New Delhi
\nContinuing their fantastic form, Australia trounced Netherlands, beating them by a whopping 309-runs margin in the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, on Wednesday.
\nGlenn Maxwell smashed the fastest hundred in the history of the 50-overs World Cup as the Aussies thrashed the Dutch in what was their third successive win of the tournament.
\nEighteen days after South Africa\u2019s Aiden Markram smashed a 49-ball hundred at the same Arun Jaitley Stadium against Sri Lanka, Maxwell took nine balls fewer to bring up his century.
\nThe all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat.
\nThe five-time champions then returned to bundle out their opponents for 90 in 21 overs, subjecting the Dutch to the biggest defeat in the tournament\u2019s history.
\nEarlier with Travis Head continuing his recovery from a fractured hand, Mitchell Marsh retained his place as Warner\u2019s opening partner but did not last long.
\nThe Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early.
\nThe feisty left-hander raced to a 91-ball hundred, his second successive ton in the tournament, and took off his helmet and leapt in his trademark celebration.
\nLogan van Beek (4-74) removed Warner soon after but Steve Smith (71) and Marnus Labuschagne (62) helped themselves to easy half-centuries.
\nThe Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat.
\nThe all-rounder toyed with the Dutch attack smacking nine fours and eight sixes in his clattering innings.
\nHe was particularly harsh on de Leede, who bled 115 runs in his 10 overs \u2014 the most by a bowler in a men\u2019s ODI. It included 28 runs in de Leede\u2019s final over alone.
\nWith Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs.
\nIt left the Netherlands with a mountain to climb and they faltered early in their chase losing both the openers inside six overs.
\nAdam Zampa then ran through their lower order to claim three for eight runs to hasten their collapse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
New Delhi Continuing their fantastic form, Australia trounced Netherlands, beating them by a whopping 309-runs margin in the 24th match of the ICC World Cup 2023 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India, on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell smashed the fastest hundred in the history of the 50-overs World Cup as the Aussies thrashed the Dutch […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":364080,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-364064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n