Matthew-Wade-and-Glenn-Maxwell. (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)
In a see-saw match in Guwahati, Australia won the game by 5 wickets in a high-scoring encounter. The victory was powered by Head’s good start and Maxwell’s century, which played a crucial role in securing the win.
Speaking about the game, Australia won the toss and elected to bowl first. India lost two early wickets, with Jaiswal dismissed by Behrendorff for six runs, and Ishan Kishan fell to Kane Richardson for a golden duck. After that, Suryakumar scored 39 runs, and Ruturaj contributed an unbeaten century, reaching 123 runs. In the final overs, Tilak played a cameo of 31 runs, helping India set a competitive total of 222 runs. Behrendorff, Richardson, and Hardie took one wicket each for Australia.
While chasing, Australia got off to a good start, scoring 47 runs in 4 overs. Arshdeep struck first, dismissing Hardie for 16 runs. Inglis was dismissed for 10 runs by Ravi Bishnoi. Head contributed 35 runs before being taken by Avesh Khan. Stoinis had a slow inning, ending on 17 runs, and Tim David was dismissed for a golden duck by Ravi Bishnoi. Maxwell smashed an unbeaten century, scoring 104 runs, and Wade contributed an unbeaten 28 runs, both crucial in securing the victory for Australia. In the bowling department, Ravi Bishnoi took two wickets, while Axar, Avesh, and Arshdeep took one wicket each.
Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 3rd T20I Match, between India and Australia:
123*- Ruturaj Gaikwad registered the second-highest score in an inning for India in T20I. The first one is by Shubman Gill(126*).
30– Maxwell conceded the most runs in an over for Australia in the T20Is.
1/64- Aaron Hardie registered joint most expensive spell for Australia in T20Is with Andrew Tye(2/64) vs NZ in 2018.
4- Maxwell has now scored joint most centuries in T20Is with Rohit Sharma(4).
37– Maxwell registered the third most sixes against a team in T20Is against India. The other two are:
42 – Leslie Dunbar (Serbia) vs Bulgaria
39 – Rohit Sharma (IND) vs WI
554– Maxwell now has the second most runs against India in T20Is. Nicholas Pooran has the most runs against India. (592).
47– Maxwell registered joint fastest century for Australia in T20Is with Aaron Finch and Josh Inglis.
447- This match registered fourth fourth-highest aggregates in T20Is in India. The other three are:
472 – AFG vs IRE, Dehradun, 2019
459 – ENG vs SA, Mumbai WS, 2016
458 – IND vs SA, Guwahati, 2022
91*- Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade registered second -highest partnership for 6th wickets or below in a successful T20I chase. The first one is: 115 – Tony Ura, Norman Vanua (PNG) vs Singapore, Singapore, 2022
3- Maxwell scored the most centuries in a successful chase in T20I.
3– Maxwell scored joint most centuries as a non-opener in T20I with Suryakumar Yadav(3).
13– Ruturaj Gaikwad(52* in 13 balls) scored fifth highest 50+ runs in the last three overs of a T20I innings. The others are:
56*(16) – JP Kotze (NAM) vs Botswana, Windhoek, 2019
54*(14) – David Miller (SA) vs BAN, Potchefstroom, 2017
54(14) – Yuvraj Singh (IND) vs ENG, Durban, 2007
52*(10) – Dipendra Singh Airee (NEP) vs Mongolia, Hangzhou, 2023
0/68– Prasidh Krishna bowled the most expensive bowling spell for India in T20Is.