T20I tri-series: Australia vs England, 5 talking points

#5 Maxwell’s century seals the game for the Aussies

After picking up 3 wickets in 2 overs, Maxwell returned to frustrate the English with an array of shots and power-hitting that emphatically sealed the game for the Kangaroos.

Coming in to bat after Lynn had departed for a duck in the first over of the game, Maxwell, along with Short, took time settling in, before the former went on a rampage. He hit Jordan for fifteen runs in the sixth over and in the very next, dispatched Rashid for two consecutive sixes. He was dropped in the eighth over by Hales and England paid heavily for the slip-up, as the right-hander raced away to a hundred in just 58 balls.

The second T20I hundred of his career was laced with ten boundaries and four sixes. With Australia needing one to win and with Maxwell on 97, the swashbuckling hitter smashed Wood for a six that brought up his ton. For his all-round efforts, he was also declared as the Man of the Match.