India vs Australia: Maxwell's whirlwind ton helps Aussies win last-ball thriller
Glenn Maxwell’s unbeaten 104 trumped Ruturaj Gaikwad’s unbeaten 123 as Australia chased down the steep 223-run target set by India in the very last delivery of the innings to remain alive in the five-match T20I series.
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Captain Matthew Wade celebrates with Glenn Maxwell after the latter hits the winning boundary to seal a five-wicket victory for Australia. AP
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Australia’s Jason Behrendorff registering outstanding figures of 4-1-12-1 in the high-scoring encounter in Guwahati, dismissing in-form opener Yashasvi Jaiswal along the way. Sportzpics
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Opener Ruturaj Gaikwad stood tall even as India were reduced to 24/2, stitching sizeable partnerships with skipper Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma. AP
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Gaikwad would go on to bring up his maiden international hundred in just 52 deliveries and finish unbeaten on 123 in just 57 deliveries. Sportzpics
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Gaikwad would also add 141 for the fourth wicket in an unbroken partnership with Tilak Varma, who added 31 off 24 balls as India posted what appeared to be a match-winning 222/3. Sportzpics
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Opener Travis Head struck an 18-ball 35 in his first innings since his match-winning 137 in the ICC World Cup final in Ahmedabad, getting Australia off to a flier. Sportzpics
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India, however, would fight back with a flurry of wickets thereafter with wrist-spinner Ravi Bishnoi grabbing two of the five Australian wickets that fell on Tuesday. Sportzpics
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell steadied the ship in the middle overs before launching a vicious assault in the back-end of the chase to guide his team over the line. AP
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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed eight fours and as many sixes during his unbeaten 104 in just 48 balls in the third T20I against India. AP
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India seamer Prasidh Krishna was the worst hit of the bowlers in the match that ended up aggregating 447 runs, going wicketless for 68 runs in his quota of four overs. Sportzpics
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