A quiet over from Noor as he concedes just three singles in his seventh over. Mujeeb continues as Maxwell misses the sweep first ball before he makes room but can't beat the fielder in the covers.
He slams the third ball over the bowler's head for a boundary.
Maxwell quick to pounce on the flighted delivery from Mujeeb as he blasts it straight down the ground for a huge six to race into the 90s and then takes a single.
In the next over, Maxwell takes a single off Noor to race to his century from 76 balls.
Maxwell has single-handedly kept Australia's hopes alive with his superb counter-attacking knock.
Cummins is doing his job well, just blocking one end up, not bothering about his strike rate, having made just 8 from 37 balls.
Off-spinner Mohammad Nabi comes into the attack, to bowl the 34th over. Maxwell makes room to cut the off-spinner behind point for a boundary and repeats the shot for another four.
He does well to take a single from the fifth ball and Cummins keeps out the last ball.
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