Glenn Maxwell equals Josh Inglis and Aaron Finch's record for fastest century by an Australian in T20Is

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed his 4th T20I century.

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell will be signing off from India on a high. Maxwell once again casually took Australia home in a mammoth run-chase with a century. Australia defeated India by 5 wickets in the third T20I match played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati. Australia have also made a comeback in the five-match T20I series. From 0-2 after the first two T20Is, Australia are trailing 1-2 in the ongoing five-match T20I series against India and will now have a chance to level the series in the next game.

Glenn Maxwell completed his 4th T20I hundred and also equaled the record of fastest T20I century by an Australian. Maxwell completed his century in just 47 balls and took Australia home in a chase of 223 runs against India. Josh Inglis in the first T20I game of the series also smashed his maiden T20I century in just 47 balls. Australia needed 21 runs in the final over and Maxwell smacked 3 fours and one six in the final four deliveries to win the game for his team. 

Maxwell smashed 18 in final over

Former Aussie captain Aaron Finch also smashed a 47-ball T20I century. It came against Zimbabwe where he went on to score the highest individual score in T20Is. Finch scored 172 runs in 76 balls with 16 fours and 10 sixes. Glenn Maxwell came in when Australia were in crisis. India had brought down Australia to 3 wickets for 68 runs with them still needing 155 runs to win. Maxwell took control from there and never let the net run rate go up and built pressure on his batting partner. 

Glenn Maxwell smashed 8 fours and 8 sixes in his unbeaten knock of 104 runs. Mathew Wade also played his part in one of the finest run-chases. Australia kept their unbeaten record at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati intact as they have won their second consecutive game at this venue. Jason Behrendorff bowled brilliant spells on both occasions. Behrendorff conceded just 12 runs in his 4 overs, despite India scoring 222 on the board. 

Australia chased down 43 runs in 12 balls as Axar Patel conceded 22 runs in the penultimate over, while Prasidh Krishna conceded 23 runs in the final over. Team India posted a mammoth total on the board as opener Ruturaj Gaikwad went on to score his maiden international century. Gaikwad scored an unbeaten 123 runs in 57 balls with 13 fours and 7 sixes in his. Gaikwad and Tilak (31) added 67 runs in the final 3 overs. Raipur will host the 4th T20I game of the series. 

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