Glenn Maxwell admitted he “wasn’t expecting” to hit a document 40-ball Cricket World Cup century on Wednesday. Maxwell, nicknamed ‘The Big Show’ for his flamboyant hitting, clubbed eight fours and eight sixes in his run blitz as Australia piled up 399-8 towards the Netherlands in New Delhi. On a record-shattering day, five-time champions Australia went on to bowl out the Dutch for simply 90, finishing a World Cup document 309-run rout. Maxwell’s gorgeous assault bettered the document of South Africa’s Aiden Markram who blasted a century off 49 balls towards Sri Lanka on the similar venue 18 days in the past.

“It feels pretty good. I have been pretty cooked today so I wasn’t expecting much but it probably cleared my head a little bit to be able to go out there and play,” mentioned Maxwell.

It was additionally the fourth quickest century in all ODIs.

South Africa’s AB de Villiers leads the best way together with his 31-ball century towards the West Indies in Johannesburg in 2015.

New Zealander Corey Anderson reached three figures off 36 balls towards the West Indies at Queenstown in 2014 whereas Shahid Afridi of Pakistan made a century from 37 deliveries going through Sri Lanka in Nairobi again in 1996.

The 35-year-old Maxwell, taking part in in his 133rd ODI, was finally out for 104, simply in need of his profession greatest 108 made towards England in Manchester in 2020.

It was additionally comfortably his greatest rating of this World Cup — his highest earlier than Wednesday was 31 not out towards Sri Lanka in Lucknow.

“I was just trying to get a read on the bowlers because I felt like I had enough time to change and adapt. Generally I am just trying to get any reverse sweeps over the infield.

“I believed the Netherlands have been excellent. It felt like they saved some sure boundaries within the first 25-30 overs.”

After being named man of the match, Maxwell added: “It’s like an ideal sport, if you get 400 and bowl a staff out for beneath 100. We’ve had three good wins now and can look to construct on that momentum.”

Australia skipper Pat Cummins, who was at the crease with Maxwell as he launched the Dutch bowlers to all parts of the stadium, described his teammate as “a freak.”

Dutch bowler Bas de Leede ended with figures of 2-115 — the worst ever ODI efficiency.

“That was loopy,” said Cummins of Maxwell. “That was only a freak present, you’ve got obtained no choices as a bowler when somebody is working as scorching as that.

“It’s the cleanest hitting you’re going to see.”

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