Glenn Maxwell smashed a 40-ball hundred — the fastest ever at the Cricket World Cup — to help Australia beat the Netherlands by 309 runs.
Maxwell hit nine fours and eights towering sixes as he scored 106 runs off only 44 balls to propel Australia to 399-8 (50 overs).
Australian players celebrate following their victory over the Netherlands.Credit: Getty Images
Coming in to bat in the 39th over, Maxwell’s feat overshadowed David Warner, who scored a second straight hundred and his 22nd overall in one-day internationals.
Warner scored 104 off 93 balls following his hundred against Pakistan. It was his sixth World Cup century, the most for an Australian batsman.
The Netherlands was bowled out for a paltry 90 runs in 21 overs.
The Dutch team is 1-4, its only win coming in a huge upset victory over South Africa last week.
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