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ICC World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell's incredible 201*(128) leads Australia (293/7) to a fantastic 3-wicket win against Afghanistan (291/5)

Maxwell showed how to play Afghanistan's spinners
 
GREATEST INNINGS OF ALL TIME

never seen something like it before, will never see something like it ever again
 
Mujeeb is the worst catcher I have ever seen. Anyway feel for the guy, this will haunt him for a long time, even worried for his safety now.
 
Best ever ODI game, WC or no WC.

We witnessed the greatest ever Double Century in ODI history - nothing will ever come close for a generation.

Haters of Pakistan, you live to perpetrate your hate for another day!

What makes this match more amazing, apart from keeping Pakistan’s SF hopes alive, was that Max survived FOUR times, including 2 dolly catches.

Maza agaya!
 
Major said:
they won 4 games. You still gonna pretend here that afg was not near to getting to the semis?

this was a shocker of an innings by maxwell
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That’s why you should never gloat and never celebrate early. Learn from Bangladesh. You should understand that level of cricket
 
Nikhil_cric said:
No other team in this World Cup could have chased 292 in that fashion after being 90/7.

Not India , not Saffers, not NZ and certainly not England or Pakistan.

Ridiculous skill and belief .

Absolute favourites for the Cup.
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Nah man, still India, they can't put their IPL contracts in jeopardy.
 
Nikhil_cric said:
No other team in this World Cup could have chased 292 in that fashion after being 90/7.

Not India , not Saffers, not NZ and certainly not England or Pakistan.

Ridiculous skill and belief .

Absolute favourites for the Cup.
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Unbelievable mentality from Australia. Super elite man! There are more skilled teams then Australia but know one even comes remotely close to their mental toughness. Absolute winner mentality!
 
And some random person on cricinfo comments that this is very much like the 175 runs kapil made in the 1983 worldcup. How stupid to compare that. And how stupid is it to publish that feedback. This innings is not close to anything of what the cricket history has. Craziest innings ever!
 
Doesn't matter if you drop a catch. If you cant get a one legged batsman who has a broken back out then you aint a bowler.

If you are getting smacked into the stands by said batsman then you really need to evaluate just what the hell you were doing.

Shameful shameful stuff.
 
Now all we need is a rained out game between NZ and SL to make Pak semi chances easier (no NRR things to worry).
 
That's why we all love the Aussies. This guy is the epitome of that spirit. They can be down but never discount them. Absolute Favorites for me. Ind vs Aus final and it's Aussies leading at this point. They just know how to win tournaments
 
Oh mann!! australians are just something else…Absolute monster mentality they have… definitely deserve to win the world cup!!
 
So much for the belief that T20 batters cannot succeed in ODI Cricket.
 
battler said:
Unbelievable mentality from Australia. Super elite man! There are more skilled teams then Australia but know one even comes remotely close to their mental toughness. Absolute winner mentality!
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Not Australia but Maxwell... This is a one man demolition job, nothing to do with inner belief of Ozzies. Maxwell's played an ATG GOAT innings.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Doesn't matter if you drop a catch. If you cant get a one legged batsman who has a broken back out then you aint a bowler.

If you are getting smacked into the stands by said batsman then you really need to evaluate just what the hell you were doing.

Shameful shameful stuff.
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Man i feel bad for the Afghans. They could had made history here. Getting the mighty Australis at 90-7.

Today was Australian sports at its best.
 
Savak said:
The whole of India behind Afghanistan, Ajay Jadeja in the dressing room, Irfan & Yousaf Pathan going out of their way to support Afghanistan on and off the field, Tendulkar visiting the Afghanistan camp to give special tips. And still Afghanistan choked.
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If you want to bring India into it, Maxwell’s as loved here as anyone else, there was a lot of support for him as he played an innings for the ages.

Also if we’re bringing in other names, Afghanistan for all their minnow status has done fantastically well, at this stage as well as Pakistan. So …
 
Major said:
they won 4 games.You are just being thick now
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I think you're forgetting all the chest thumping you were doing because you seemed so sure that Afghanistan were gonna win this. Look in the mirror before calling someone thick.
 
topspin said:
I think you're forgetting all the chest thumping you were doing because you seemed so sure that Afghanistan were gonna win this. Look in the mirror before calling someone thick.
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everyone was sure.

maxwell played a shocker of innings.


i dont know what else you expect here? as usual clinging to my leg like a dog
 
Rana said:
Yeah well they still beat Pakistan.

Humble yourself
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With Babar in charge yes.

Nasser Hussain was right when he said, if Pakistan had a better captain they would've defended those totals against them and South Africa.
 
Savak said:
The whole of India behind Afghanistan, Ajay Jadeja in the dressing room, Irfan & Yousaf Pathan going out of their way to support Afghanistan on and off the field, Tendulkar visiting the Afghanistan camp to give special tips. And still Afghanistan choked.
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Duh... Everyone loves underdog dude.
 
Savak said:
The whole of India behind Afghanistan, Ajay Jadeja in the dressing room, Irfan & Yousaf Pathan going out of their way to support Afghanistan on and off the field, Tendulkar visiting the Afghanistan camp to give special tips. And still Afghanistan choked.
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Most of the crowd was supporting Australia.
 
Major said:
Man i feel bad for the Afghans. They could had made history here. Getting the mighty Australis at 90-7.

