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One-legged Glenn puts up 'Big Show' to take Australia to semifinals

One-legged Glenn puts up 'Big Show' to take Australia to semifinals

In the World Cup, Australia defeated Afghanitan in a most thrilling match in Mumbi.. Maxwell scored an unbeaten 201 off 128 balls with the help of 10 sixes and 21 boundaries to pull Australia from the rut at 91 for 7 and added 202 runs with his skipper to finish the match with more than three overs to spare.Maxwell conjured up magic when Australia thought it was all over, striking an astonishing double century to singlehandedly lift his team into the semifinals of the World Cup with a three-wicket win over Afghanistan here on Tuesday.With his unbeaten 201 off 128 balls, which came on the back of some unbelievable hitting, Maxwell forced the thousands of heads totting the stands at the Wankhede Stadium to think if there eyes were deceiving them.As Australia chased down 292 after slumping to 91 for seven in 18.3 overs and staring at an annihilation, everyone rubbed their eyes in disbelief as Maxwell went about his task batting on leg after battling pain and exhaustion.
Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins stitched a 202-run partnership, out of which the Australian captain made 12 runs in 68 balls. While Maxwell's 201 not out got the stamp of the 'greatest ever ODI knock' from the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Wasim Akram, Cummins's knock was as important as he held one end after Australia's top-order was blown away.

The mood in the Afghanistan dressing changed dramatically as they were so close to one of the biggest shocks of the World Cup when Australia were reeling at 91 for 7. The smiles on the faces of the players and the support staff members in the Afghanistan camp disappeared and as they joined the millions who were watching Maxwell's heroics with disbelief.Afghanistan won the toss and opted to bat, sealing the early advantage in the crunch World Cup fixture. They lost big-hitter Rahmanullah Gurbaz early to Josh Hazlewood but Ibrahim Zadran and Rahmat Shah took on the onus of making sure there weren't anymore hiccups in the first 10 overs.

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