Australia vs Afghanistan Match Stats

Angling in, on a length from around the wicket, on middle, Glenn Maxwell stays leg side of the ball and swipes it towards wide long on and refuses the single.

Slower, on a good length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell goes for the reverse hit but misses out on the connection.

FOUR! Stand and deliver and that will be 150 for Glenn Maxwell! Pace on, at the stumps, on a length, Glenn Maxwell winds up and hammers it flat and wide of Rahmanullah Gurbaz at long on for four more runs. He is continuing his onslaught despite struggling with cramps.

Short of a length, outside off, Glenn Maxwell tries to hammer this one through the off side but connects with thin air.

FOUR! The boundaries continue to flow! Fuller in length, just outside off, Glenn Maxwell tries the reverse scoop again but this time he gets this one out off the toe end. The ball races away wide of the keeper and into the third man fence for four more runs.

Goes full and straight, at the stumps, Glenn Maxwell digs it out down the ground to long on and denies the single again.

Beaten! Slower and shorter, outside off, Pat Cummins has a waft away from the body and gets beaten on the outside edge.

Offers flight, full and on the pads, Pat Cummins nudges it away in front of square on the leg side.

Drags the length back and bowls it short, outside off, Pat Cummins slaps it hard towards deep point but they do not run a single again.

Short and turning into the pads, Pat Cummins tucks it off the back foot to square leg for a dot.

Bowls it short and outside off, Pat Cummins uses the depth of the crease to punch it towards extra cover.

Fuller in length from over the wicket, on off, Pat Cummins reaches out in front and keeps it out on the off side. A maiden from Noor Ahmad!

FOUR! Another streaky boundary! Angling in, on a length, at the batter, Glenn Maxwell stays still and goes for a heave across the line. He gets an inside edge as the ball races to the left of short fine leg for a boundary.

At the stumps again, fuller in length, Glenn Maxwell swats it hard towards deep square leg and refuses the single again.

SIX! Glenn Maxwell, how do you manage to do it? Slower and a bit fuller, outside off, Glenn Maxwell pulls out the reverse hit and executes it to perfection. Clears the third man fence for a maximum.

FOUR! In the gap! Azmatullah Omarzai bangs it in short, at the batter, Glenn Maxwell waits back in his crease and nails the pull between deep mid-wicket and long on for four more runs.

Slower and into the deck, on off, Glenn Maxwell goes for the pull again but he mistimes his shot towards deep square leg for a dot.

Pace on now and shorter, over middle, Glenn Maxwell waits for the ball to arrive and calmly helps it towards deep backward square leg. He decides to take the single which catches Afghanistan by surprise.

SIX! Extraordinary hitting! Naveen-ul-Haq angles it into the right-hander, on a length, on middle, Glenn Maxwell picks the length early and swings with the angle. He deposits it over deep mid-wicket for a biggie.

Fullish delivery, at the stumps, Glenn Maxwell drills it down to long on and denies the single.

Bowls this one fuller and with some pace behind it, on the pads, Glenn Maxwell just has to get some bat on it but he fails to help it away and gets hit on the thigh.

Swing and a miss! Cleverly rolls his fingers over the ball and bowls it on a back of a length, over middle, Glenn Maxwell swings to pull it away but goes through his shot a bit early as the ball sneaks under his bat and over the stumps.

Goes full and on middle and leg, Glenn Maxwell shows the full face of his bat and pushes it down to long on.

Oh...just wide! Naveen-ul-Haq hurls it on a fullish length, on middle, Glenn Maxwell shapes to work this one on the leg side but closes the bat face early. He gets a leading edge that goes agonizingly wide of the diving Naveen-ul-Haq to his left for a single.

Rashid Khan goes short and on off. Glenn Maxwell nudges it to deep mid-wicket for a single to get off strike.

Errs in line. He bowls it fuller but way down leg. The umpire signals a wide.

Tossed up on off. Pat Cummins drives it to the fielder at cover.

Floated up on middle. Pat Cummins drives it back to the bowler but he fails to collect it. They take a single.

Very full on the toes. Glenn Maxwell pushes it to the right of Rashid Khan.

Floated up on leg. Glenn Maxwell flicks it away to the fielder at mid-wicket.

Good batting! Rashid Khan goes full and on off. Glenn Maxwell flicks it away to deep mid-wicket for a single as Glenn Maxwell will keep strike next over. A good spell from Rashid Khan.

Short and over off. Glenn Maxwell pulls hard but misses the perfect connection.

SIX! Gets it this time! Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes fuller and on off. Glenn Maxwell gets underneath it and muscles it over deep mid-wicket and into the stands for a biggie.

SIX! AGAIN! Mujeeb Ur Rahman drops it short and outside off. Glenn Maxwell stands tall and slaps it with a flat bat sending the ball over long on for another maximum.

FOUR MORE! Mujeeb Ur Rahman with another short ball outside off. Glenn Maxwell just reaches for it and hits it in the gap perfectly for four more runs. One shot away from a win and a double century.

SIX! UNBELIEVABLE! ASTONISHING! This has been an incredible run chase and Glenn Maxwell deserves all the credit for it. Mujeeb Ur Rahman goes a bit full and on off. Glenn Maxwell lofts it in the air and he gets a clean hold of it. The ball clears the fence and goes into the stands. What a shot, what an innings and what a partnership. The Australian dressing room goes bonkers, the crowd is standing on its feet, and Maxwell has his arms raised in triumph - a double century for him, the first man to do it while chasing in this format! Take a bow! Australia win by 3 wickets and have nailed their spot in the semis.