{"id":294328,"date":"2023-10-25T13:24:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:24:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=294328"},"modified":"2023-10-25T13:24:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:24:55","slug":"glenn-maxwell-hits-fastest-world-cup-hundred-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/%d1%81ricket\/glenn-maxwell-hits-fastest-world-cup-hundred-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenn Maxwell hits fastest World Cup hundred EVER"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Glenn Maxwell hits fastest World Cup hundred EVER as Australia star smashes 101 off just 40 BALLS in clash with the Netherlands before special tribute to his newborn son\u00a0<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Glenn Maxwell has made history at the Cricket World Cup\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>He reached a century off just 40 balls against the Netherlands\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>It is the fewest amount of balls faced to reach a ton in the tournament&#8217;s history\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Glenn Maxwell has made history in India after hitting fastest World Cup hundred ever to put Australia\u00a0in control of their match with the Netherlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Amid a mini collapse of four wickets for just 56 runs, Maxwell came to the crease and blasted 101 off just 41 balls in a staggering innings that has seen his name etched in the history books.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell was, at one point, on 35 runs off 21 balls, before putting his foot on the gas to hit 66 off the following 19 balls.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He reached three figures with a huge uppercut six, which rocketed into the stands behind square leg.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The short-format specialist celebrated his incredible knock by pretending to cradle a baby, having welcomed his newborn son Logan recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/13\/76983443-0-image-a-1_1698237457708.jpg\" height=\"416\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Glenn Maxwell hit an incredible century off just 40 balls at the Cricket World Cup<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/13\/76983667-12670955-image-a-12_1698237941375.jpg\" height=\"415\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The veteran all-rounder broke the record for fastest ton scored at the tournament<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/13\/76983671-12670955-image-a-13_1698237944095.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Maxwell celebrated with a tribute to his newborn son, Logan, in Delhi<\/p>\n<p>Maxwell lost his wicket shortly after reaching the milestone. He went for another big six, but failed to time his shot well.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sybrand Engelbrecht caught him at long on after waiting under the ball for a lengthy period.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The previous record was set by Aiden Markram earlier in the tournament, when he hit a 49-ball century against Sri Lanka, but Maxwell&#8217;s effort will take some beating now.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That is outrageous,&#8217; Shane Watson said on commentary.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;A complete and utter barrage.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another record was broken during Australia&#8217;s innings, with Dutch star Bas de Leede conceding the most runs by a bowler at the World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>His 115 runs shipped were the highest conceded since South Africa&#8217;s Mark Lewis gave away 113 against Australia at the 2006 tournament.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More to follow.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/article-12670955\/Glenn-Maxwell-hits-fastest-World-Cup-Australia.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glenn Maxwell hits fastest World Cup hundred EVER as Australia star smashes 101 off just 40 BALLS in clash with the Netherlands before special tribute to his newborn son\u00a0 Glenn Maxwell has made history at the Cricket World Cup\u00a0 He reached a century off just 40 balls against the Netherlands\u00a0 It is the fewest amount [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294327,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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