India vs Australia 1st T20I: Three reasons why India lost the close encounter

#2 Glenn Maxwell's solid batting in the middle overs for Australia

Australia restricted India for less than 130

While the Indian camp had KL Rahul, the Aussies had Glenn Maxwell. Maxwell is one foreign cricketer who has a lot of fans in India for his big-hitting qualities, and that he was finding it hard to discover his Midas touch, had been bothering a lot of us.

Anyone who followed the Big Bash League 2018/19 will be aware of how Maxi returned big-time into being the swashbuckler that he is, as it was his batting in some must-win games that more-or-less earned his team the Melbourne Stars a place in the finals. Today, Maxwell was able to continue from where he left off, giving Australia the much-needed boost for the win before succumbing to a wicket himself.

Maxwell arrived at the middle when the situation was a bit tricky, with both Aaron Finch and Marcus Stoinis already back in the hut with the scoreboard reading just 5. Together with D'Arcy Short, Maxwell then rebuilt the innings without wasting balls either, often finding the big hits to keep the scoreboard ticking very well.

By the time he fell in the fourteenth over, Australia needed less than 40 runs with as many as six overs and a bit more left to possibly try and finish the job, which is what eventually happened too.