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India vs Australia preview: An upbeat India will be aiming to seal the five-match T20I series against Australia with a game to spare when the two sides lock horns in the third T20I in Guwahati on Tuesday. In the first assignment for both teams since the ICC World Cup final in Ahmedabad, the Men in Blue have registered contrasting wins against the 2021 T20 world champions — pulling off a thrilling two-wicket victory in Visakhapatnam before registering a more clinical 44-run victory in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday to go 2-0 up. A victory on Tuesday will give the Indians room for experimentation in the last two games of the series, which could prove useful in their preparation for next year’s T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the United States. Squads: India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube Australia: Matthew Short, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Tanveer Sangha, Jason Behrendorff, Aaron Hardie, Kane Richardson, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe
India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd T20I in Guwahati: Glenn Maxwell's whirlwind ton guides Australia to five-wicket win
India vs Australia Highlights: AUS 225/5; Glenn Maxwell smashes a 47-ball century, the joint-fastest by an Australian in T20Is, as the Matthew Wade-led side pull off a thrilling last-ball victory to stay alive in the five-match series.
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That’s it from us as far as our coverage of the third T20I in Guwahati’s Barsapara Stadium is concerned. The two teams will now travel to Raipur, where the fourth T20I will be played at the Shahid Veer Narayan Singh Stadium. Despite Australia’s victory today, India will still have the advantage heading into that contest as six members of Australia’s World Cup-winning squad are set to fly back home and skip the fourth and fifth T20Is.
For now, this is Amit signing off, bidding you all good night!
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Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match for his blazing 104 not out off just 48 deliveries that included the winning boundary.
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23 runs! That’s how many Prasidh Krishna gave away in the final over to finish wicketless for 68 runs today. And Australia managed to smash 45 runs in their last two overs of the chase to snatch victory from a near-hopeless position! It’s that bloody mindedness and the never-say-die attitude of the Aussies that had been the hallmark of their successful World Cup campaign and was on display this evening at the Barsapara Stadium as well. And the Indians were given another reminder of he perils of allowing Maxwell to settle at the crease and play a long innings. India were in control after reducing Australia to 134/5 and managed to create a couple of chances thereafter as well. But Australia is the kind of team that will punish you heavily for failing to capitalise on those opportunities.
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After 20 overs,Australia 225/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 104 , Matthew Wade (C) (W) 28)
FOUR! MAXWELL FINISHES OFF IN STYLE AS AUSTRALIA WIN BY FIVE WICKETS! Full delivery from Krishna, and Maxwell has little trouble smashing it over the bowler’s head to help Australia win a final-ball thriller in Guwahati and head to Raipur still alive in the five-match series!
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19.5 overs: FOUR! Glenn Maxwell smashes a 47-ball hundred — the joint-fastest by an Australia in T20Is! Slower full toss from Krishna, and Maxwell stays put in his crease to heave this towards the cow corner fence! AUS 221/5; need 2 off 1
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19.4 overs: FOUR! Australia one hit away from their first win of the series! Maxwell slices the slightly fuller delivery outside off from Krishna towards the deep backward point fence! AUS 217/5; need 6 off 2
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19.3 overs: SIX! Short and wide outside off, and Maxwell — in his typical fashion — slices this over the covers. Gets enough timing on the shot for it to sail over Rinku Singh’s head! AUS 213/5; need 10 off 3
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19.2 overs: One! Wade goes for an inside out slog, and can only collect a single with India having protection at deep cover. Maxwell on strike now. AUS 207/5; need 16 off 4
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19.1 overs: FOUR! Matthew Wade pulls a short of length ball from Krishna towards the vacant square leg fielder! AUS 206/5; need 17 off 5
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After 19 overs,Australia 202/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 86 , Matthew Wade (C) (W) 23)
SIX! We might have just witnessed the turning point of the match! Axar went for two boundaries in the first three deliveries, and appeared to have bowled a dot in the fourth with keeper Ishan Kishan appealing for stumping. Replays however, show Kishan’s gloves weren’t entirely behind the stumps at the time of collecting the ball, resulting in the umpires signalling a no-ball for no fault of the bowler Wade gets down on one knee and smashes the ball over long on in the free hit. Single off the fifth delivery before Kishan commits another folly, this time failing to collect the ball behind the stumps to allow it t run away for four byes. 22 off the 19th over, leaving Australia needing 21 to win from 6.
