Australia Vs Netherlands, ICC Cricket World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell's Slams 'Fastest Century', Aussies Register 'Biggest Win' - Statistical Highlights

Glenn Maxwell smashed the fastest century of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 and along with David Warner, who hit a second successive ton, helped Australia thrash the Netherlands by 309 runs in Delhi on Wednesday. The Aussie's win was the biggest in the World Cup in terms of margin of runs and the second biggest in the ODI history. (As It Happened | Scorecard | Photos | Full Coverage)

Maxwell (106 off 44 balls) blew away the Dutch attack to score his century off just 40 balls, while Warner struck 104 off 93 balls after Pat Cummins opted to bat at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. In the process, Maxwell bettered the earlier record of South Africa's Aiden Markram, who had smashed 106 off 49 balls against Sri Lanka at the same ground on October 7. Logan van Beek (4/74) and Bas de Leede (2/115) shared six wickets between them. Chasing the huge total, Netherlands never looked in the hunt as they were dismissed for a paltry 90 in 21 overs. Vikramjit Singh (25) top-scored for the Dutch, while Adam Zampa (4/8) picked up four wickets, while Mitchell Marsh (2/19) scalped two.

With that here's a look at the all key stats and numbers from the 24th match of the ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 between Australia and the Netherlands:

- Australia posted a total of 399 for 8 in this game to provide the 30th occasion of a team posting a total of 350-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the eighth occasion of Australia posting a total of 350-plus runs in the World Cup.

- This was the 129th occasion of a team posting a total of 300-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup, and the 25th occasion of Australia crossing the 300-plus run mark in the World Cup.

- Australia posted 367 for 9 against Pakistan at Bangalore on 20.10.23 and 399 for 8 against Netherlands at Delhi on 25.10.23 to become the tenth team to post a team total of 300-plus runs in consecutive matches in the World Cup. 

- Australia became the third team to post 300-plus scores in consecutive games in two or more editions. 

- Australia posted 367 for 9 against Pakistan at Bangalore on 20.10.23 and 399 for 8 against the Netherlands at Delhi on 25.10.23 to become the second team, after South Africa, to post a team total of 350-plus runs in consecutive matches in the World Cup. They have also become the fifth team in the history of ODIs to post a team total of 399 runs. All such occasions are tabulated below: 

- David Warner (104) and Glenn Maxwell (106) scored centuries in the Australia vs Netherlands match to provide the 216th and 217th occasion of a batter scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 34th and 35th occasion of an Australian batter scoring a century in the World Cup.

- This was the 23rd occasion of two or more batters scoring centuries in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the second occasion of two Australian batters scoring a century each in an innings in the World Cup.

- David Warner had scored 163 against Pakistan at Bangalore on 20.10.23 and scored 106 against the Netherlands at Delhi on 25.10.23 to become the tenth batter in the history of the World Cup to score two or more consecutive centuries.

- David Warner's knock provided the 112th occasion of an opening batter scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 24th occasion of an Australian opening batter scoring a century in an innings in the World Cup.

- This was the sixth century as an opener for David Warner in the World Cup. He now occupies the joint second place in the list of batters with the most centuries in the World Cup along with Sachin Tendulkar. Rohit Sharma leads the pack with seven centuries.

- Glenn Maxwell scored his 100 in 40 deliveries to record the fastest hundred in the World Cup in terms of deliveries. The previous best was in the name of Aiden Markram who had scored a century hundred in 49 deliveries against Sri Lanka at Delhi on 07 Oct 2023.

- Maxwell hit eight sixes in his knock of 106 to provide the 14th occasion of a batter hitting eight or more maximums in an innings in the World Cup. His feat makes him the fifth Australian to accomplish such a feat.

- Bas de Leede conceded 115 runs to provide the 18th occasion of a bowler conceding 100-plus runs in an innings in ODIs. He became the most expensive bowler in the history of ODIs in terms of runs conceded. The previous record was shared by two bowlers -- Mick Lewis of Australia had conceded 113 runs against South Africa at Johannesburg on 12 Mar 2006 and Adam Zampa of Australia had conceded 113 runs against South Africa at Centurion on 15.09.2023.

