Australia won by 5 wkts
PLAYER OF THE MATCH : Glenn Maxwell
Batter
Bowler
3/10 with the ball and 103 off 58 with the bat - that's was Glenn Maxwell's day at work today. And, without any doubt, he gets the Man of the Match award. Well, that's all we have from this game. Australia now have two wins in two matches. These two teams will lock horns again at Melbourne on Saturday before flying further south to New Zealand. Do join us there. Until then, it's goodbye!
Multiple centuries in T20Is
3 ----> C.Munro
2 ----> B.McCullum/C.Gayle/E.Lewis/R.Sharma/G.MAXWELL
23:03 Local Time, 12:03 GMT, 17:33 IST: The crowd are going ballistic here at the Bellerive Oval. Six, ton and a win to wrap up the match. Maxwell, the hero! He came to bat in when Willey removed Warner and Lynn in the very first over of the chase. The Victorian all-rounder along with D'Arcy Short, not only steadied the ship, but also kept the asking rate under check with a 70+ partnership for the third wicket. Maxwell lost three partners, but he had a calm head over his shoulders. He put a price on his wicket and ensured that he took the team over the finishing line. A superb all-round performance from the hosts. Earlier in the evening, their bowlers did a fantastic job to restrict the England score to 155, from 96/3 in the tenth over.
Mark Wood to Maxwell, SIX, Maxwell finishes it off in a grand way! Second T20I century for Glenn Maxwell and Australia win by 5 wickets. A pacy fullish length ball angled in on leg, Maxwell moves leg-side and swings his bat hard to biff it over deep mid-wicket. Gets it just over the fielder manning the fence. He has his arms aloft and then gets hugged by his partner
Mark Wood to Maxwell, no run, a dot! Wood banged it short, Maxwell moved leg-side and slapped it to cover
What's going on in Maxi's mind? Wil he go for a maximum?
Mark Wood to Carey, 1 run, back of a length delivery with a bit of extra bounce, tucked softly to backward square leg for a single. A loud applause from the Hobart crowd
Mark Wood [3.0-0-19-1] is back into the attack
Australia need 2 runs, Maxwell is on 97!
END OF OVER 18
15 Runs
AUS: 154 - 5
1 2 4 2 4 2
Alex Carey
4 (4)
Glenn Maxwell
97 (56)
Tom Curran
4-0-39-0
Tom Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, in the air and safe. Maxwell toe-ends the lofted drive over extra cover and comes back for an easy second
Tom Curran to Maxwell, FOUR, shot! Full ball, Maxwell stays deep in his crease and thumps it over mid-off. Not a great idea to bowl full with mid-off inside the circle
Tom Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, normal-paced full length delivery, Maxwell squirts it out through backward square leg and comes back for the second
Tom Curran to Maxwell, FOUR, off-pace shortish ball, Maxwell waits for the ball after clearing his front leg. Heaved away through mid-wicket. Can Maxwell get a ton here?
Tom Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, backs away and slices this puy delivery over backward point. Didn't get the required timing as he got it off the outer half of the bat
Tom Curran to Carey, 1 run, slower ball from a short of length, dabbed to backward point
Tom Curran [3.0-0-24-0] is back into the attack
END OF OVER 17
11 Runs
AUS: 139 - 5
1 4 2 2 L1 1
Alex Carey
3 (3)
Glenn Maxwell
83 (51)
Chris Jordan
4-0-34-0
Jordan to Carey, 1 run, another pacy yorker length delivery, Carey manages to squirt it out - courtesy an inside edge - and keeps the strike with a single
Jordan to Maxwell, leg byes, 1 run, full ball on leg, Maxwell misses the flick. Hits the front pad and rolls to square leg. A run scampered
Jordan to Maxwell, 2 runs, a mistimed pull shot and the ball doesn't carry to the fielder. Jordan bumped one short and Maxwell loses his timing as he goes hard against it. The ball falls wide of the running across long-on fielder - Billings
Jordan to Maxwell, 2 runs, good diving stop by Billings at long-on. A pitched up delivery and Maxwell thumped it over the non-striker's head. Billings saved a couple there