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After 18 overs,Australia 180/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 86 , Matthew Wade (C) (W) 6)
Excellent penultimate over from Prasidh Krishna, who concedes just six in his third over after bleeding 39 in his first two. What’s more, a couple of chances go begging in this over. First it’s Maxwell who looks to go big downtown in the fourth delivery, only for the ball to fall short of the fielder at long on. Next ball it’s skipper Wade who’s dropped at extra cover by SKY, who puts in a needless jump when a couple of steps to his left would have done the job. Australia need 43 to win off 12 with five wickets in hand.
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After 17 overs,Australia 174/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 83 , Matthew Wade (C) (W) 4)
SIX! SIX! Maxwell’s keeping Australia in the contest and how! Smashes Arshdeep for back-to-back maximums at the start of the left-arm pacer’s final over of the evening — slog-sweeping a full, straight delivery over long leg after shuffling to his right before smashing a half-volley over cow corner in the next delivery. Single off each of the remaining deliveries of the over as Arshdeep goes for 16 in his final over of the day, signing off with figures of 1/44. Australia need 49 off 18.
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After 16 overs,India 148/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 66 , Tilak Varma 19)
FOUR! Full and wide from Avesh, and Maxwell smacks this through extra cover to collect his fifth four off Avesh’s penultimate delivery of the evening. 13 off the over as Avesh signs off with figures of 1/37 in his first appearance this series, collecting the wicket of Travis Head along the way. Australia need another 65 from the last four overs.
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SIX! Full and straight from Avesh, and Maxwell whips this behind square, using his strong bottom hand to great effect! Brings up the 150 for the Aussies in the process. AUS 151/3
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SIX! What a way for Glenn Maxwell to bring up his half-century! Full along off from Arshdeep, and the ‘Big Show’ brings out the reverse scoop to bring up the milestone for the 11th time in T20Is, consuming 28 deliveries along the way. AUS 144/5; need 79 off 32
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After 14 overs,Australia 136/5 ( Glenn Maxwell 48 , Matthew Wade (C) (W) 1)
Skipper Matthew Wade joins Maxwell at the centre but it’s the latter who holds the key and stands between India and a series-clinching victory tonight. Australia need another 87 to win off 36 balls with five wickets in hand, and is very much advantage India at the moment.
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OUT! Two wickets in two overs for the Men in Blue and this time it’s Tim David who has to depart for a golden duck in a manner that is near identical to Marcus Stoinis’ dismissal of Axar Patel’s bowling. The ball appeared to have stopped a bit, and David ended up pushing the ball straight to SKY, who collects a second catch at extra cover in as many overs! The Indians are back in the contest, and could be considered favourites for a series-clinching victory even if Maxwell’s still around and is looking menacing. AUS 134/5
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FOUR! Poor delivery from Bishnoi after he’s brought back into the attack in the 14th over. Fires the ball down leg and Maxwell heaves this over short fine to move to 46. AUS 132/4
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OUT! Stoinis was looking to break the shackles after having played a scratchy innings so far. Looked to go inside out over extra cover, but didn’t quite get the elevation or timing for the ball to go all the way to the boundary rope. Ends up hitting the ball straight to India skipper Surya. AUS 128/4
Stoinis c Surya b Axar 17(21)
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After 12 overs,Australia 118/3 ( Glenn Maxwell 33 , Marcus Stoinis 16)
FOUR! Length ball from Avesh outside off and Stoinis slaps this over extra cover to collect his second boundary. Stoinis collects a single in the following delivery to complete the fifty partnership with Maxwell in 35 deliveries. Five dot balls collected betwen the two boundaries collected after the drinks interval. The asking rate is still pretty high even if the partnership has helped settle things down for the Aussies.
