David Warner Disagrees With Glenn Maxwell Calling Cricket World Cup Light Show 'Dumbest Idea'. Says This

26.10.2023 - 18:47 sports.ndtv.com

Australia star Glenn Maxwell took the Cricket World Cup by storm on Wednesday as he slammed a 40-ball century against netherlands.

No other batter reached the triple figure-mark in lesser balls in the ODI Cricket World Cup. In the match against Netherlands, Glenn Maxwell reached the half-century mark in 27 balls and then scored the rest of the 50 runs in just 13 more balls.

After the match, Glenn Maxwell blasted mid-match, nightclub-style light shows at the Cricket World Cup as "the dumbest idea" on Wednesday, claiming they cause "shocking headaches".

Maxwell struck the fastest World Cup century in just 40 balls to lead Australia to a tournament record 309-run win over the Netherlands at New Delhi's Arun Jaitley stadium.

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Australia will square off against Afghanistan in their next fixture of the Cricket World Cup 2023 on November 7. The two teams will take the field at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai at 2:00 PM IST. Australia endured a terrible start to their campaign with two losses in as many matches. However, they won all five matches thereafter to make a strong case for semi-final qualification. Opener David Warner (428 runs in seven matches) and spinner Adam Zampa (19 wickets in seven games) have been their standout performers so far.

ENG vs AUS: Australia Knock Defending Champions England Out Of Cricket World Cup 2023 With 33-Run Win

Adam Zampa produced three timely strikes in the middle overs as Australia knocked out defending champions England out of the ODI World Cup with a 33-run win in Ahmedabad on Saturday, their fifth consecutive victory. Australian batters were guilty of not converting starts but still managed to post 286 against arch-rivals England. Marnus Labuschagne (71 off 83) recorded his highest score of the tournament. England, whose formidable batting line-up has massively underperformed in their title defence, had a good opportunity to pick up a win after four consecutive losses.

Australia all-rounder Marsh returns home from Cricket World Cup for 'personal reasons'

Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has returned home due to personal reasons and is out of the Cricket World Cup indefinitely, Cricket Australia said on Thursday.

Warner enjoying making doubters 'look stupid' at World Cup

Australia opener David Warner says his World Cup form is making doubters "look stupid" and hopes to add to his mountain of runs in the next match against ailing England.

Cricket World Cup 2023: David Warner-Travis Head Pair Registers Big ODI Record

Australian openers David Warner and Travis Head created a new batting record in their World Cup match against New Zealand at Dharamshala on Saturday. Warner and Head stitched a partnership of 175 runs in just 19.1 overs (115 balls). The opening duo achieved a run rate of 9.13 per over, which is the highest run rate for any 150-run plus opening stand in ODIs. Warner and Head overtook England duo of Jonny Bairstow and Jason Roy, who scored 159 in 105 balls, with a run rate of 9.08 against Pakistan in Bristol back in 2019.