Glenn Maxwell Equals Rohit Sharma’s Record With Match-winning Ton Against India | Cricket News

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell equalled India skipper Rohit Sharma’s document as he struck an unbeaten 47-ball ton to maintain the collection alive for Australia, serving to the Baggy Greens clinch a victory in Guwahati within the third T20I towards India on Tuesday. With the 47-ball hundred, Maxwell additionally equalled the document set by Aaron Finch and Josh Inglis (earlier within the collection) for the quickest ton by an Australian in males’s T20Is.

Maxwell additionally equalled Rohit Sharma’s document for essentially the most centuries in males’s T20Is together with his fourth hundred within the format.

Maxwell’s earlier T20I ton had additionally come towards India in Bengaluru in 2019 in one other mammoth run-chase that Australia efficiently completed.

Maxwell arrived on the crease within the ultimate over of the powerplay after opener Travis Head supplied the best begin within the run-chase.

Marcus Stoinis’s battle within the center overs put the onus on the skilled all-rounder to recreate his World Cup heroics towards Afghanistan.

The all-rounder, who hit the quickest Cricket World Cup hundred final month, was on 42 off 22 balls when Stoinis departed with Australia needing 95 runs off seven overs.

Back-to-back maximums in Arshdeep’s over set the tone for the guests’ cost within the dying overs.

Suryakumar Yadav shelled a catch by rival skipper Matthew Wade and the Aussies cashed in on the reprieve big-time.

The ultimate two overs noticed Prasidh Krishna and Axar Patel combining to concede 45 runs.

Prasidh had 21 runs to defend within the ultimate over however Maxwell laid into him, leaving the speedster clueless.

Australia ultimately clinched the victory by 5 wickets, preserving the collection alive.