Glenn Maxwell on Tuesday shocked Afghanistan as Australia inflicted a three-wicket defeat on the former in a thrilling group match of the ongoing ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in Mumbai, India.<\/p>\n
The Aussie batter played one of the greatest innings in the history of the World Cup, hitting an astonishing unbeaten double-century.<\/p>\n
Maxwell, 35, terrorised Afghanistan’s bowlers and hit them all over the park as he, alongside skipper Pat Cummins, snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old came to bat when his side was 49-4 after Josh Inglis had just lost his wicket for a golden duck. However, Maxwell got a life on two different occasions as he was dropped by Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mujeeb ur Rehman.<\/p>\n
Afghanistan’s bowlers caused all kinds of trouble for Australian batters in the early overs and were on the way to a certain victory. Still, Maxwell alone became the reason for their pain as the right-handed destructive batter gave no choice or chance to Shahidi’s men.<\/p>\n
Maxwell was largely supported by Cummins who played a calm and sensible knock, scoring 12 runs in 68 balls.<\/p>\n
The 35-year-old also suffered cramps and, in the last few overs, he was unable to run while also playing shots without using any footwork.<\/p>\n
Glenn Maxwell became the first ever batter to score a 200 in a chase in ODIs and also the first player to score 2 centuries in a WC edition batting at No. 5 or lower.<\/p>\n
Batting first, Ibrahim Zadran was the standout player as he became the first Afghani batter to score a century in the history of the World Cup.<\/p>\n