Maxwell Snatched Victory From Afghanistan's Jaws by Scoring a Double Century, Aus Won by 3 wickets

A game is never over until you bowl the last ball. Furthermore, particularly when facing perhaps one of the most heartless sides in World Cup history.

On an apparently very Tuesday night, Mumbai's Wankhede Arena thundered to a legendary showcase of cricket, first from the Afghanistan bowlers, who nailed Australia to 7 down to remain on the doorstep of the greatest at any point upset in the competition history, and afterward from Glenn Maxwell, who prearranged a thump suggestive of Kapil Dev's notorious 175* in the 1983 World Cup, as he without any help pulled off one of the most unimaginable heist with the best ever World Cup. execution.

Maxwell's Performance

Maxwell'sinning happened to 128 balls and involved 21 fours and 10 sixes. He turned into the very first Australian player to hit a twofold hundred in a World Cup game.

In his post-match remarks, the star all-rounder said he "was exceptionally fortunate" to endure the underlying period of his inning, when the Afghan side dropped two of his gets. Maxwell's most memorable catch was dropped by Afghan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi, followed a less difficult catch put somewhere near spinner Mujeeb-ur-Rehman.

Nightmare For Australia

Australiawere given a phenomenal errand in a bid to ensure their elimination round ticket. Never has a score of more than 280 been effectively pursued at the Wankhede. Furthermore, it hoped to stay valid on Tuesday night too.The win predictor slipped below 9 percent when Starc walked back to the pavilion. Australia was on the doorstep of a shock loss while Afghanistan already sniffed a famous win. But Maxwell, who had survived a hat-trick delivery from Azmatullah in his first ball, had other plans. Stitching a valiant stand alongside captain Pat Cummins where he played the aggressor,

Australia Made It To Semi-Finals

With the win, Australia thundered to the elimination rounds, joining India and South Africa, while Afghanistan, who was on a triumphant binge with progressive successes over Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Netherlands, will currently be entering an intense fight for the fourth and last knockouts billet.