Despite having a brief inning, Glenn Maxwell beat Shreyas Iyer for the most important six of the Cricket World Cup 2023 up to now with a monstrous 104-meter six that ended up on the roof of the Dharamsala HPCA Stadium. Iyer made historical past by hitting a 101-meter six towards Afghanistan. It all occurred within the first innings when Mitchell Santner was bowling the forty third over for New Zealand and Maxwell had a license to go for the aggressive ones with simply seven overs left.
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David Warner’s fifty, Travis Head’s thunderous century and late brutal hitting from Josh Inglis and Pat Cummins powered Australia to 388 towards New Zealand of their ICC World Cup match at Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association Stadium on Saturday.
Head and Warner each shone with the bat, scoring 109 and 81 respectively, whereas Glenn Maxwell (41), Inglis (38) and captain Cummins (37) contributed outstandingly to assist five-time champions submit 388 towards arch-rival New Zealand. (Angry Babar Azam Blasts Mohammad Nawaz After Losing Cricket World Cup 2023 Match Against South Africa By 1 Wicket, Video Goes Viral – Watch)
Glenn Phillips and Trent Boult scalped three wickets hauls, serving to New Zealand script a fantastic comeback to bundle out Australia. Put to bat first, Australia openers David Warner and Travis Head gave their workforce a fiery and stable begin. The duo hammered New Zealand bowlers throughout the bottom whereas hitting huge pictures.
Head returned from a fractured hand that saved him out of the primary 5 matches of this World Cup with a livid century off simply 59 balls, Australia’s third-fastest World Cup century. Head’s intentions have been introduced with an aerial off-drive for 4 off the third ball he confronted. Then, within the third over, Matt Henry gave him two straightforward pictures, every of which he cleared the entrance leg and pulled over midwicket for sixes.
Australia achieved the third-highest 10-over rating in ODIs when ball-by-ball statistics can be found, with Warner just about matching him shot for shot – solely the second time two openers have struck 50 inside 30 balls.
Warner fell in need of a century when he hit a return catch to Glenn Phillips, however Head maintained his focus. He was finally bowled off a straighter one from Phillips for 109 off 67, having struck seven sixes and ten fours and setting Australia on their path to an enormous whole.
After eradicating two well-set openers New Zealand pulled again issues superbly as Australia saved shedding wickets often. However, Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell rapidly obtained a high hand on Kiwi bowlers.
James Neesham offered his workforce with an enormous breakthrough as he eliminated hard-hitting batter Maxwell for 41. The duo smoked Neesham for 27 runs within the forty eighth over with the assistance of 4 maximums.
New Zealand made a fantastic comeback within the forty ninth over Trent Boult gave five-time champions a double blow as he eliminated well-set batter Inglis and Cummins for 38 and 37.
Matt Henry then bagged his first wicket of the match and bundled out Australia for 388 in 49.2 overs. Brief rating: Australia 388 (Travis Head 109, David Warner 81; Glenn Phillips 3-37) vs New Zealand. (With ANI inputs)