- Bas de Leede's spell also provided the 18th occasion of a bowler conceding 100-plus runs in an innings in the World Cup and became the most expensive bowler in the history of the tournament. The previous record was in the name of Rashid Khan of Afghanistan, who had conceded 110 runs against England at Manchester on 18.06.2019.

- Logan van Beek of the Netherlands captured four for 74 in this game to provide the 231st occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the fifth occasion of a Netherlands bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup.

- Adam Zampa of Australia captured four for 8 in this game to provide the 232nd occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 40th occasion of an Australian bowler capturing four or more wickets in an innings in the World Cup. 

- Logan van Beek captured four for 74 and Adam Zampa captured four for 08 in this game to provide the 22nd occasion of two rival bowlers capturing four or more wickets in a match in the World Cup. 

- Adam Zampa’s 4/8 in this game represented his third four-wicket haul in this edition of the World Cup. The figures provided the fifth occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets while conceding single-digit runs in an innings in the World Cup.

- Adam Zampa became the fourth bowler in the history of the World Cup to capture four-plus wickets on three or more occasions in a single edition. Others are – Shahid Afridi of Pakistan (four occasions in the 2011 edition), Mitchell Starc of Australia (four occasions in the 2019 edition) and Mohammed Shami (three occasions in the 2019 edition).

- Logan van Beek of Netherlands captured four for 74 in this game and was in a losing cause to provide the 48th occasion of a bowler’s four or more wickets in an innings going in vain in the World Cup. It also provided the third occasion of a Netherlands bowler’s four or more wickets going in vain in the World Cup.

- David Warner and Steve Smith posted 132 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 336th occasion of batters sharing a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 52nd occasion of Australian batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup.

- Glenn Maxwell and Pat Cummins posted 103 runs for the seventh wicket in this game to provide the 337th occasion of batters posting a three-figure partnership in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 53rd occasion of Australian batters posting a three-figure partnership in the World Cup. It was the sixth occasion of two batters posting a three-figure stand in the World Cup for the seventh wicket and only the second occasion for the Aussies for the seventh wicket in the tournament.

- Maxwell and Cummins's stand is also a record partnership for the seventh wicket by Australian batters. The previous best was a 102-run partnership between Steve Smith and Nathan Coulter-Nile against the West Indies at Nottingham on 06.06.2019.

- The Netherlands were dismissed for 90 in this game to provide the 18th occasion of a team getting all out for a total of less than 100 runs in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the first occasion of the Netherlands getting dismissed all out for a total of less than 100 runs in the World Cup.

- The Netherlands innings provided the 327th occasion of a team getting all out in an innings in the World Cup. It also provided the 13th occasion of the Netherlands getting all out in the World Cup.

- This was the 185th occasion of a batting second team getting dismissed all out in the World Cup. It also provided the ninth occasion of the Netherlands getting all out in the World Cup in the second innings. This was their lowest total in a completed innings in the World Cup. The previous lowest total was 115 all out against the West Indies at Delhi on 28.02.2011.

- Australia won this game by 309 runs to provide the third occasion of a team winning an ODI match by a 300-plus run margin. The other two occasions are – India's 317-run win against Sri Lanka in Thiruvananthapuram on 15 Jan 2023 and Zimbabwe's 304-run win against the United States of America in Harare on 26 Jun 2023. It is interesting to note that all these three 300-plus run victories have come in the calendar year 2023.

- Australia's 309-run win provided the first occasion of a team winning a World Cup game by a 300-plus run margin. The previous largest win (runs) in a World Cup game was the 275 runs by Australia against Afghanistan at Perth on 04 Mar 2015.

- This game witnessed batters' individual scores greater than the team’s completed innings total. David Warner (104) and Glenn Maxwell (106) scored centuries and the Netherlands were dismissed for 90 to provide the 81st occasion of a batter's individual score greater than the opposing team’s total in the history of ODIs.

- Maxwell's knock provided the 13th occasion of a batter’s individual score greater than the team’s total in the history of the World Cup.

Stats courtesy: HR Gopala Krishna – Veteran cricket statistician