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☆ Afghanistan stun Australia to secure historic victory at T20 Cricket World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-23 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Australia won the T20 Cricket World Cup just three years ago, while Afghanistan has never progressed past the tournament’s second round nor defeated Australia in international cricket. But on Saturday, Afghanistan kept its hopes of progressing to the semifinals alive with a historic, comprehensive win over Australia, stunning its opponents by 21 runs. Afghanistan has been steadily improving over the past 20 years, roundly defeating England in October at the ICC Cricket World Cup and another heavyweight team New Zealand in the group stage of this tournament. Afghanistan has a chance to reach the semifinals of the T20 World Cup if it can defeat Bangladesh in its final Super Eights match and India beats Australia. If Australia wins its final Super Eights match against India, it will likely qualify for the semifinals.

Persons: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Pat Cummins, Afghanistan's Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramon Espinosa, Travis Head, Naveen, Haq, Mitch Marsh, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Naib, ”, Gulbadin Naib, Glenn Maxwell of Australia, Gareth Copley Organizations: CNN, Australia, Cricket, AP Australia, “, ICC, England, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Bangladesh, India Locations: Afghanistan, Australia, India

☆ REVIEW Cricket-One-day format revived as Australia gatecrash India's World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

It was a remarkable journey for Australia, who began their campaign with back-to-back defeats yet still finished with the 50-overs World Cup in their arms for the sixth time. Shakib had already caused controversy over his appeal that led to Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews becoming the first player in international cricket to be 'timed-out'. Cummins, for one, had no doubts about the stature of the original World Cup. "I think it's the pinnacle of international cricket," said Cummins, who was part of Australia's victorious 2015 squad. "The whole cricket world stops with this World Cup."

Persons: Narendra Modi, Adnan Abidi, Cummins, Travis, Jos Buttler, Jonathan Trott, Australia's Glenn Maxwell, Babar Azam, Shakib Al Hasan's, Shakib, Sri Lanka's Angelo Mathews, Mathews, Buttler, Anurag Dahiya, Mark Twain's, Amlan Chakraborty, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, Australia, ICC Cricket World, REUTERS, Rights, India, The, West Indies, Sri, WORLD, International Cricket Council, ICC, T20, Pakistan, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia's, Dharamsala, New Delhi

☆ Australia win sixth World Cup title after Head hundred sinks India
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-19 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/21] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Final - India v Australia - Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India - November 19, 2023 Australia's Pat Cummins celebrates with the trophy and teammates after winning the ICC Cricket World Cup REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Acquire Licensing RightsAHMEDABAD, India, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Australia won a record-extending sixth 50-overs World Cup title after opener Travis Head smashed a magnificent century to fashion their six-wicket victory in Sunday's final against the tournament's form team India. "What we've achieved today is unbelievable," a teary-eyed Marnus Labuschagne, who combined with Head in a match-winning partnership of 192, said. "India have been the team of the tournament, but you knew if you play your best cricket, you have a chance." Head ran backwards from cover to take a tumbling catch to get rid of the India captain. Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis took five catches, which is a record in a World Cup final.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Pat Cummins, Adnan Abidi, Travis Head, Virat Kohli, Labuschagne, Pat Cummins's, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Rohit, Glenn Maxwell, Kohli, Mitchell Starc, Cummins, Shreyas Iyer, Rahul, Josh Inglis, Mohammed Shami, David Warner, Bumrah, Mitchell Marsh, Steve Smith, Gill, Mohammed Siraj, Travis, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, Narendra, ICC Cricket World, REUTERS, Rights, Australia, Sunday's, India, KL Rahul, KL, Virat, Thomson Locations: India, Australia, Ahmedabad, Rights AHMEDABAD

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Australia won the Cricket World Cup for a record-extending sixth time Sunday, ending India’s dominant run in its home tournament with a six-wicket victory in a low-scoring final on the back of Travis Head’s 137. A heavily pro-Indian crowd inside the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium was silenced as Head combined with Marnus Labuschagne (58 not out ) in a 192-run partnership to chase down the target of 241. Head was dismissed off what proved to be the next-to-last ball of the match, caught in the deep while attempting to hit a title-clinching boundary. In came Glenn Maxwell and he ran two off his first ball, securing a victory that prompted fireworks above the world’s largest cricket venue. Australia finished the tournament with a run of nine straight wins, after starting with back-to-back defeats to India and South Africa.

