Cricket World Cup 2023 as it happened: Australia v Netherlands

David Warner has followed his history-making century with a brilliant catch on the boundary as the Dutch continued to collapse against Australia. Sybrand Engelbrecht (11 from 21 balls) smashed a short ball from Mitchell Marsh’s first over hard and flat to deep square leg. Warner made a beautifully-timed leap to catch the ball on the boundary when it appeared to be going for six.

Netherlands 5/62 from 13.2 overs: Scott Edwards 2

The Netherlands lost their fourth wicket to another close leg before wicket decision as Bas de Leede was out for four from seven balls. The Dutch had lost 4/25 after a bright start.

Netherlands 4/53 from 11 overs: Engelbrecht 5

Josh Hazlewood has continued Australia’s early success with the ball by trapping Colin Ackermann leg before wicket for 10 from 11 balls. The batsman considered a review before departing, with Hawkeye later showing that the ball was hitting the top of the stumps as Hazlewood delivered a wicket maiden.

Netherlands 3/48 from 10 overs: Engelbrecht4, de Leede 0

Having scored the fastest hundred in World Cup history from 40 balls, Maxwell then claimed Australia their second wicket before he had bowled an over. Vikramjit Singh (25 from 25 balls) pushed to mid off and set off for an ambitious single but was easily beaten by Maxwell’s quick gather and release as he threw down the stumps.

Netherlands 2/41 from seven overs: Sybrand Engelbrecht 4, Colin Ackermann 4

Mitchell Starc has been rewarded with the wicket of Max O’Dowd during an excellent opening spell. Both openers struggled with the swinging ball before O’Dowd misjudged a delivery sliding across him and chopped it into his stumps for six from nine balls.

Netherlands 1/33 from five overs: Vikramjit Singh 21, Colin Ackermann 4

Mitchell Starc has bowled the first over, creating some extravagant swing to Dutch left-handed opener Vikramjit Singh, who played and missed three times before taking the last ball through mid wicket to the boundary. It’s worth remembering that Starc took a hattrick against the Dutch in a washed-out practice match leading into the tournament.

The Netherlands must create history to beat Australia in their World Cup clash by chasing down 400 in Delhi after Australia finished 8/399 from their 50 overs. The Australians created history of their own with David Warner making his sixth World Cup century, the most by any Australian, and Glenn Maxwell making the fastest World Cup hundred of all time in just 40 balls. The highest successful run chase in a one-day international at the ground is India’s 4/281 against Sri Lanka back in 1982. The teams with the top six highest scores at the venue all batted first. The highest score at the ground was South Africa’s 5/428 against Sri Lanka in their opening match of the tournament less than three weeks ago.

Glenn Maxwell smashed three successive sixes to bring up the fastest century in World Cup history, reaching his hundred in just 40 balls. It beat by nine balls the record set by South Africa’s Aidan Markram against Sri Lanka in their first match of this tournament. Maxwell was out three balls into the last over of Australia’s innings, caught on the boundary for 106 scored in just 44 balls with nine fours and eight sixes.

Australia 7/393 in 49.3 overs: Cummins 8