India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Glenn Maxwell’s ton ends Australia’s barren run
India vs Australia 2nd T20I: Glenn Maxwell inspired Australia to an emphatic 7-wicket win over India and sealed a 2-0 series win.
February 27, 2019 23:07 IST
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Glenn Maxwell smashed 113 off 55 balls as Australia chased down a target of 191 with seven wickets and two balls to spare. A bilateral series win is something that Australia have been searching for quite some time now and this one will serve as a big confidence-booster ahead of the World Cup. Maxwell, who also scored 56 in the first T20I, was declared man of the series.
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Australia won the toss and elected to bat first. Rohit Sharma made way for Shikhar Dhawan and KL Rahul once again showed that his poor form in Test cricket has not done anything to stop him in limited overs. He scored 47 off 26 balls and shared a 61-ball opening stand with Dhawan. (AP Photo)
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India lost Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant in relatively quick succession though, with the latter being dismissed due to a stunning catch from Jhye Richardson. Virat Kohli, however, shored up the innings with MS Dhoni on the other side. The Indian captain smashed 72 off 38 balls.
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He shared a 100-run partnership with MS Dhoni, who was the man who initially put the pressure back on Australia. Dhoni was eventually dismissed by Pat Cummins on 40. Kohli ended the innings with a six to take India to 190. (AP Photo)
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Vijay Shankar and Siddhart Kaul gave India a good start to their defence. Shankar dismissed danger man Marcus Stoinis early and Kaul accounted for the wicket of the struggling Australia captain Aaron Finch. (AP photo)
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But after that, it was the Maxwell-show. He first built a 73-run partnership with D'Arcy Short and then an unbeaten 99-run stand with Peter Handscomb. (AP Photo)
