Glenn Maxwell almost single-handedly led an extraordinary run chase from Australia as they beat India by five wickets. A century from Ruturaj Gaikwad helped India put up a score of 222/3. While Australia lost wickets frequently, Australia’s batters kept themselves within sight of the required run rate.
In the long run, wound up turning out to be very nearly a small-time show with Maxwell practically independently keeping their run rate up while Marcus Stoinis battled at the opposite end. Skipper Matthew Swim additionally carved out an opportunity to get moving yet he in the long run began capably helping Maxwell in his attack.
Rituraj Gaikwad Leads India To 222 Runs
India got off to a precarious beginning batting first with Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ishan Kishan falling early. Suryakumar and Ruturaj Gaikwad then steadied the boat. The pair set up 57 off 47 balls for the third wicket before SKY fell for 39 off 29. Gaikwad has soldiered on and set up a significantly greater stand with Tilak Varma from that point forward, crossing his 50 years simultaneously. Gaikwad sped up decisively after that and ultimately went past 100 out of 52 balls.
Maxwell Ton Single-Handely Leads AUS To Win
The last over of the Indian innings was bowled by Glenn Maxwell and it went for a whopping 30 runs. India ended up with a score of 222/3 with Gaikwad finishing unbeaten on 123 off 57 balls. Tilak Varma scored just 39 in 29 balls in a 141-run partnership with Gaikwad that came in just 59 balls.
India playing XI for 3rd T20 match
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan.
Australia playing XI for 3rd T20 match
Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade (capt, wk), Kane Richardson, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha.