India vs Australia 2nd T20 highlights: Maxwell powers Aus to series win
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Australia's Glen Maxwell plays a shot against India during the 2nd T20 cricket match at Chinnaswamy Stadium. Photo: PTI
Glenn Maxwell cracked a superlative unbeaten century to help Australia register their maiden T20 series victory over India with a win in the second and final Twenty20 international at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Wednesday.
Maxwell's scintillating 113 off 55 balls overshadowed Virat Kohli's 38-ball 72 which helped India post a competitive 190/4 in 20 overs.
Chasing 191 for victory, Maxwell smashed as many as nine sixes and seven fours on way to his third century in the shortest format as the visitors posted 194/3 to win by seven wickets with two balls to spare. Australia had won the first T-20 in Vizag on February 24 by 3 wickets and take the series 2-0 with five one-dayers now coming up.
India rode on Kohli's brilliance and Mahendra Singh Dhoni's 23-ball 40 with the pair adding a 100-run stand for the fourth wicket.
But Maxwell took the game away from India single-handedly.
Prior to the game, Australia had never beaten India in a T20 series, home or away. They had beaten India way back in 2008 at Melbourne but that was a one-off game.
"It was a pretty short series to summarise the performances. Australia outplayed us in all departments and deserved to win. 190 is a good total on most grounds but if there is so much dew as there was tonight and when you have an innings like what Glenn Maxwell played, nothing much you can do," Kohli said at the post-match press conference.
INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 2nd T20 FULL SCORECARD
Over 20: AUS 194-3
Over 19: AUS 182-3
Over 18: AUS 177-3
Over 17: AUS 159-3
Over 16: AUS 147-3
Over 15: AUS 131-3
Over 14: AUS 121-3
Over 13: AUS 113-3
Over 12: AUS 108-3
Over 11: AUS 95-2
Over 10: AUS 87-2
Over 9: AUS 76-2
Over 8: AUS 65-2
Over 7: AUS 53-2
Over 6: AUS 42-2
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First Published: Feb 27 2019 | 6:00 PM IST