Persons: Travis Head’s, Narendra Modi, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Virat Kohli, Lokesh Rahul, Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist –, Rohit Sharma, ___ Organizations: — Australia, Cricket, Indians Locations: AHMEDABAD, India, Australia, South Africa

☆ One game from immortality. A nation expects as India take on Australia in a final like no other
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-18 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —For host nation India, this Cricket World Cup has been laden with layers of expectation, pressure and history from the very start. And their tournament will come full circle on Sunday when it faces Australia in the final, 45 days after they played each other in the tournament’s opening game. Rohit Sharma and India are unbeaten so far in this tournament. (India) have been the best in the tournament so far,” Australia’s Mitchell Starc said ahead of the final, according to Reuters. Fans in India will be able to watch on Star Sports Network while those in Australia can tune in to Fox Sports and Kayo.

Persons: Rohit Sharma, Robert Cianflone, ” Australia’s Mitchell Starc, Narendra Modi, Pat Cummins, “ You’ve, ”, Rahul Dravid, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar’s, Glenn Maxwell’s Organizations: CNN, Reuters, ” Cricket, ”, ICC, New Zealand, ESPN, Star Sports Network, Fox Sports Locations: India, Australia, South Africa, Indian, Ahmedabad, ” Australia, Afghanistan, USA

☆ Australia pick up the pace before India showdown
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 17 (Reuters) - Australia head into their World Cup decider against India with all pieces in place following a devastating return to form of their vaunted pace attack in the South Africa semi-final. "It's probably not been the tournament I would have liked from the get-go," Starc told reporters. "It's huge, and the bigger the game the more important it becomes," said Hazlewood of capturing early wickets. Australia beat England in Ahmedabad on a pitch which Hazlewood described as good "without being an absolute flat track". He said he expected similar for the final but was confident Australia's quicks would be able to deal with any conditions.

Persons: Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins, Starc, Hazlewood, legspinner Adam Zampa, India's peerless, It's, Pace, Aaron Finch's, Glenn Maxwell, Australia's quicks, Zealand's pacemen, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, We've, they've, we've, Ian Ransom Organizations: India, United Arab Emirates, UAE, New, Australia, England, Thomson Locations: Australia, South Africa, Kolkata, New Zealand, Mumbai ., India, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Melbourne

☆ India win toss, bat first against New Zealand in semi-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/13] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - India v New Zealand - Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India - November 15, 2023 India's Virat Kohli celebrates after reaching his 50th century, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record of most number of ODI centuries REUTERS/Adnan Abidi Acquire Licensing RightsMUMBAI, Nov 15 (Reuters) - India captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat in the first World Cup semi-final against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday. The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three of those being won by the team batting first. Australia were the only team to win batting second at the ground after Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten double hundred. For Wednesday's contest, both India and New Zealand were unchanged from their previous match. New Zealand captain Kane Williamson said he would have batted first as well.

Persons: India's Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar's, Adnan Abidi, Rohit Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, we've, Sharma, I've, Kane Williamson, Williamson, they've, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, Tom Latham, Glenn Phillips, Mark Chapman, Mitch Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson, Trent Boult, Sudipto Ganguly, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Wankhede, Rights, India, Black, KL Rahul, Thomson Locations: India, New, Mumbai, Rights MUMBAI, Australia, New Zealand, Dharamsala . New Zealand, South Africa, Eden, Ahmedabad, Zealand

