India vs Australia Highlights, 3rd T20I: Maxwell Powers Australia To Five Wickets Win In Guwahati; Trail 2-1 In Series

Maxwell does it again. The big show has turned up again when he was needed the most. Australia are back in the series with their first win. The scoreline reads India 2, Australia 1.

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 225-5 (20)

10 runs needed in three balls.

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 213-5 (19.3)

Ishan Kishan makes it easier for the Australian side. 21 needed of last over. Anything is possible here.

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 202-5 (19)

Australia are finding it hard to get big runs here. They need boundary every ball to get back in the tournament.

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 191-5 (18.3)

It is not done until Glenn Maxwell is in there. Australia needs 53 runs in 22 balls. Gettable?

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 170-5 (16.2)

Indian spinners on fire. It is Ravi Bishnoi this time around. He gets the wicket of Tim David. Australia five down!

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 134-5 (13.3)

Marcus Stoinis goes for 17. Akshar Patel gets the breakthrough!

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 128-4 (13)

Australia have come back strong in the game, thanks to the fireworks by Glenn Maxwell. 

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 105-3 (10)

Bishnoi bowls out Inglis with a slider. India on top!

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 68-3 (6.2)

Danger batter goes! Travis Head goes after scoring a quick-fired 35. Avesh Khan gets his first wicket of the match. 

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 66-2 (5.4)

Arshdeep gets Hardie. Australia one down.

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 47-1 (4.2)

Australia have gotten off to a great start chasing 223 runs. Travis Head is back in the side after his World Cup heroics. 

IND: 222-3 (20)

AUS: 40-0 (3)

30 Runs of last over, courtesy Ruturaj Gaikwad! India scored 200 for the third time running in the series. India finish strong. Another mountain to climb for Australia.

IND: 222-3 (20) 

Gaikwad scores his maiden 100 with a six!

IND: 198-3 (19.1) 

Gaikwad is going all guns blazing in Guwhati. First, he hits a down the ground six and then follows it up with an excellent pull shot.

IND: 172-3 (17.3) 

Jason Behrendorff has bowled a dreamy spell. In his four overs quota, he only gave 12 runs, taking one wicket. 

IND: 155-3 (17) 

Ruturaj Gaikwad is not done yet. After scoring his fifty, the opener is now dealing in boundaries. India aiming for a big total here in Guwhati. 

IND: 143-3 (15) 

Gaikwad is in sublime touch, carrying on his good form. Since Surya's dismissal, he has hit five beautiful boundaries.

IND: 122-3 (13.3)

Suryakumar, the danger man is out for 39! Hardie gets the wicket. The ball was short and bounced sharply, Suryakumar attempted a swing but mistimed it, resulting in a thick edge. Wade took an easy catch.

IND: 81-3 (10.2)

Suryakumar smashed two consecutive boundaries against Aaron Hardie as India recovered after losing two early wickets. 

India: 66/2 (8) 

Suryakumar is keeping the run rate in check with his fearless approach in the powerplay. Gaikwad and Suryakumar are keeping the scoreboard moving during the field restrictions.

India: 43/2 (6)     

Kane Richardson also strikes in the third over as he got hold of Ishan Kishan (0) in his second over. India are in trouble after losing Kishan and Jaiswal in successive overs. Suryakumar Yadav and Ruturaj Gaikwad are in the middle for the hosts.

India: 25/2 (3) 

Jason Behrendorff picks Yashasvi Jaiswal (6) in his first over to give an early breakthrough to his side in the powerplay.    

India: 18/1 (2) 

"We will bowl. I don't think it matters a lot, dew should settle in early. We are not a 100% sure, but it's quite wet already and could only become a bigger factor. We were short in a couple of phases, but the boys are in good shape. We have a few going out after this game - Travis Head, Kane Richardson and Jason Behrendorff," Wade said at the toss.

"Happy to bat first, not surprised with the dew coming along early. We just want to do the same thing, have the game plans and express ourselves. One change for us - Avesh replaces Mukesh, who is playing his biggest game, he's getting married and we wish him all the best," Suryakumar Yadav at the toss.

Australia skipper Matthew Wade has won the toss and opted to bowl against India in the third T20I in Guwahati. 

It's a pretty big ground - 70m and 73m square boundaries, 83m straight boundary. It's a typical high-scoring venue, dew could be a big factor though. The pitch is very hard, black-soil wicket and has a good sheen. Conditions will be very good for batting. The new ball though could swing around a bit, reckon Deep Dasgupta and Matthew Hayden, in their pitch report.

According to AccuWeather, there are no chances of rain as it is expected to remain clear November 28 Guwahati. The maximum temperature is expected to be 21 degrees Celsius at the start of play around 7:00 pm IST, while the temperature will dip to 19 degrees Celsius at the close of play around 10:30 pm IST.

Rinku Singh has been winning hearts with his effective performances wherever he is playing and is the fan favorite when it comes to Indian cricket.

He has done nothing different in the ongoing T20I series vs Australia, providing crucial finishing touches with the bat for fun.

In the first match, Rinku remained unbeaten on 22 runs in 14 balls, hitting the winning runs to help his team chase down the 2019-run target. Notably, the winning six didn't go his way as it was a no-ball while India needed just one run to win.

In the second match, Rinku scored 31 runs in just 9 balls to help India post a mammoth total of 235/4 in their 20 overs.

Rinku is yet to be dismissed in the series.

India: Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna

Australia: Matthew Short, Steven Smith, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Sean Abbott, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Jason Behrendorff/Tanveer Sangha

Ravi Bishnoi: 4 wickets in two matches

Prasidh Krishna: 4 wickets in two matches

Nathan Ellis: 3 wickets in two matches

Tanveer Sangha: 2 wickets in two matches

Jason Behrendorff: 1 wicket in one match

Josh Inglis: 112 runs in two innings

Ishan Kishan: 110 runs in two innings

Suryakumar Yadav: 99 runs in two innings

Yashasvi Jaiswal: 74 runs in two innings

Steve Smith: 71 runs in two innings

"When I saw Rinku come in to bat [in the first T20I], the composure he showed was brilliant. It reminded me of someone (laughs). Everyone knows the answer(laughs again)."

Australia made multiple changes in their squad for the remaining of matches of the series.

The likes of Steve Smith, Adam Zampa, Glenn Maxwell, Sean Abbott, Josh Inglis, and Marcus Stoinis were released from the squad.

Josh Philippe, Ben McDermott, Ben Dwarshuis and Chris Green will be part of the squad for the last three matches.

1st T20I: India defeated Australia by two wickets in Visakhapatnam.

2nd T20I: India defeated Australia by 44 runs in Thiruvananthapuram.

India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan(w), Suryakumar Yadav(c), Rinku Singh, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Mukesh Kumar, Prasidh Krishna, Avesh Khan, Jitesh Sharma, Washington Sundar, Shivam Dube

Australia: Matthew Wade, Jason Behrendorff, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Chris Green, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Ben McDermott, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha, Matt Short, Kane Richardson

Hello and welcome to the live cricket coverage of match no. 3 of the five match T20I series between India and Australia here at the Barsapara cricket stadium in Guwahati.