🏏 Cricket WC 2023: Match #39: Aus vs Afg:🏏Link #Thread 2:P 152 - Page 110

Originally posted by: JustRandomGirl

australia already qualified so he should take a good rest and chill. no need to play bd match vaise bhi they will win easily

Yeah

He should rest in next match and get all the treatment and massage and everything

Originally posted by: Palak2812

91/7 to 293/7

Maxi was freaking beast and Cummins was the underrated warrior of this match.

Nightmare for Afghanistan..

They will always remember those dropped catches

Originally posted by: Ocean_breeze

Gayle, Guptill and Glen

By this pattern India se bss GG Ka chance tha

Gill can score maybe

How do I explain to my future kids that Australia managed to chase 292 after being 91/7 at one stage, while one player in the partnership scored 12 off 68 balls and the other with literally a bad back carried the weight of his team? The day began with Ibrahim Zadran scoring the first ever World Cup century for an Afghan, while Shahidi, Rahmat and Omarzai made supporting contributions. Rashid added a late dash to allow Afghanistan a daunting target. In reply, Travis Head was out for duck and Marsh was trapped LBW by Naveen. Then Omarzai got two in two to leave Austalia at 49/4. Maxwell came out to face a hat-trick ball and survived a scare. Then he was given a life by Shahidi who couldn't reach to a miscued shot and an LBW review went in his favour as a Noor Ahmed ball was anticipated to go over the stumps. The luckiest break though came when Mujeeb dropped a dolly at short fine. How the Afghan spinner was made to rue that drop. Sensing that it was his day and with nothing to lose, Maxwell went hammer and tongs at the Afghan bowlers. Like Midas had the golden touch, Maxi today had a golden bat as everything he hit went either for four or over the boundary ropes. Maxwell was fighting exhaustion, cramps, a bad back and a motivated Afghan attack. At one stage he was playing with no footwork, just like one of those animated stick cricket characters. But still the Afghan bowlers had no answers. In the end, the highest target ever chased down at Wankhede with more than 3 overs to spare. And this summary cannot be complete without a mention for Pat Cummins who held one end up, remaining not out at 12 off 68 balls. Over to the presentations now...

Originally posted by: WildestDreams

Yes! They dropped him too many times! They became overconfident when Aus was 7 down and forgot that Maxi is a phenomenal player! He was like a cat with 9 lives

Maxy is the most dangerous player because his strike rate is even higher with spinners

Congratulations to Australia

Maxi played so well.

Wow Darshi u topped today woohoo. Ur 1st badge congrats Darshi

Glenn Maxwell | Player of the Match - It was hot while fielding today, I haven't done a lot of exercise in the heat, it got a hold on me today. I wanted to stay back and get some movement (on my legs). Not too much (when asked about plans at 92/7), just stick to the batting plans as much as possible, for me, still be positive, still look to play my shots, that LBW, it was going just above (the stumps), probably that made me be more proactive. A hint of swing and nip (off the surface), as it happens here under lights, they bowled beautifully to exploit that. It would have been nice if it was a chanceless knock, but I had my chances, to make the most of it tonight was something I can be proud of. Amazing, after the first two games, people were quick to write us off. The belief was always there (as a team), after today, it would have gone a bit higher.

Originally posted by: Palak2812

91/7 to 293/7

Maxi was freaking beast and Cummins was the underrated warrior of this match.

Highest individual scores for Australia in ODIs

210* - Glenn Maxwell vs AFG , Mumbai WS, 2023 WC

185* - Shane Watson vs BAN, Mirpur, 2011

181* - Matthew Hayden vs NZ, Hamilton, 2007

179 - David Warner vs PAK, Adelaide, 2017

178 - David Warner vs AFG, Perth, 2015 WC