Today was Australian sports at its best.
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They lost the plot towards the end. I feel for them too. They had one eye on the semis but got hammered badly.
 
oatmeal said:
lol this is real conspiracy thinking. Aussies will dance on insta and act all goody goody for IPL contracts but they will never ever underperform. Their entire culture is to win at any cost
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Two test losses at home first time against Indian, they've gone soft, its all buddy buddy IPL culture.
 
Maxi scored 167 in his last 89 balls. This was after the drop as per tv scroll
 
Also kinda embarassing for our Bobby.

Maxwell hitting sixes for fun while hopping on one leg while Bobby struggles to just clear the boundary.

Bobby needs to watch this and see hows its done.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Doesn't matter if you drop a catch. If you cant get a one legged batsman who has a broken back out then you aint a bowler.

If you are getting smacked into the stands by said batsman then you really need to evaluate just what the hell you were doing.

Shameful shameful stuff.
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Exactly. Hopefully this puts an end to the "Afghanistan deserve the semis" nonsense. The top 4 teams at the end of the group stage deserve to be in the semis, full stop.
 
battler said:
Getting a feeling we will witness Indo-Pak semis in Kolkata now
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Kiwis won’t loose to SRL, unless it rains. But then PAK have to beat Poms & I believe that English unit will have one last great day - most of them are retiring after the WC…. Won’t like to go as the bottom team for top.

Won’t be surprised to see NZ-SRL game does the job (SRL win or rain) …. Then PAK loosing to Pons.
 
Indians still crying over dropped catches he got dropped on 33 and then he didn't give them a single chance.
This is the greatest odi innings ever.
 
I have seen similar thing once when Jayasuriya batted against Pakitan. Last wicket 100 partnership. He scored 99 or something.
 
Third Man said:
Laughing about people being uprooted from their home is very low
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I'm mocking Afghanistan for bringing it up in their previous interviews because they're saying it out of spite for Pakistanis, not because they actually care about the refugees.
 
Rana said:
That’s why you should never gloat and never celebrate early. Learn from Bangladesh. You should understand that level of cricket
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Or, pay heed to you, wanting Afghanistan to win so that Pakistan‘s chances of qualifying for SF were all but eliminated, remained silent during Maxwell’s innings, only to vent your frustration now that Pakistan still have a chance to qualify for the SF.

I can see compensation psychology (and hate) from a mile, at least @Major was rooting for Afghanistan from the inception of this WC.
 
Man also what mental fortitude from Cummins, do we have anyone in PCT history with this much fortitude. Just blocking and deferring and no rush of blood. Aussies have really won me over, usually I never support them in ICC tourneys.
 
Not just mental toughness, imagine the skill it takes to hit those sixes. Just awesome stuff.
 
Cant believe posters think its funny to be a situation of a refugee. And these posts are coming from those sitting overseas.

Pathetic.

Afghanistan still beat Pakistan which is why Pakistan is relying on others. Remember that before making fun of Afghan refugees
 
Great result for those of us who want an Ind-Pak SF.

NZ is much better than SL but rain may help us out. And then you guys should beat Eng.
 
AAli98 said:
That was qudrat ka nizaam had afghan won Pak were out, cup is paks to lose now!
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Sri Lanka must beat New Zealand or a washout is still needed otherwise Pak are as good as gone.
 
DeadlyVenom said:
Also kinda embarassing for our Bobby.

Maxwell hitting sixes for fun while hopping on one leg while Bobby struggles to just clear the boundary.

Bobby needs to watch this and see hows its done.
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Bobby will watch

Bobby will say his favourite player is AB Devilliers

Bobby will do nothing.

But Bobsy is our King. Hum ussey owne karte hain
 
I can't see SA beating this Aussie team in Wankhede (if Pak gets qualified and plays India in Eden Gardens, that is).

If SA bats first, they might have some chance but even then, the knockout games are not their forte.
 
Rana said:
Yeah can you hook me up with a DJ gig at some run down basement through your contacts?
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Speak English. Still suffering from the shock?

You are acting like a rabbit in head lights.

You are toast today.

You got owned today, good and proper.

At the expense of Australia and Afghanistan too!

Ha ha ha.
 
Major said:
Cant believe posters think its funny to be a situation of a refugee. And these posts are coming from those sitting overseas.

Pathetic.

Afghanistan still beat Pakistan which is why Pakistan is relying on others. Remember that before making fun of Afghan refugees
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Afghan players should be mocked for expressing their hate filled views towards Pakistanis on Indian soil. This was all done for public consumption.

When you asked about the behaviour of Afghans fans who had assaulted Pakistanis who were peacefully watching the game with their families, your response was "nobody cares" which says a lot about your morals.
 
Swashbuckler said:
Wow, looking at the comments I think many Pak fans hate Afg more than Ind.
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Its the other way round, Pak dont really care about Afg, they're just noisy neighbours, but Afghan try their hardest to manifest incessant hatred and to try and make it like some big time rivalry.
 
avidlearner said:
I can't see SA beating this Aussie team in Wankhede (if Pak gets qualified and plays India in Eden Gardens, that is).

If SA bats first, they might have some chance but even then, the knockout games are not their forte.
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If SA scores 350 they will win. Because they have new ball attack that can exploit the first 20 overs.
 
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