Taking place at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, the match had Australia chase a target of 292 runs set by Afghanistan -- the highest chased by Australia in the men's ODI.
Australia vs Afghanistan: The 35-year-old Maxwell's outrageous innings of 201 against Afghanistan has single-handedly steered Australia to the semifinal and set up a potential clash with South Africa for a place in the final.
He hit 21 fours as well as 10 sixes, the last coming off the final ball of the match.
ODI World Cup 2023: Glenn Maxwell's 201 not out off 128 balls helped Australia beat Afghanistan by three wickets and qualify for the semifinals
Shakib Al Hasan, who made a 65-ball 82 and helped his chase down the target of 280 runs, will not play Bangladesh's final group stage against Australia at Pune on Saturday.
Only two places remain up for the taking with rampant India slated to finish atop the World Cup points table. South Africa have also qualified.
Sri Lanka slumped to a humililiating 302-run defeat to India at the Wankhede Stadium, in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023, which prompted the board's sacking
According to an AFP report, when Mathews came into bat, he took more than two minutes to take strike, as he was unable to secure his helmet. Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan appealed for a "time out", which was upheld by the umpire.
Bangladesh scored the required runs in 41.1 overs for the loss of seven wickets.
Former champions Sri Lanka suffered a 302-run defeat to India, igniting concerns about their cricketing future. Meanwhile, associate nations like Afghanistan and The Netherlands showcase remarkable progress, narrowing the gap against top teams, and raising the prospect of competitive and unpredictable World Cup matches.
The Sri Lankan innings was marred by an incident where all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first international cricketer to be 'timed out' after not being ready to face the ball within two minutes of the fall of a wicket.
The 36-year-old walked out to bat after the dismissal of Sadeera Samarawickrama but had some issues with his helmet strap and signalled for a replacement, prompting Bangladesh to appeal for a 'time out'.
While India are set to finish at the top of the points table, South Africa are currently placed second having qualified for the final four. Australia can join the two teams if they win their upcoming clash against Afghanistan, to be played here on Tuesday.
Sports Minister Roshan Ranasinghe issued a notice on Monday suspending the executive committee of Sri Lanka Cricket and said he took the action to investigate findings of an audit report on the conduct of the board officials during last year's Twenty20 World Cup in Australia.
Virat Kohli equalled Tendulkar's record of 49 ODI centuries with a brilliant 101 not out against South Africa on his 35th birthday in a World Cup match on Sunday. The century only further strengthened Kohli's case of being one of the greatest players of modern times.
World Cup 2023 will also be remembered for another record by an Indian. Virat Kohli has equalled the number of centuries Sachin Tendulkar made in the 50-over format, the most by any batsman in the history of the ODI game.
Kohli scored his first ODI century in the same ground as his 49th one - Eden Gardens against Sri Lanka in December 2009.
Ranasinghe has been at loggerheads with Sri Lanka Cricket -- the richest sports organisation in the financially stricken country -- for months over allegations of widespread corruption.
On his 35th birthday, Kohli equalled his idol Sachin Tendulkar's record of most ODI centuries with his 49th hundred, laying the foundation for India's 243-run thrashing of South Africa in the World Cup on Sunday.
Kohli, who turned 35 on Sunday, struck 101 not out off 121 balls — which put him at par with Sachin Tendulkar.
The service witnessed a peak concurrency of 44 million viewers, surpassing the previous record of 43 million viewers set during the India vs New Zealand cricket match just a fortnight ago on October 22.
Going into the IND v SA ODI World Cup match on November 5, South African Quinton de Kock had the most runs (545), the highest score (174), the most centuries (4), the most fours (54) and the most boundaries (72) so far in this World Cup. But what is he like off the field?
Pakistan kept alive their semifinal hopes by defeating New Zealand via the Duckworth Lewis (DLS) method after rain curtailed the crucial fixture at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday.
Between them, Sri Lanka's Dilshan Madushanka and India's Mohammed Shami pushed the number of five-fors to five in 2023, and to 69 in all World Cups.
Both the teams are no strangers to such a situation with the Sri Lankan players resorting to masks during a Test series back in 2017 and Bangladesh cricketers doing the same in a T20 in 2019. A number of Sri Lankan players had faced respiratory issues back then, while some even vomited in the dressing room due to the hazardous conditions.
