Cricket World Cup 2023, Australia vs. Netherlands: On Thursday in Delhi, Australia’s bowlers were at the peak of their game as they knocked the Dutch for a mere 90 runs, capping a 399-run victory after hundreds from Glenn Maxwell and David Warner.
On Wednesday, October 25, Australia revived their World Cup 2023 campaign with a convincing victory over the Netherlands in New Delhi. Australia crushed the Netherlands by 309 runs, the largest winning margin in the tournament’s history, surpassing their own record of 275 runs in a win against Afghanistan in Perth in 2015.
A near-runout woke Warner up as he smashed two maximums and a boundary to pass 50 after nearly finding himself stranded at the non-striker’s end standing next to Smith, saved only by a miss-field.
Roelof van der Merwe pulled a screamer at cover, giving Warner the impression that he was out, but the third umpire controversially declared that it hit the ground as he attempted to control it.
Van der Merwe performed another incredible feat to illustrate his point, this time as Smith laced a cut shot to point.
To deny Smith his first World Cup half-century, the Dutchman kept his hands low and gripped a bullet.
As Labuschagne reached his fifty-first century, the Netherlands resorted to their backup plan, enticing him into attempting to get past Dutt with three in the deep and across the short 61-meter leg-side boundary.
However, the Australian skipped down the track and hit the ball over the long-off wall.
The Dutch batsmen got off to a fast start in the chase, but within the first ten overs, they were out of the game when Max O’Dowd sliced Mitchell Starc onto his stumps, and then Maxwell again shown his genius with a straight-hit runout.
De Leede got stranded lbw on four, which made his already awful night even worse.
After a disappointing night at the bat, Marsh was brought into the attack to get some overs under his belt. He desired atonement, taking a wicket in his opening over.
He proceeded to strangle the gifted Teja Nidamanuru down legside for a total of fourteen.
Australia’s fortunes changed dramatically when Adam Zampa achieved a hat-trick in his second over, just losing out on the feat before finishing off the opposition.
The brutal collaboration between him and Warner came to an end on 84 when Labuschagne chunked one to mid-on.
Warner struggled mightily to get through the uneasy 1990s, which was made worse by the strike.
With a swivel-pull for four, the 36-year-old scored his 22nd ODI century while maintaining composure.
In less than an over, Warner was ultimately removed from the game while attempting to clear deep fine-leg, leaving Australia with two fresh batsmen.
For the second straight game, Australia’s lower order failed to muster any sort of contribution, with Cam Green being caught short running for a moment by a direct hit.
After his awful golden duck match against Pakistan, Maxwell gave himself some breathing room before unleashing a barrage of reverse flicks and strong drives that flattened the defenseless Dutch attack.
Following two straight losses to start their World Cup campaign, Australia’s preparations and squad lineups came under scrutiny. But with three straight wins, the five-time winners have demonstrated that they are in it to win it.
Australia improved their Net Run Rate to +1.142 but secured fourth place with 6 points from 5 matches, 2 more above Pakistan.
On Thursday in the nation’s capital, Australia’s bowlers outperformed their batters, bowling the Netherlands out for 90 in 21 overs. In the World Cup 2023, Adam Zampa stormed to the top of the bowling rankings with a 4 for 8 finish, destroying the Dutch bottom order. The top three pacers, Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood, each contributed one wicket, and Mitchell Marsh chipped in with two wickets.
THE LARGE EVENT IN DELHI
Glenn Maxwell was the Australian team’s top player of the match. He had a difficult start to the World Cup in India but has come back to his best. Aiden Markram’s earlier 49-ball score from the event was surpassed by Maxwell’s 40-ball century, which became the fastest century in World Cup history.
After coming to bat in the 40th over, Glenn Maxwell gave himself some extra time, reaching his fifty in just 27 balls. In the last part of his innings, he went to sixth gear and reached his second fifty in just 13 balls.