☆ Kohli's record 50th ton helps India set New Zealand 398-run target
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-15 | by ( Sudipto Ganguly | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The venue, where India won their last 50-overs World Cup title, has hosted four day-night contests so far at this tournament with three of those being won by the team batting first. Australia were the only team to win batting second at the ground after Glenn Maxwell hit an unbeaten double hundred. India have looked invincible so far, winning all nine of their round robin matches including a four-wicket victory over the Black Caps in Dharamsala. New Zealand, however, defeated India at the same stage of the 2019 edition. Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly; editing by Peter Rutherford and Christian RadnedgeOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: India's Virat Kohli, Devon Conway, Tim Southee REUTERS, Adnan Abidi, Virat Kohli, Kohli's, Sachin Tendulkar, Lockie Ferguson, Kohli, Tendulkar, David Beckham, Tim Southee, Shreyas, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Gill, Glenn Maxwell, Sudipto Ganguly, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Wankhede, Rights, England, India, Black, Christian, Thomson Locations: India, New, Mumbai, Rights MUMBAI, Australia, Dharamsala . New Zealand, South Africa, Eden, Ahmedabad

☆ Australia at the 2023 World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/2] Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 - Semi-Final - Australia Practice - Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India - November 14, 2023 Australia's Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne during practice REUTERS/Andrew Boyers Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Following are facts and figures about record five-time champions Australia, who face South Africa in the World Cup semi-finals on Thursday:World ranking: 2Captain: Pat CumminsCoach: Andrew McDonaldTop-ranked batsman: David Warner (5)Top-ranked bowler: Adam Zampa (3)Top scorer: David Warner (499 runs, fifth)Top wicket-taker: Adam Zampa (22 wickets, first)Best result: Champions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015)2019 result: Lost to England in the semi-finalsSquad: Pat Cummins (captain), Steve Smith, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell StarcROAD TO SEMI-FINALSv India: lost by six wicketsv South Africa: lost by 134 runsv Sri Lanka: won by five wicketsv Pakistan: won by 62 runsv Netherlands: won by 309 runsv New Zealand: won by five runsv England: won by 33 runsv Afghanistan: won by three wicketsv Bangladesh: won by eight wicketsCompiled by Pearl Josephine Nazare in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter RutherfordOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Steve Smith, Marnus, Andrew Boyers, Pat Cummins, Andrew McDonald Top, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell, Pearl Josephine Nazare, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, REUTERS, Australia, South, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: Gardens, Kolkata, India, Africa, England, South Africa, Netherlands, Afghanistan, Bengaluru

☆ Australia feeling 2021 vibes ahead of South Africa semi-final: Maxwell
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Australia head into Thursday's World Cup semi-final against South Africa with the same excitement in the dressing room that propelled them to their maiden triumph in the T20 World Cup in 2021, Glenn Maxwell said. Maxwell was part of Aaron Finch's groundbreaking squad in the United Arab Emirates in 2021 and scored an unbeaten 28 in the final against New Zealand. "The excitement of that match has given us a whole new belief going forward," Maxwell said in an interview with Australian broadcaster Fox Sports. "It reminded me of the T20 World Cup in 2021. "The feeling around the group was energetic, electric, exciting and everyone felt they were heading towards the same end goal.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell, Aaron Finch's, cramp, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, We’ve, I've, I’ve, Ian Ransom, Peter Rutherford Organizations: South, United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Fox Sports, Afghanistan, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Australia, South Africa, Afghanistan, Melbourne

☆ South Africa keen to shed choker's tag against powerhouse Australia
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

KOLKATA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - South Africa sense an opportunity to finally get rid of the choker's tag but the onerous task entails getting the better of the most successful team in the history of 50-overs World Cup, Australia, in Thursday's semi-final in Kolkata. "Hurt by a combination of bad luck and nerves in the business end of showpiece event, South Africa are pitted against a powerhouse who thrive in those big moments as Australia have demonstrated with five titles. South Africa, who have never progressed beyond the last four, are fretting over the availability of skipper Temba Bavuma, who is nursing a hamstring strain. They have looked more comfortable setting targets than chasing one though, and they will expect more penetration from their bowlers against a resurgent Australia. Regardless of how their group stage campaign ebbed and flowed, it came as no surprise when Australia hurled towards the knockout stages by stringing together seven wins in a row following that defeat by South Africa.

