Glenn Maxwell smashed the fastest hundred in the history of the 50-overs World Cup as Australia thrashed the Netherlands by 309 runs in what was their third successive win of the tournament on Wednesday.

Eighteen days after South Africa's Aiden Markram smashed a 49-ball hundred at the same Arun Jaitley Stadium against Sri Lanka, Maxwell took nine balls fewer to bring up his century. The all-rounder produced a blistering 106 off 44 balls and opener David Warner made 104 as Australia racked up 399-8 after electing to bat.

The five-time champions then returned to bundle out their opponents for 90 in 21 overs, subjecting the Dutch to the biggest defeat in the tournament's history. Earlier with Travis Head continuing his recovery from a fractured hand, Mitchell Marsh retained his place as Warner's opening partner but did not last long.

The Netherlands began with spin from both ends and Warner smashed Aryan Dutt for four fours in a row to signal his intention early. The feisty left-hander raced to a 91-ball hundred, his second successive ton in the tournament, and took off his helmet and leapt in his trademark celebration. Logan van Beek (4-74) removed Warner soon after but Steve Smith (71) and Marnus Labuschagne (62) helped themselves to easy half-centuries.

The Dutch bowlers briefly stemmed the run flow but the ground had been laid for Maxwell to explode with the bat. The all-rounder toyed with the Dutch attack smacking nine fours and eight sixes in his clattering innings. He was particularly harsh on de Leede, who bled 115 runs in his 10 overs - the most by a bowler in a men's ODI. It included 28 runs in de Leede's final over alone.

With Maxwell playing some outrageous shots on either side of the wicket, Australia plundered 131 runs in the final 10 overs. It left the Netherlands with a mountain to climb and they faltered early in their chase losing both the openers inside six overs. Adam Zampa then ran through their lower order to claim three for eight runs to hasten their collapse.

Australia vs Netherlands LIVE: ODI World Cup updates

• 50! David Warner brings up the milestone in style with a four, Australia 109/1

• 50! Steve Smith makes his first half century of the World Cup, Australia 121/1

• WICKET! Smith (71) falls to Dutt cutting on the back foot, Australia 160/2

• Pat Cummins reacts to big Australia win over Netherlands

• CENTURY! Maxwell smashed ton off just 44 balls to take Australia to 399/8

• WICKET! Zampa takes four wickets to polish off Netherlands for just 90 and a 309-run win!

Pat Cummins reacts to big Australia win over Netherlands

16:30 , Jack Rathborn

“Just about the complete game,” Pat Cummins says after Australia’s crushing victory. “That [Maxwell’s century] was crazy.

“Thought we both contributed equally in that 100-run partnership.

“We started to play to our potential and play in the style we talk about. We had another good batting powerplay. It’s what we are aiming for. We’ve bowled quited well but without a lot of luck. Zampa, another four-for.

“Prepped as good as we can be. They are a good side. They’ve played in Dharamsala before. It’s a big game. It’s a World Cup. Haven’t nailed 50 overs in the batting. Something to work on.”

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Australia win by 309 runs

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20.5

OUT! L.B.W. Adam Zampa to Aryan Dutt. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, hit pad.

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20.4

Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Leg spinner length ball, off stump backing away slog sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

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20.3

Adam Zampa to Aryan Dutt. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to long off for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

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20.1

APPEAL! Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, Gloved to backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Marsh, appeal made for L.B.W.

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19.6

Mitchell Marsh to Aryan Dutt. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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19.4

Mitchell Marsh to Aryan Dutt. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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19.3

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Smith.

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19.2

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs.

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19.1

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Seaming away back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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18.6

Adam Zampa to Aryan Dutt. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, mis-timed to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

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18.4

OUT! L.B.W. Adam Zampa to Roelof van der Merwe. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad. Back to back wickets.

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18.3

OUT! Caught. Adam Zampa to Logan van Beek. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, top edge, caught by Inglis.

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18.2

Adam Zampa to Logan van Beek. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Green.

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17.6

Mitchell Marsh to Logan van Beek. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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17.6

Wide Mitchell Marsh to Logan van Beek. Short, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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17.5

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Back of a length, off stump on the back foot glancing, Gloved, caught by Inglis.

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17.4

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

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17.3

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Labuschagne.

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17.2

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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17.1

FOUR! Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.

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16.6

Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third slip for no runs, fielded by Hazlewood.

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16.4

Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to mid on for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

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16.3

Adam Zampa to Teja Nidamanuru. Googly length ball, outside off stump moves in front Scoop, in the air under control to fine leg for 1 run, fielded by Green.

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16.2

Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Green.

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16.1

Adam Zampa to Scott Edwards. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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15.6

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, leading edge in the air uncontrolled to deep extra cover for 2 runs, fielded by Cummins.

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15.4

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run.

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15.2

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

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15:24

15.1

Mitchell Marsh to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Green.

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14.6

Pat Cummins to Teja Nidamanuru. Yorker, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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14.5

Pat Cummins to Teja Nidamanuru. Short, outside off stump swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14.4

Pat Cummins to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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14.3

Pat Cummins to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, well timed to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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14.2

Pat Cummins to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

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14.1

Pat Cummins to Scott Edwards. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

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15:19

13.6

FOUR! Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled past fine leg for 4 runs.

