Australia Thrash Netherlands By 309 Runs. Full List Of All Records Broken By Former Champions

A plethora of records were broken as Australia crushed Netherlands by 309 runs during their World Cup contest in New Delhi on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell's fastest century in the tournament's history, inarguably, was the highlight of the show. Batting first, the Australians amassed 399 for eight with hundreds from David Warner (104) and Maxwell (106) before spinner Adam Zampa's four-for skittled the Dutch for 90 by the 21st over.

Below are some of the new records:

It is the biggest margin of win across all editions of World Cup and the second biggest in ODI history, besides being the biggest for Australia.

It is the highest total for Australia in a World Cup match in India and their second highest in the event overall.

Maxwell scored the fastest hundred in the competition's history, reaching the landmark in just 40 balls to go past South African Aiden Markram's previous record of 43 balls, which was also achieved in this edition.

Maxwell's 40-ball effort is also the fastest century by an Australian in this format.

Maxwell is also the first Aussie to score 100-plus runs in the final ten overs of an ODI.

Maxwell struck eight sixes in his knock, which is the second most by an Australian in a World Cup match, along with Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting.

Maxwell and Pat Cummins added 107 runs for the seventh wicket, which is the highest for the side for the same or lower down the order in a World Cup innings.

Warner has become the fourth Australian player to score back-to-back centuries after Mark Waugh (1996), Ponting (2003-07) and Matthew Hayden (2007).

Warner (6) now also has the most World Cup centuries among Australians, going past Ponting (5) while joining India's Sachin Tendulkar.

Warner has also become the fastest