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FOUR! Maxwell smacks a short-of-length delivery from Axar after getting on the back-foot first ball after the mid-innings break! AUS 109/3
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After 10 overs,Australia 105/3 ( Glenn Maxwell 27 , Marcus Stoinis 9)
Spin from both ends for the first time in the chase as Axar is introduced in the ninth over, with Bishnoi replacing Krishna in the 10th. And the pair do a fine job at building pressure on the middle-order pair of Maxwell and Stoinis, conceding nine in two overs with Axar conceding just three singles in his first over. Bishnoi too would have walked away with an excellent over had he not fired one into the slot for Stoinis to drive through extra cover for a four in the penultimate delivery. Australia go past the 100-mark at the halfway stage, and need another 118 to win from 60 with seven wickets in hand.
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After 8 overs,Australia 96/3 ( Glenn Maxwell 25 , Marcus Stoinis 3)
Good comeback over from Bishnoi after going for 13 in his first over, conceding six this time while getting rid of Inglis. Krishna, however, continues to bleed runs from the other end, going for 23 runs including two sixes and as many fours along with a marginal no-ball, and has gone for 39 runs in the two overs that he has bowled. Maxwell pulls a short ball behind square at the start of the over, and later smashes a full delivery over the square leg region for his first maximum. Krishna tries to cramp him for room in the penultimate ball, but the ‘Big Show’ somehow manages to get a deflection off the glove that sends the ball flying over the keeper. Maxwell ends the over with a pull behind square off another loosener! Australia just four short of 100 with 12 overs left in the chase.
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BOWLED! Ravi Bishnoi quickly puts the forgettable first over behind by castling Josh Inglis, who falls for a low score yet again after smashing a century in the series opener! Excellent fightback from the Indians after bleeding nearly 50 runs inside four overs! The wicketkeeper-batter is deceived by the googly, getting his defence beaten completely after getting on the backfoot. AUS 68/3
Inglis b Bishnoi 10(6)
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After 6 overs,Australia 67/2 ( Josh Inglis 10 , Glenn Maxwell 1)
11 off Avesh’s first over of the evening, including a boundary each to Inglis and Head before the latter is dismissed for 35 as Australia race to 67/2 at the end of the powerplay — 24 more than what the Men in Blue had managed at the same stage, losing as many wickets along the way. Travis Head’s presence has been the difference.
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OUT! HUGE WICKET FOR INDIA as Travis Head departs after getting off to a fiery start! Unlike the World Cup final in Ahmedabad, Head won’t stick around till the end to guide his team to victory. Slower delivery from Avesh Khan, who replaces Ravi Bishnoi in the attack, and the southpaw ends up chipping the ball towards short fine, where Ravi Bishnoi pouches the ball safely. AUS 66/2
Head c Bishnoi b Avesh 35(18)
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After 5 overs,Australia 56/1 ( Travis Head 31 , Josh Inglis 5)
FOUR! Boundary first ball for Josh Inglis — who had slammed a scintillating ton in the series opener but fell for a low score in the second. Moves to his left and guides the ball towards the fine leg fence for a four. Collects another boundary in the final delivery of the over as he flicks a low full toss past short fine. 10 runs and a wicket from the fifth over.
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OUT! Arshdeep strikes, breaking the opening partnership that was just short of the half-century mark! And it’s a dismissal that isn’t very different from how Behrendorff got rid of Yashasvi Jaiswal, with Hardie nicking the ball to the keeper after charging down the track. Easy enough grab for Kishan. AUS 47/1
Hardie c Kishan b Arshdeep 16(12)
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After 4 overs,Australia 46/0 ( Travis Head 26 , Aaron Hardie 16)
FOUR! Hardie ruins what was turning out to be an excellent first over from Avesh Khan against the run of play, skipping down the track and going for an inside out loft over the covers off a slightly short delivery from the pacer, who replaces Mukesh Kumar in the XI today. Six off Avesh’s first.
