Glenn Maxwell, battling cramps, took Australia over the line against Afghanistan with one of the most incredible knocks - a record 201* off 128
Australia were 91/7, needed 201 runs more and Glenn Maxwell somehow did the unthinkable along with Pat Cummins
Maxi's 201* is the highest individual score in an ODI run-chase, surpassing Fakhar Zaman's 193 vs SA in 2021
The Big Show now has the highest individual score for Australia in ODIs, going past Shane Watson's 185* vs BAN from 2011
Maxwell, along with Cummins, put together 202* runs - the highest-ever partnership for the 8th wicket in the history of ODI cricket
While Pat Cummins provided great support, he only scored 12 runs out of the 202* run partnership with Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell now has 3 World Cup hundreds batting at No. 5 or lower - the highest in history. No other batter has more than 1
Maxwell was dropped twice, with Mujeeb putting down a very simple chance when he was on 33. Afghanistan paid the price for that drop
Glenn Maxwell's 201* is the 3rd highest score at marquee event after Guptill's 237* and Gayle's 215 from the 2015 World Cup
With 10 maximums vs Afghanistan, Glenn Maxwell took his World Cup sixes tally to 43, only behind Gayle (49) and Rohit (45)