AUS VS WI - 2nd T20I, West Indies tour of Australia, 2024

So Glenn Maxwell's century was the highlight of the day. He delivered the knockout punch at the halfway stage itself, and Windies could never recover from that onslaught. The boundaries here are pretty huge, hence defending wasn't much of a difficult task. A clinical performance by the Aussies at the end of the day and their next target will be to inflict a whitewash in the final T20I of the series. They won the ODI series by a 3-0 margin. Will they clinch the T20I series 3-0 as well? We shall find out in a couple of days.. For now, it's a goodbye from our side. You can switch tabs and follow our live coverage of other ongoing matches.

Mitchell Marsh: I thought it was a great game, think 220 was par, so needed every bit of that 240. (Maxwell) has always done it, he's unbelievable. We are incredibly lucky to have Maxwell. Think we've played some really good T20 cricket over the last six months. Thought there were key moments in the innings we won. They bat down to ten and are a formidable team.

Rovman Powell: The boys showed courage, but we kept losing wickets. Failed to get the big partnerships, but the Australian bowlers bowled well, credit to them. You got to have wickets in such run chases. You get really close in such chases, or you lose bad. The wicket is good and their batters had good skill. 240 runs in a T20 is a lot of runs. 2-1 series is better than 3-0. It's going to take a greater effort from each one of us.

Maxwell, Player of the Match: Didn't hit the gaps right from the outset. It was such a beautiful pitch. Once I hit a few boundaries, I calmed down. I made a good decision against Akeal when he bowled that inswinger. I was watching the ball, wasn't trying to hit everything. There were a few miscues. I am comfortable in this format. I am clear about my plans when I am out in the middle. Just need to keep doing the same things. It's (4th) a nice and difficult position to bat. You can walk in to bat at different scenarios.

Spencer Johnson: Will remember this for the rest of my life, playing here in front of friends and family. It's pretty cool to play here. Every time I step into a new level, it's pleasing. Here to compete. That was quite special, when the crowd cheered for me after that announcement. West Indies are so good in the T20 format. (On Pooran's wicket) I have watched Pooran bat all around the world. He (Maxwell) actually said that he was going to get a hundred before the match, he is a freak. To say it and then to do it. The (T20) World Cup is on everyone's mind. We have recently won the ODI World Cup. I think performing in the IPL and whatever games I play, it's going to help me.

22:22 Local Time, 11:52 GMT, 17:22 IST: Australia beat West Indies by 34 runs and take an unassailable lead of 2-0 in the series. This is the fifth consecutive loss for visitors in the limited-over formats on this tour. Having elected to bowl first, West Indies took a few wickets in the powerplay, but Glenn Maxwell played a spectacular knock thereafter as his century powered Australia to a mammoth total of 241/4. As a result of Maxwell's carnage, Windies were set a huge target and the scoreboard pressure was quite evident during the run chase. Charles and Pooran hit a few lusty blows in the powerplay, however, they couldn't convert those brisk starts into anything substantial as WI lost four wickets in the powerplay. Andre Russell and Rovman Powell entertained to an extent, however, with the required run rate out of reach, it was always going to be a matter of time. Stoinis was the pick of the bowlers for Australia as he bagged three wickets for the hosts. Stay around for the presentations..

Stoinis to Holder, 4 runs, Game. Set. Match. An overthrow to finish off a dramatic evening in Adelaide. This was drilled back to Stoinis by Holder and the all-rounder fires a direct-hit at the keeper's end. The ball ricochets away to the fence. Bonus runs, but Windies continue to search for victory since that memorable Gabba Test..

Stoinis to Holder, no run, yorker length delivery on leg, off the shoe towards the keeper

Stoinis to Holder, no run, banged in short by Stoinis, Holder goes for a pull, gets it off the cue end as the ball drops short of short third man

Stoinis to Holder, SIX, short and punished! Rocks back in the crease and hammers the pull over fine leg for a huge six, 200 up for West Indies

Stoinis to Alzarri Joseph, leg byes, 1 run, fired on leg, clips the pads and rolls towards keeper as they take a leg bye. Wade has a shy at the bowler's end, but misses. Alzarri Joseph was comfortably out

Stoinis to Holder, 1 run, short and wide outside off, slapped into the off-side for a single

Marcus Stoinis [3.0-0-25-3] is back into the attack

Spencer Johnson to Holder, 1 run, on a length outside off, Holder smashes it to long-off for a single

Spencer Johnson to Holder, wide, short ball down the leg-side, it's a wide

Spencer Johnson to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, lofts this delivery towards long-off for a single

Spencer Johnson to Holder, 1 run, heaved towards the leg-side for a single by Holder

Spencer Johnson to Alzarri Joseph, 1 run, was driven towards cover by Alzarri Joseph and the throw came in at the bowler's end who whipped the bails off. 'This is ridiculous,' says Tim David when the umpire says it's not out.. He says he had appealed. Marsh and Johnson started celebrating after watching the replays on the big screen, but they'll have to wait for some more time

Joseph has been run-out at the bowler's end, but the umpire reckons Australia didn't appeal, hence that cannot be adjudged a run-out

Spencer Johnson to Alzarri Joseph, no run, full and quick outside off, Alzarri Joseph tries to squeeze it out, gets beaten