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After 3 overs,Australia 40/0 ( Travis Head 25 , Aaron Hardie 12)
Spin introduced in the third over, and Ravi Bishnoi’s off to a forgettable start today after his heroics on Sunday, conceding 15 in his first over. Aaron Hardie collects a boundary off the first delivery that he faces today, smacking a full toss from the wrist spinner over the covers. Bishnoi later fires a quicker delivery along off, and Hardie lofts this over mid off. The all-rounder also collects a couple of doubles in between. Australia collect 40 in just three overs!
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After 2 overs,Australia 25/0 ( Travis Head 25 , Aaron Hardie 0)
FOUR! FOUR! FOUR! Travis Head’s looking dangerous from the Indian perspective once again (and might have triggered a few unpleasant memories for Indian fans in the process). The southpaw collects a hat-trick of boundaries off Krishna, who ends up conceding 16 in his first over of the day. Head clears his front leg and swings his bat to find the midwicket fence off a full, straight delivery in the fourth ball before smacking a short, wide delivery through the covers next up. He ends the over by smashing the ball over the bowler’s head.
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FOUR! Different bowler, same result! Prasidh Krishna steams in from the other end and Head welcomes him with a boundary, smashing a short, wide delivery through the covers. AUS 13/0
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After 1 over,Australia 9/0 ( Travis Head 9 , Aaron Hardie 0)
FOUR! Second boundary for Head in the first four deliveries of the chase, and this time he decides to take the aerial route over the covers off a wide delivery from the left-arm seamer**.** The southpaw keeps the strike with a single off the final delivery as nine runs are conceded by Arshdeep in the first over.
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FOUR! Head appears to have carried on from where he left off in the World Cup final, collecting a boundary off Arshdeep at the very start of the chase! Gets a thick outside edge towards third man off a short, wide delivery. AUS 4/0
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Travis Head walks out to bat for the first time since THAT Sunday night in Ahmedabad, and is joined by Aaron Hardie as Australia completely overhaul their opening combination. Arshdeep Singh to bowl the first over of the chase.
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After 20 overs,India 222/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 123 , Tilak Varma 31)
SIX! SIX! FOUR! What a way for Ruturaj Gaikwad to end the innings as India post a daunting 222/3 after being invited to bat by Australia skipper Matthew Wade! Gaikwad smacks the fourth and fifth deliveries over long on, dancing down the track in the first one before playing off the backfoot in the subsequent delivery, and ends the innings with a four towards deep midwicket! Maxwell ends up bleeding 30 runs in his only over of the day! And what a knock from Gaikwad, finishing unbeaten on 123 off just 57 balls today after his sedate half-century in Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday!
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FOUR! FOUR! Gaikwad’s toying with Maxwell now, a treatment that the latter himself dishes out to bowlers more often than not! The opener hammers the off-spinner down the ground on both occasions, with Maxwell having overstepped in the third delivery of his over. He has bled 15 runs in two legal deliveries in the final over so far as India go past the 200-mark for the third consecutive time in this series! IND 207/3
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SIX! Ruturaj Gaikwad brings up his maiden international hundred in style! Glenn Maxwell is entrusted with the final over and Gaikwad promptly smashes him over the midwicket fence for a maximum! IND 192/3
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The century partnership comes up between Gaikwad and Varma for the fourth wicket in just 52 deliveries and it’s the former who has scored the lion’s share of those runs! Ellis begins the penultimate over with back-to-back wides. IND 182/3
After 18 overs,India 182/3 ( Ruturaj Gaikwad 95 , Tilak Varma 21)
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SIX! Third maximum for Gaikwad in Hardie’s final over and this time he channels his inner SKY, getting down on one knee and slog-sweeping the full delivery over the backward point fence! Gaikwad collects a brace in the following delivery, and that’s 25 runs in Aaron Hardie’s final over of the evening as he signs off with figures of 1/64. Gaikwad’s one hit away from a maiden international century now! Meanwhile, Jason Behrendorff had conceded just seven runs in the previous over to sign off with outstanding figures of 1/12 from 4!