Australia pulled off a magical victory at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in match no. 39 of the Cricket World Cup 2023 courtesy, a Glenn Maxwell double century which can absolutely stay within the hearts of each cricket fan who witnessed it. Afghanistan’s qualification hopes for the semifinals have been thrashed by the five-time champions and there was just one man behind that – Glenn Maxwell.
Now, the race is on between New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan, all three of them now stand with similar factors (eight) from their 8 matches performed within the match. The query stays that with three groups left within the race, who will take the final spot? (‘Glenn Maxwell Is Not Human,’ Internet Goes Crazy As Australia Batter Smashes Double Century Afghanistan)
Points Table after a Brilliant win over Afg
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Let’s check out the state of affairs for all three of them to qualify for the semifinals….
Afghanistan will now face South Africa of their final league and successful in opposition to the Proteas appear fairly tough. However, they’ll nonetheless make it as it’s mathematically potential. An element that can make their possibilities slim is that they should beat South Africa with a very good margin.
Pakistan will face England of their final league sport, a group who’re eager on making a press release earlier than returning again house after a forgetful World Cup marketing campaign.
On the opposite hand, New Zealand will face Sri Lanka of their closing league sport they usually even have the web run-rate benefit as they sit fourth within the newest standings after Australia defeated Afghanistan.
“It was hot while fielding today, I haven’t done a lot of exercise in the heat, it got a hold on me today. I wanted to stay back and get some movement (on my legs). Not too much (when asked about plans at 92/7), just stick to the batting plans as much as possible, for me, still be positive, still look to play my shots, that LBW, it was going just above (the stumps), probably that made me be more proactive. A hint of swing and nip (off the surface), as it happens here under lights, they bowled beautifully to exploit that. It would have been nice if it was a chanceless knock, but I had my chances, to make the most of it tonight was something I can be proud of. Amazing, after the first two games, people were quick to write us off. The belief was always there (as a team), after today, it would have gone a bit higher,” stated Glenn Maxwell after thrashing Afghanistan in Mumbai.