Persons: Quinton de, Temba Bavuma, Aiden Markram, Reeza Hendricks, Travis Head's, Glenn Maxwell's, Mitchell Marsh's, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Pat Cummins, You've, Amlan Chakraborty, Pritha Sarkar Organizations: Bangladesh, Thomson Locations: KOLKATA, Africa, Australia, Thursday's, Kolkata, South Africa, India, Lucknow . South Africa, Kock, Afghanistan, Bangladesh

☆ India's Kuldeep expects tough semi-final for bowlers in Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

BENGALURU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav expects the bowlers to have a tough time at Mumbai's batsman-friendly Wankhede Stadium when the hosts take on New Zealand in their World Cup semi-final on Wednesday. Unlike in Twenty20, the bowlers have plenty of time to come back into the game," Kuldeep told reporters on Sunday after India beat the Netherlands. "But yes, you need a couple of early wickets to get on top of the game and the opponents." "Our preparation has been good and we've been able to play good cricket throughout the tournament. Kuldeep has claimed 14 wickets during India's run of nine straight victories at the tournament.

Persons: Kuldeep Yadav, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep, We've, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ed Osmond Organizations: New Zealand, England, Bangladesh, Sri, Afghanistan, India, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, New, Africa, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, Netherlands, Zealand, Bengaluru

☆ Ferguson says reading Mumbai pitch will be crucial before India semi-final
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-13 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BENGALURU, Nov 13 (Reuters) - New Zealand pace bowler Lockie Ferguson said on Monday they must accurately assess Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium pitch ahead of their World Cup semi-final against hosts India and look to tighten up their bowling at the traditionally high-scoring venue. "A lot of Indian grounds have been high scoring," Ferguson told reporters in Mumbai before Wednesday's clash. The pitch will be different... it's hard to read two days out. Ferguson said the statistics favoured batting first at the venue, with New Zealand looking to knock India out of the World Cup semi-finals for a second straight edition. "At the same time, it's not up to me and we have to play the game on the day," Ferguson added.

Persons: Lockie Ferguson, Glenn Maxwell, Ferguson, It's, We've, it's, we've, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Christian Radnedge Organizations: Afghanistan, New Zealand, Thomson Locations: BENGALURU, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Australia, Mumbai, New, Bengaluru

☆ Australia's Maxwell will inspire a new generation, says coach McDonald
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

PUNE, India, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Australia coach Andrew McDonald believes Glenn Maxwell's breath-taking shotmaking, best illustrated by his incendiary double hundred in Monday's World Cup match against Afghanistan, will inspire a new generation of cricketers. Hobbled by cramp during the latter stages of his innings, Maxwell smacked 10 sixes and 21 fours in his batting pyrotechnics and McDonald said it would take time to fully appreciate the magnitude of the feat. McDonald said the all-rounder was impacting batsmanship like compatriot Ricky Ponting or South African stalwart AB de Villiers did in the past. "Players take the game forward every day, and the game is better today than it was yesterday," the coach said. "Glenn Maxwell will no doubt inspire a new generation with some outrageous shots..."That's the beauty about the game, and he stretched the boundary as did AB de Villiers and Ricky Ponting in their time as well.

Persons: Andrew McDonald, Glenn Maxwell's, Pat Cummins, Maxwell, McDonald, Patty, Ricky Ponting, de Villiers, Glenn Maxwell, Villiers, Amlan Chakraborty, Simon Cameron, Moore Organizations: cramp, Bangladesh, South, de, Thomson Locations: PUNE, India, Australia, Afghanistan, New Delhi

☆ Hazlewood expects Maxwell to face Bangladesh after Miracle of Mumbai
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Nov 9 (Reuters) - Paceman Josh Hazlewood expects Glenn Maxwell to face Bangladesh in Australia's final round-robin match at the World Cup this weekend despite the gruelling nature of his spectacular innings against Afghanistan on Tuesday. Maxwell suffered the excruciating pain of all body cramps at Wankhede Stadium as he scored an unbeaten double century that has been hailed as the greatest one-day international innings of all time by cricketing luminaries. The unlikely three-wicket victory sent Australia into a semi-final against South Africa and rendered Saturday's clash against Bangladesh in Pune a dead-rubber but Hazlewood reckons Maxwell will still suit up for the match. "He went down like he was a shot, lying down like a dead man on the floor," team physiotherapist Nick Jones recalled on Cricket Australia's website. Maxwell did get up and, despite struggling to move, relied on his natural batting instincts to complete the extraordinary innings.

