins (11)
Noor Ahmad [8.0-0-48-0] is back into the attack and smashes the first ball for FOUR. He take a single off the next ball, but in too much pain.
Cummins defends the remaining four deliveries.
9:52 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 232-7 after 40 Overs
Over Summary: 0 4 4 1 0 0 ; Australia 232-7 after 40 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (142); Pat Cummins (11)
Naveen-ul-Haq continues...
Maxwell, though, struggling but hammers two back-to-back boundaries before taking a single. This is the template he has followed throughout the game.
Cummins blocks the remaining two deliveries.
9:47 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 223-7 after 39 Overs
Over Summary: 6 1 0 0 0 0 ; Australia 223-7 after 39 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (133); Pat Cummins (11)
Rashid continues and Maxwell smashes the first ball over mid-on for a SIX. He cuts the next for a single.
Cummins defends the remaining four deliveries.
9:35 PM
Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 216-7 after 38 Overs
Over Summary: 0 1 0 0 Wd 0 0 ; Australia 216-7 after 38 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (126); Pat Cummins (11) | Australia need 76 runs in 72 balls
Naveen-ul-Haq [6.0-0-29-2] is back into the attack and concedes only two runs.
Maxwell is looking in great pain due to back spasm.
Check Australia vs Afghanistan live full scorecard here9:27 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 214-7 after 37 Overs
Over Summary: 1 0 0 0 1 1 ; Australia 214-7 after 37 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (125); Pat Cummins (11)
Rashid Khan [7.0-0-30-2] is back into the attack and concedes three singles in the over.
9:24 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 211-7 after 36 Overs
Over Summary: 0 4 6 1 0 0 ; Australia 211-7 after 36 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (123); Pat Cummins (10)
Nabi continues and Maxwell unleashes himself once again.
He first hits the second ball over short fine leg for FOUR while wallopes the next towards mid-wicket region for a SIX.
Nabi ends the over with TWO DOT deliveries.
9:20 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 200-7 after 35 Overs
Over Summary: 0 1 1 1 1 1 ; Australia 200-7 after 35 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (112); Pat Cummins (10)
Naveen-ul-Haq [5.0-0-24-2] is back into the attack and concedes five singles.
9:14 PM
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Cricket World Cup 2023 | Australia vs Afghanistan LIVE SCORE | AUS 195-7 after 34 Overs
Over Summary: 4 4 0 0 1 0 ; Australia 195-7 after 34 Overs ; Glenn Maxwell (109); Pat Cummins (8)
Mohammad Nabi, right-arm off break, comes into the attack and Maxwell smashes back-to-back boundaries off the first two deliveries.
Shoulders are down for Afghanis as Maxwell continues to power boundaries. Shahidi needs to break the momentum now.
Maxwell is getting Physio's attention after the over.
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First Published: Nov 07 2023 | 12:20 PM IST
