Scored 43 runs in the last two overs to win.
Guwahati. With the help of Glenn Maxwell's unbeaten 104 runs in 48 balls, synonymous with aggressive batting, Australia made a comeback in the five-match series by defeating India by five wickets on the last ball in the very exciting third T20 match on Tuesday. Maxwell, who gave away 30 runs in the last over while bowling, completely compensated for this in batting and took Australia to the target of 223 runs which at one time seemed impossible.
Australia, which had lost the first two matches, needed 43 runs in the last two overs. Captain Matthew Wade hit a six and a four to Axar Patel in the 19th over, while a mistake by wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan resulted in four runs as a bye. Now 22 runs were needed in the last over and Maxwell, who recently led Australia to such a miraculous victory over Afghanistan by scoring a double century in the ODI V-Cup, gave the team five runs by hitting Prasidh Krishna for a six on the third ball and fours on the last three balls. Reached 225 runs on the wicket.
Maxwell scored 104 runs in 48 balls with the help of eight fours and eight sixes. He completed his century in 47 balls, equaling the record of Josh Inglis and Aaron Finch for the fastest T20 century for Australia. Wade scored 28 runs and V Cup final hero Travis Head scored 35 runs.
Earlier, with the help of Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 123 runs in 57 balls, India had scored 222 runs for three wickets. Gaikwad hit 13 fours and seven sixes in his innings and this was the first century by an Indian batsman in T-20 cricket against Australia. Gaikwad scored 30 runs in the 20th over by smashing Glenn Maxwell's balls fiercely. Captain Matthew Wade's decision to give the 20th over to the irregular off-spinner proved wrong.
Sent in to bat first on a wicket with extra bounce and swing, the Indian team got off to a slow start. In-form Yashasvi Jaiswal (6) and Ishan Kishan (0) were out cheaply. After this, captain Suryakumar Yadav scored 39 runs in 29 balls which included two sixes and five fours. Fast bowler Aaron Hardy, playing his first match, sent him to the pavilion. Gaikwad took charge and played the role of architect of the innings. Gaikwad, who is often criticized for his slow start, gave a befitting reply to his critics by playing a very aggressive innings. In the last six overs he hit shots all around the ground. He completed the first fifty in 32 balls and the next in 20 balls. He completed his century by hitting Maxwell for a six in the last over. In this over, he hit two more sixes and took India beyond 220.
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