Persons: Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell, Maxwell, Hazlewood reckons Maxwell, Nick Jones, Glenn, Jones, Nick Mulvenney, Peter Rutherford Organizations: Afghanistan, South, Bangladesh, News Ltd, cramp, Cricket, Thomson Locations: Bangladesh, Australia's, Australia, South Africa, Pune

☆ Don't count Afghanistan out yet, says coach Trott
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 8 (Reuters) - Afghanistan have rebounded from defeat at the World Cup and can do so again, coach Jonathan Trott said after Tuesday's three-wicket loss to Australia in Mumbai. Afghanistan had Australia reeling at 91-7 chasing 292 before Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 201 snatched a remarkable victory that sealed a semi-final slot for the five-time champions. "We lost the New Zealand game pretty heavily and came back and won the next game," Trott told reporters. Afghanistan had won only one match in their two previous World Cup campaigns but have already won four of their eight matches in India so far. Spinners were bowling different lengths, he was hitting that," Trott said of Maxwell.

Persons: Jonathan Trott, Glenn Maxwell's, " Trott, Maxwell, you've, Chiranjit, Peter Rutherford Organizations: New Zealand, England, Thomson Locations: Afghanistan, Australia, Mumbai, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, India, Australian, Bengaluru

☆ Australia's Maxwell out of England game with concussion after golf accident
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Maxwell was riding on the buggy following playing a round of golf ahead of their contest against the defending champions in Ahmedabad on Saturday, when he fell off the back. Cricket Australia's concussion protocols mean that Maxwell's condition will be monitored for a few days. I think it rattled everyone to be fair once it came to the conclusion there was a concussion and he was going to miss a game. Maxwell broke his leg in a freak accident at a birthday party in Melbourne last November and had also missed Australia's recent tour of South Africa with an ankle issue. Maxwell has been in superb form in the tournament and hit a 40-ball hundred against the Netherlands.

Persons: Arun Jaitley, Glenn Maxwell, de Leede, Adnan Abidi, Andrew McDonald, Maxwell, McDonald, it's, Glenn's, Marcus Stoinis, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Alison Williams Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, de, de Leede REUTERS, Rights, England, Thomson Locations: Australia, Netherlands, New Delhi, India, Ahmedabad, Melbourne, South Africa, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bengaluru

☆ Head hammers hundred as Australia clinch record-scoring thriller v NZ
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-28 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Needing 19 runs off Mitchell Starc's final over, New Zealand milked 13 runs off the first four legitimate deliveries to keep the heat on Australia. "That was awesome," Australia captain Pat Cummins said after their fourth win in six matches. Glenn Phillips broke the burgeoning stand by taking a return catch to dismiss Warner, but Head raced to a 59-ball century. New Zealand were uncharacteristically sloppy in the field, dropping five catches, with Head the beneficiary on two occasions. That left Ferguson with the job of hitting the final delivery for six, but he drilled it straight to the cover fielder instead.

Persons: Arun Jaitley, Labuschagne, David Warner, Adnan Abidi, Travis Head's, Ravindra, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Mitchell, Neesham, Lockie Ferguson, Pat Cummins, Australia's, Glenn Phillips, Warner, Phillips, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins clobbered, Devon Conway, Will Young, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell steadied, Maxwell, Cummins, Ferguson, Tom Latham, Amlan Chakraborty, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Cricket, ICC Cricket, New Zealand, Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association, New, Mitchell Starc's, New Zealand milked, Kiwis, Warner, Zealand, Thomson Locations: Australia, Netherlands, New Delhi, India, Himachal, New, New Zealand, Starc

