Glenn Maxwell Quiz: The 201 Not Out Against Afghanistan

This Glenn Maxwell quiz relives the night in Mumbai when Australia's Big Show rescued a lost cause. Play an interactive set of 10 questions on the 2023 World Cup game against Afghanistan, 91 for 7, playing through cramps, a stand with Pat Cummins, the first ODI double century in a chase and his record 40-ball hundred.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Year
In which year did Maxwell score 201 not out?
Opponent
Which team was Australia playing?
City
Where was the match played?
Trouble
What was Australia's score when Maxwell's rescue began?
Pain
What problem did Maxwell battle during the innings?
Partner
Who stayed with him in a match-winning partnership?
Record
What record did the innings set?
Fast
What record did he set earlier in that World Cup?
Nickname
What is Maxwell's nickname?
Result
Did Australia go on to win the 2023 World Cup?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: In which year did Maxwell score 201 not out?
Answer: 2023
It came at the World Cup.
Q2: Which team was Australia playing?
Answer: Afghanistan
Afghanistan had posted 291.
Q3: Where was the match played?
Answer: Mumbai
The Wankhede Stadium hosted it.
Q4: What was Australia's score when Maxwell's rescue began?
Answer: 91 for 7
Defeat looked certain.
Q5: What problem did Maxwell battle during the innings?
Answer: Severe cramps
He could barely run.
Q6: Who stayed with him in a match-winning partnership?
Answer: Pat Cummins
Cummins made 12 from 68 balls.
Q7: What record did the innings set?
Answer: First ODI double century in a run chase
It was also the first by a non-opener.
Q8: What record did he set earlier in that World Cup?
Answer: Fastest World Cup century, in 40 balls
It came against the Netherlands.
Q9: What is Maxwell's nickname?
Answer: The Big Show
He loves big moments.
Q10: Did Australia go on to win the 2023 World Cup?
Answer: Yes
They beat India in the final.

Glenn Maxwell Quiz – The 201 Not Out Against Afghanistan

At the 2023 World Cup in Mumbai, Australia chased Afghanistan's 291 and slumped to 91 for 7. Glenn Maxwell then played one of the greatest innings in one-day history.

Battling severe cramps that left him almost unable to run, he hit huge boundaries while Pat Cummins defended at the other end. Their unbroken stand won the game, with Maxwell finishing on 201 not out.

It was the first ODI double century in a run chase and the first by a batter not opening. Days earlier he had hit the fastest World Cup century, in 40 balls, and Australia went on to win the tournament.

What This Quiz Teaches

Cricket fans will enjoy these questions.

When it happened
Who Australia played
How the chase looked
What records fell
How the World Cup ended

Did You Know?

Maxwell was dropped early in the innings.
He also bowls useful off-spin.
He is known for switch hits and reverse sweeps.
The innings lasted 128 balls.
Fans called it the greatest ODI innings ever.