Three weeks after his outstanding performance in Australia’s sixth World Cup win, Glenn Maxwell once again played brilliantly to lead Australia to their second-highest successful run-chase in T20Is.
Here are the key numbers from the third T20I between India and Australia in Guwahati on Tuesday (November 28):
India scored 200 or more runs in three consecutive T20Is, matching Nepal’s record in April 2021. India successfully chased 209 in the first T20I in Visakhapatnam and scored 235/4 and 222/3 in Thiruvananthapuram and Guwahati, respectively.
Australia successfully chased down 223, marking their second-highest successful run-chase in T20Is. This is also the highest successful chase against India in T20Is, surpassing South Africa’s 212 in Delhi last year. It’s the highest chase completed on the last ball of a T20I, beating Australia’s 205 against South Africa in Johannesburg in 2016.
Australia chased down 21 runs (23, including the winning shot) in the last over, setting a record for the highest target successfully chased down in the last over of a T20I. The previous record was 19 runs, held jointly by West Indies in the 2016 T20 World Cup final and Sri Lanka against Australia in Pallekele last year.
Australia has successfully chased 200 or more runs in Men’s T20Is four times, tying with South Africa for the second most in the format. India holds the record with five such chases, with the most recent one in Visakhapatnam last week.
Highest successful run-chases in T20Is
| Target | Team | Opponent | Overs | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | South Africa | West Indies | 18.5 | Centurion, 2023 |
| 244 | Australia | New Zealand | 18.5 | Auckland, 2018 |
| 243 | Bulgaria | Serbia | 19.4 | Sofia, 2022 |
| 232 | West Indies | South Africa | 19.2 | Johannesburg, 2015 |
| 230 | England | South Africa | 19.4 | Mumbai WS, 2016 |
| 226 | Bulgaria | Serbia | 19.3 | Sofia, 2022 |
| 223 | England | South Africa | 19.1 | Centurion, 2020 |
| 223 | Australia | India | 20 | Guwahati, 2023 |
Glenn Maxwell has hit four centuries in T20 International matches, sharing the record with Rohit Sharma. Others with three centuries include Babar Azam, Sabawoon Davizi, Colin Munro, and Suryakumar Yadav. Three of Maxwell’s centuries came when batting at No. 3 or below, tying the record with Suryakumar Yadav. Maxwell also holds the record for three T20I centuries in chases, sharing it with Babar Azam, Muhammad Waseem, and KL Rahul, who have two each.
Maxwell has scored two centuries against India, making him one of the top centurions against a single opponent in T20Is, alongside Leslie Dunbar (Serbia) against Bulgaria, Evin Lewis (West Indies) against India, and Muhammad Waseem (UAE) against Ireland.
It took Maxwell 47 balls to complete his century, making it one of the fastest for Australia in T20Is. It is also the second fastest against India, tied with Josh Inglis’ ton in Visakhapatnam last week, and just behind David Miller’s 46-ball century at the same venue last year. Earlier this season, Maxwell set the record for the fastest World Cup hundred, also the fastest for Australia in ODIs, against Netherlands in Delhi.
Fastest T20I hundreds for Australia (by balls taken)
| Balls taken | Player | Opponent | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Aaron Finch | England | Southampton, 2013 |
| 47 | Josh Inglis | India | Visakhapatnam, 2023 |
| 47 | Glenn Maxwell | India | Guwahati, 2023 |
| 49 | Glenn Maxwell | Sri Lanka | Pallekele, 2016 |
| 50 | Glenn Maxwell | India | Bengaluru, 2019 |
Glenn Maxwell and Matthew Wade teamed up for an unbeaten partnership of 91 runs, making it the second-highest partnership for the sixth wicket or below in a successful T20 International run-chase. This partnership also stands as the third-highest for Australia in all T20 Internationals for the sixth wicket or below. The top two are 101* by Michael Hussey and Cameron White against Sri Lanka in 2010, and 92 by Marcus Stoinis and Daniel Sams against New Zealand in 2021
Highest partnerships for 6th wicket or below in a successful T20I chase
| Partnership | Pair | For | Against | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Tony Ura, Norman Vanua | PNG | Singapore | Singapore, 2022 |
| 91* | Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade | Australia | India | Guwahati, 2023 |
| 86* | Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran | Afghanistan | Ireland | Dehradun, 2019 |
| 82 | Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain | Bangladesh | Zimbabwe | Mirpur, 2019 |
Prasidh Krishna gave away 68 runs in the match, making it the joint fifth-highest runs conceded by a bowler in a Men’s T20 International. This is also the highest for an Indian bowler in T20Is, surpassing the previous record held by Yuzvendra Chahal, who conceded 64 runs against South Africa in 2018. Additionally, Aaron Hardie’s bowling figures of 1/64 in his four-over spell are the joint most expensive for Australia in T20Is, sharing the record with Andrew Tye’s 2/64 against New Zealand in 2018.
Most expensive returns in Men’s T20Is
| Bowling returns | Bowler | For | Against | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0/75 | Kasun Rajitha | Sri Lanka | Australia | Adelaide, 2019 |
| 1/72 | Chris Sole | Scotland | New Zealand | Edinburgh, 2022 |
| 1/70 | Tunahan Turan | Turkey | Czech Republic | Ilfov County, 2019 |
| 0/69 | Barry McCarthy | Ireland | Afghanistan | Greater Noida, 2017 |
| 1/68 | Kyle Abbott | South Africa | West Indies | Johannesburg, 2015 |
| 0/68 | Prasidh Krishna | India | Australia | Guwahati, 2023 |
Highest individual scores in a losing cause in T20Is
| Runs | Player | For | Against | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124* | Shane Watson | Australia | India | Sydney, 2016 |
| 123* | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | Australia | Guwahati, 2023 |
| 122 | Babar Hayat | Hong Kong | Oman | Fatullah, 2016 |
| 119 | Faf du Plessis | South Africa | West Indies | Johannesburg, 2015 |
| 118 | Johnson Charles | West Indies | South Africa | Centurion, 2023 |
Highest partnerships for 2nd wicket or below for India in T20Is
| Partnership | Pair | Wicket | Opponent | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176 | Deepak Hooda & Sanju Samson | 2nd | Ireland | Dublin, 2022 |
| 141* | Ruturaj Gaikwad & Tilak Varma | 4th | Australia | Guwahati, 2023 |
| 138 | Rohit Sharma & Virat Kohli | 2nd | South Africa | Dharamsala, 2015 |
| 134 | Virat Kohli & Suresh Raina | 3rd | Australia | Adelaide, 2016 |
| 130 | Shikhar Dhawan & Rishabh Pant | 3rd | West Indies | Chennai, 2018 |
Batters with 50-plus runs in the last three overs of a Men’s T20I innings
| Runs scored | Batter | For | Against | Venue, Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56*(16) | JP Kotze | Namibia | Botswana | Windhoek, 2019 |
| 54*(14) | David Miller | South Africa | Bangladesh | Potchefstroom, 2017 |
| 54(14) | Yuvraj Singh | India | England | Durban, 2007 |
| 52* (10) | Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal | Mongolia | Hangzhou, 2023 |
| 52*(13) | Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | Australia | Guwahati, 2023 |
| 50*(15) | Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka | India | Pune, 2023 |
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