☆ 'Big Show' Maxwell blasts World Cup light show
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Oct 26 (Reuters) - After smashing the Netherlands bowlers into submission with a record-breaking century, Glenn Maxwell unleashed against World Cup organisers for putting on a "horrible" mid-match light show during Australia's massive 309-run win. He covered his eyes in the field as the stadium morphed into a virtual nightclub with flashing lights and thumping beats. "I had something like that light show happen at Perth Stadium during a Big Bash game," Maxwell said after recording the fastest century in 50-over World Cup history. "So I just try and cover up as much as I possibly can and ignore it but it's a horrible, horrible idea. His team mate David Warner, who also scored a century in the Dutch demolition, had a different view.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Arun, Maxwell, David Warner, Ian Ransom, Christopher Cushing Organizations: World, Perth, Twitter, Zealand, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, Dharamsala, Melbourne

☆ Australia's Maxwell puts on 'Big Show' with incendiary hundred
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Maxwell broke his leg in November and missed Australia's recent tour of South Africa due to an ankle issue which affected his preparations for the tournament. The 35-year-old played the second spinner's role to perfection in the early matches but the swashbuckling batting, which earned him the nickname "Big Show", was not in evidence. "It's probably something I didn't set out to do," Maxwell said of his knock, which included eight sixes and nine fours. Thanks to rapid hundreds by Maxwell and David Warner, Australia racked up 399-8 and bundled out their opponents for 90 in 21 overs to inflict on them the biggest defeat in World Cup history. "It's like a perfect game, when you get 400 and bowl a team out for under 100," Maxwell said.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell's, Maxwell, haven't, David Warner, We've, Amlan Chakraborty, Ed Osmond Organizations: Australia, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Australia, Netherlands, South Africa, New Delhi

☆ Australia drub the Dutch after Maxwell mayhem
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( Amlan Chakraborty | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat. The Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early. The Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat. With Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs. "Full credit to the Australia batting line-up, we needed to pick up Maxwell.

Persons: Glenn Maxwell, Africa's Aiden Markram, Arun Jaitley, Maxwell, David Warner, couldn't, Pat Cummins, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Warner, Aryan Dutt, Logan van Beek, Marnus Labuschagne, Leede, Adam Zampa, they've, Scott Edwards, Amlan Chakraborty, Christian Radnedge, Hugh Lawson Organizations: Australia, Sri, Warner, Thomson Locations: DELHI, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Australia, New Delhi

☆ South Africa thump Australia to stay unbeaten at World Cup
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-12 | by ( Saurabh Sharma | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LUCKNOW, India, Oct 12 (Reuters) - South Africa crushed Australia by 134 runs to cruise to their second victory at the World Cup, as Quinton de Kock struck back-to-back tons and Aiden Markram made a half-century before the bowlers ripped through the five-times champions on Thursday. South Africa's win was built on a platform provided by De Kock, who made 109 while Markram hit 56 to help the Proteas post 311-7 in 50 overs. South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma (35) gained two reprieves as Australia failed to hold onto difficult chances before Glenn Maxwell (2-34) snared him, but the Proteas marched on as De Kock twice hit Josh Hazlewood into the stands in the 23rd over. Cummins could have had two more wickets but Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Starc put down chances on a sloppy day in the field but a double strike by Starc (2-53) in the last over kept South Africa from swelling the score. Reporting by Saurabh Sharma in Lucknow; Writing by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris and Toby DavisOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Quinton de Kock, Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Marnus Labuschagne, De Kock, Markram, Pat Cummins, Temba Bavuma, Glenn Maxwell, snared, Proteas, Josh Hazlewood, Spinner Adam Zampa, der, Cummins, Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Saurabh Sharma, Shrivathsa Sridhar, Ken Ferris, Toby Davis Organizations: Australia, Sri, South, Thomson Locations: LUCKNOW, India, South Africa, Australia, Africa, Sri Lanka, Lucknow, Bengaluru

☆ Australia wary of giant-killer Ireland
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Ireland stunned England in a rain-marred Super 12 contest on Wednesday and are joined by defending champions Australia as well as England on three points, two behind Group 1 leader New Zealand, from as many matches. "They've got some seriously talented players," Finch said of their opponents on the eve of the match in Brisbane. "We have seen how damaging Ireland can be if you give them a sniff in a game," the opener said. Australia have amassed a string of explosive batters in their lineup but Finch said the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis and Tim David could play the anchor's role as well. "Tim David has a lot more batsmanship and craft than people give him credit for," Finch said.

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