Cricket: Glenn Maxwell has stunned the cricketing world after smashing an unbeaten double century against Afghanistan.
David Warner has been involved in a heated exchange with Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan during Australia’s top order collapse on Wednesday morning.Watch every match of The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Live with no ad breaks in play on Kayo Sports.Maxwell’s 201-run freak show was a knock for the ages as Australia moved into the semi-finals with a three-wicket win, chasing Afghanistan’s 291 total with 19 balls to spare.Afghanistan could sense a famous victory was on the cards before Maxwell’s carnage.
A Afghanistan squad member, on the field to run drinks, then attempted to usher Khan away only for more words to be exchanged.
Dropped on 33, Maxwell made Afghanistan pay with an astounding 128-ball innings featuring 21 fours and 10 sixes as he became just the third batsman after New Zealand’s Martin Guptill and West Indies’ Chris Gayle to score a World Cup double century.Afghanistan, despite this defeat, remain in last-four contention but they will need to beat second-placed South Africa and hope other results go their way to qualify for the knockout phase.
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