New Delhi. Glenn Maxwell led Australia to a thrilling win against Team India in the third T20I. Maxwell hit a four off the last ball of the match to seal the victory for the Kangaroo team. This win is also important because the Australian team lost the first two matches of the series. In such a situation, if the team loses the third match, the series will also be lost. In this match, the Indian team scored 222 runs with the help of Rituraj Gaekwad’s unbeaten 123 runs. In reply, Australia achieved the target by losing 5 wickets. Maxwell was unbeaten on 104 off 48 balls. Hit 8 fours and 8 sixes. The fourth match of the 5-match series will be played on December 1.
Glenn Maxwell has created a special record by scoring a century in the third T20 match played in Guwahati. He became the first batsman in the world to score 3 centuries while chasing successfully in T20 Internationals. Maxwell has surpassed Pakistan captain Babar Azam in this regard. Babar has successfully chased 2 centuries. Maxwell has so far scored 1029 runs at an average of 43 in 35 innings while chasing successfully. Scored 3 centuries and 4 half centuries. Meanwhile, his strike rate has been 156.
Scored 2 out of 3 centuries against India
Glenn Maxwell, 35, has scored 2 out of 3 centuries in T20 Internationals against India in a successful chase. Earlier in 2019, he scored an unbeaten 113 against India in Bengaluru to help Australia win by 7 wickets. Team India scored 190 runs in the first match. In reply, Australia lost 3 wickets for 95 runs. After this, Maxwell scored 113 runs in 55 balls at a strike rate of 205. He hit 7 fours and 9 sixes in the innings. Maxwell scored his third century against England in Hobart in 2018. He then scored an unbeaten 103 off 58 balls. Hit 10 fours and 4 sixes. No other Australian batsman has scored a century while chasing the target.
Rohit and Rahul scored a century each
If we talk about the players who have successfully chased a century in T20 Internationals for Team India, only Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul have been able to do so. In 2018, Rahul was unbeaten against England in Manchester after scoring 101 off 54 balls. Hit 10 fours and 5 sixes. Rohit also played an unbeaten innings of 100 against England in Bristol in 2018. Rohit faced 56 balls in the innings. In which 11 fours and 5 sixes were hit.
Team India lost even after scoring 222 runs, captain Suryakumar explained the reason, said – I gave Akshar the 19th over…
As for the current series between India and Australia, 5 out of 6 innings of the 3 matches have scored more than 200. When 191 runs were scored in one innings. In such a situation, a big score can be seen in the remaining two matches as well. So far 3 batsmen have scored centuries. Apart from Glenn Maxwell, it includes Ruturaj Gaekwad and Jos Inglis. Ruturaj is the batsman who has scored the most runs with 181 runs. On the other hand, Indian leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi has taken the highest 6 wickets. No other bowler from any team has reached 5 wickets so far.
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Tags: Australia, Glenn Maxwell, Team India
First published: November 29, 2023, 10:51 IST