In the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match against the Netherlands at NewDelhi’s Arun Jaitley Stadium, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell achievedthe fastest World Cup century, surpassing South Africa’s Aiden Markram’srecord of a century in 49 balls against Sri Lanka at the same venue earlierin the tournament.
Maxwell reached three figures in just 40 balls, hitting two fours and threesixes off successive deliveries against Bas de Leede before departing witha score of 106 from 44 balls, including nine fours and eight sixes.
Reflecting on his remarkable achievement, Glenn Maxwell expressed hissurprise and said, “It feels pretty good. I have been pretty exhaustedtoday, so I wasn’t expecting much.
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But it probably cleared my head a little bit, allowing me to go out thereand perform. The situation changed when David Warner and Cameron Green gotout, which led me to approach the game differently.”