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13.5

Wide Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Bouncer, outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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13.5

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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13.4

Wide Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, to leg on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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13.3

Mitchell Marsh to Teja Nidamanuru. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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13.2

OUT! Caught. Mitchell Marsh to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control to deep square leg, caught by Warner.

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13.1

Mitchell Marsh to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Short, outside off stump on the back foot defending, back to bowler for no runs.

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12.6

Pat Cummins to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to mid on for no runs, fielded by Starc.

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12.4

Pat Cummins to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Short, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

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12.3

Pat Cummins to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to third man for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.

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12.2

Pat Cummins to Scott Edwards. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, inside edge to square leg for no runs.

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12.1

Pat Cummins to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, off stump on the front foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.

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11.6

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to deep cover for 3 runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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11.4

Josh Hazlewood to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump backing away shoulders arms, Left for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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11.3

Wide Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, middle stump on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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11.3

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Starc.

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11.2

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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11.1

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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10.6

Pat Cummins to Scott Edwards. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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10.5

OUT! L.B.W. Pat Cummins to Bas de Leede. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot working, hit pad.

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10.4

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Bas de Leede. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past deep cover for 4 runs.

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10.3

Pat Cummins to Bas de Leede. Short, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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10.2

Pat Cummins to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge to third man for 1 run, fielded by Hazlewood.

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14:54

10.1

Pat Cummins to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:53

9.6

Wide Josh Hazlewood to Bas de Leede. In-swinging length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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14:52

9.5

Josh Hazlewood to Bas de Leede. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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14:51

9.4

Josh Hazlewood to Bas de Leede. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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14:51

9.3

Josh Hazlewood to Bas de Leede. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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14:49

9.2

OUT! L.B.W. Josh Hazlewood to Colin Ackermann. Seaming in length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad.

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14:48

9.1

Josh Hazlewood to Colin Ackermann. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, bottom edge to silly point for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:47

8.6

Pat Cummins to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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8.4

FOUR! Pat Cummins to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, thick edge past deep backward point for 4 runs.

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8.3

Pat Cummins to Colin Ackermann. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot working, to mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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8.2

Pat Cummins to Colin Ackermann. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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14:44

8.1

Pat Cummins to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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14:44

7.6

APPEAL! Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis, appeal made for Caught.

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14:43

7.5

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, leading edge to silly mid on for no runs, fielded by Green.

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14:42

7.4

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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14:41

7.3

Josh Hazlewood to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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14:41

7.2

Josh Hazlewood to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for 1 run, fielded by Cummins.

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14:40

7.1

Josh Hazlewood to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to mid on for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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14:39

6.6

Mitchell Starc to Sybrand Engelbrecht. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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14:39

6.5

Mitchell Starc to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, to leg on the back foot pushing, to point for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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14:38

6.4

Mitchell Starc to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Length ball, to leg on the front foot working, hit pad for no runs, run save by Inglis.

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14:37

6.3

Mitchell Starc to Sybrand Engelbrecht. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:36

6.1

Mitchell Starc to Sybrand Engelbrecht. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, to silly mid on for no runs.

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14:35

5.6

Josh Hazlewood to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins.

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14:34

5.5

OUT! Run Out. Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot pushing, to mid off, direct hit by Maxwell.

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14:32

5.4

FOUR! Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed past long off for 4 runs.

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14:31

5.2

Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:29

4.6

Wide Mitchell Starc to Colin Ackermann. Length ball, down leg side on the front foot glancing, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.

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14:28

4.5

OUT! Bowled. Mitchell Starc to Max O'Dowd. Length ball, off stump on the back foot pushing, inside edge.

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14:27

4.4

APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to Max O'Dowd. In-swinging length ball, to leg on the front foot working, inside edge to silly mid off for no runs, fielded by Cummins, appeal made for L.B.W.

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14:26

4.3

APPEAL! Mitchell Starc to Max O'Dowd. In-swinging length ball, middle stump on the front foot working, inside edge to short extra cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne, appeal made for L.B.W.

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14:25

4.2

Mitchell Starc to Max O'Dowd. In-swinging back of a length, to leg on the back foot working, hit pad to gully for no runs, fielded by Smith.

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14:24

4.1

Mitchell Starc to Max O'Dowd. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, inside edge to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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14:23

3.6

Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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14:23

3.5

Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Short, outside off stump ducked Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:22

3.4

Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pushing, to cover for no runs, fielded by Labuschagne.

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14:21

3.3

Josh Hazlewood to Vikram Singh. Out-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot driving, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.

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14:20

3.1

Josh Hazlewood to Max O'Dowd. In-swinging length ball, outside off stump on the front foot defending, hit pad to second slip for no runs, fielded by Marsh.

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14:19

2.6

Mitchell Starc to Vikram Singh. In-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot working, hit pad to short mid wicket for no runs, fielded by Warner.

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14:18

2.4

Mitchell Starc to Vikram Singh. Out-swinging length ball, off stump on the front foot defending, to mid off for no runs, fielded by Maxwell.

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