Aus vs Ned: Glenn Maxwell blasts fastest World Cup century
The match is being played in Delhi
Glenn Maxwell showed no mercy to the Netherlands bowlers and hit them to all parts of the ground during the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 between Australia and the Netherlands at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, on Wednesday.
Maxwell scored the fastest hundred in the history of the World Cup as the right-handed batter completed his ton in just 40 balls.
The 35-year-old came to bat when the Aussies were 266-4 in 38 overs after they had just lost the wicket of Josh Inglis.
Maxwell came in and started hitting the Dutch bowlers and scored 106 runs in total off just 44 deliveries courtesy of 17 boundaries, nine fours and eight sixes.
The Dutch bowlers had no answer to the rapid knock by Maxwell and looked helpless as he kept on terrorising them for 10 overs, building a 103-run partnership with his skipper Pat Cummins.
The fastest World Cup century's record belonged to South Africa's Aidan Markram who scored a ton on 49 balls against Sri Lanka in the Proteas' first match of the mega event at the same venue.
Earlier in the innings, Australia were off to a flying start despite losing an early wicket of Mitchell Marsh.
Steve Smith and Warner built a 132-run partnership, getting their side on track of a massive total.
After Smith lost his wicket for 71 runs, Marnus Labuschagne played with the left-handed opener and formed an 84-run stand.
Australia lost wickets in quick successions after Warner lost his wicket and it looked that the five-time World Champions would have to settle for a total between 300-330 but Maxwell's blistering knock changed the fortunes of Cummins' men.
It must be noted that Australia suffered back-to-back defeats in their first two matches of the World Cup against India and South Africa but bounced back quickly and defeated Sri Lanka and Pakistan, making their way back to the top four.
Playing XIs
Australia: David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Steven Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Green, Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Adam Zampa
Netherlands: Vikramjit Singh, Max ODowd, Colin Ackermann, Bas de Leede, Teja Nidamanuru, Scott Edwards (c & wk), Sybrand Engelbrecht, Logan van Beek, Roelof van der Merwe, Aryan Dutt, Paul van Meekeren
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