Bas de Leede, meanwhile, recorded the most expensive bowling figures in ODI cricket
Sampath Bandarupalli25-Oct-202340 Balls for Glenn Maxwell to complete his century, the fastest in the history of the men’s ODI World Cup. He broke the record set just three weeks ago, by Aiden Markram with his 49-ball ton against Sri Lanka, also in Delhi.ESPNcricinfo Ltd39.1 overs – Maxwell’s entry point after Australia lost their fourth wicket. It is the latest entry point for a batter who has gone on to score a century in ODIs (where fall-of-wickets data is available). The previous latest entry point was de Villiers’, who came in at 38.4 overs against West Indies in the 2015 Johannesburg ODI, where he made 149.1 Maxwell’s 40-ball hundred is the fastest for Australia in the ODI format. The previous fastest was off 45 balls by Meg Lanning against New Zealand Women in 2012, while the previous quickest in men’s ODIs was by Maxwell himself, who made a 51-ball hundred against Sri Lanka in the 2015 World Cup.3 Only three ODI hundreds have come in fewer balls than Maxwell’s 40-ball effort against Netherlands. AB de Villiers hit a 31-ball century against West Indies in 2015, which is the fastest by anyone in the format, followed by Corey Anderson (36 balls against WI) and Shahid Afridi (37 balls against Sri Lanka)ESPNcricinfo Ltd6 Hundreds for David Warner in World Cups, the most for Australia, surpassing Ricky Ponting’s five. Warner is now tied in second place for most World Cup hundreds with Sachin Tendulkar and is only behind Rohit Sharma, who has seven.399 for 8 Australia’s total against Netherlands is their second-highest at the World Cup, behind the 417 for 6 against Afghanistan in 2015. It is also the highest total by Australia in ODIs in India, bettering the 367 for 9 they posted against Pakistan in their previous match.115 Runs conceded by Bas de Leede in his ten overs today, the most by any bowler in a men’s ODI. The previous record was 113 runs, held by two Australians – Mick Lewis against South Africa in 2006 and Adam Zampa against South Africa again in 2023.ESPNcricinfo Ltd106 Runs scored by Maxwell in the last ten overs are the fifth-most by any batter in a men’s ODI (where ball-by-ball data is available). These are also the most runs scored by an Australian between the 41st and 50th over in an innings, surpassing Cameron White’s 81 runs against India in 2010.309 Margin of Australia’s win in Delhi, the biggest by runs for any team in the World Cup. It is also the second-biggest win margin by runs in men’s ODIs, behind India’s 317-run win against Sri Lanka at the start of this year.3 Consecutive four-wicket hauls for Adam Zampa, the second Australian to pull this off in men’s ODIs, after Shane Warne in 1996-97. Zampa is also only the third bowler with three consecutive four-plus wicket hauls at the World Cup, after Shahid Afridi and Mohammed Shami.6 Hundreds at Delhi’s Feroz Shah Kotla across four matches in this World Cup. These are the joint-most hundreds at a venue in a men’s ODI World Cup, equaling the six hundreds at Manchester’s Old Trafford in 2019.
