07/02Result
2nd Match (N), Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series at Hobart, Feb 7 2018
Australia won by 5 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellAustralia
07/02Result
2nd Match (N), Trans-Tasman Twenty20 Tri-Series at Hobart, Feb 7 2018
Australia won by 5 wkts (9b rem)
Player of the Match
Glenn Maxwell
Glenn MaxwellAustralia

11.12pm Artemis: "That's two smart innings from Maxwell in this tournament so far. A good 40 not out against NZ to prevent an embarrassing situation and now a brilliant century. Still to be dismissed after two games. That has to be mature enough for the Aussie selectors." 143 not out from 82 balls in the series ... he is in an exceptionally good place at the moment. Thanks for your comments, Australia are bossing this tournament, but can England get their revenge on Saturday? They might need to at this rate...

161 is also the lowest team total in which a player has scored a century, which is a notable stat... beating Scotland and Richie Berrington by one run!

11.03pm Well, that was fun. What a display from Maxwell. Without him, it could conceivably have been close, but with him on top form, it was a rout. He picked the slower balls like a bowl of cherries, and for the first time in T20I history, a player has made a hundred and claimed three wickets in the same match. Let's give David Willey the Man of the Match for the bantz.

Dhaval : "Surely Kings XI owners might have lost a bunch of hair as they might have pulled it hard after watching the Big Show on display today. What a player!! "

Matt Cowell: "What do ya say now Mr SPD Smith?! The Big Show has made more runs in one innings that you made in the whole ODI 5 match series!" But is he training smart?

18.3
6
Wood to Maxwell, SIX, swung mightily over the leg side, and it plops over the rope for the century! Stunning batting from the Big Show who, frankly, was the only show in town today.
18.2
0
Wood to Maxwell, no run, banged in short, battered hard into the covers, but can't beat the field

The field scatters to the leg side fence

18.1
1
Wood to Carey, 1 run, on the back foot, a tucked single to the leg side ... and Maxwell is on strike with the scores level!

END OF OVER:
18 | 15 Runs | AUS: 154/5 (2 runs required from 12 balls, RR: 8.55, RRR: 1.00)

  • Glenn Maxwell97 (56b)
  • Alex Carey4 (4b)
  • Tom Curran4-0-39-0
  • Chris Jordan4-0-34-0
17.6
2
Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, low full toss, crunched up and over the covers, just out of the reach of the back-pedalling fielder, and they come back for two ... He's probably blown his hundred now!
17.5
4
Curran to Maxwell, FOUR, clears the front dog, slams the bat through the line, another slower ball is dispatched over the covers...
17.4
2
Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, tucked to leg, and a frantic sprint to make it back for two, keeping the strike and hustling into the 90s ... it's On!
17.3
4
Curran to Maxwell, FOUR, another slower ball, and pounded through midwicket! He hangs on the back foot, waiting for the ball to arrive, then slaps it, tennis-style into the gap

James: ""No, Billings bales out of the catch and opts to defend the boundary instead" Given that England are only going to win this if they get Maxwell (and possibly others) out, that's a strange decision." He's a good fielder, one of England's best, so I guess he felt he wasn't going to reach it

17.2
2
Curran to Maxwell, 2 runs, a slashed slog high over point, plugs in the deep and the sweeper slides round to gather

brisbanebob: "Any chance of the other batsmen adopting Maxwell's training regime?" Schrodinger's cat is showing his claws now!

17.1
1
Curran to Carey, 1 run, short, slow, outside off, dabbed to backward point

Back comes Tom Curran, the hero of Perth...

END OF OVER:
17 | 11 Runs | AUS: 139/5 (17 runs required from 18 balls, RR: 8.17, RRR: 5.66)

  • Alex Carey3 (3b)
  • Glenn Maxwell83 (51b)
  • Chris Jordan4-0-34-0
  • David Willey3-0-28-3
16.6
1
Jordan to Carey, 1 run, inside-edged into the pads, and rolls into the off side
16.5
1lb
Jordan to Maxwell, 1 leg bye, full length once again, flicks the pads and worked to leg
16.4
2
Jordan to Maxwell, 2 runs, smashed in the air ... is this the chance England need? No, Billings bales out of the catch and opts to defend the boundary instead
16.3
2
Jordan to Maxwell, 2 runs, Maxwell is turning on the Big Show now! Battered on the up, an arrow-straight blade, and that's an excellent intercept from Billings at long-on
16.2
4
Jordan to Maxwell, FOUR, inside-out drive through point, a full-length delivery outside off, and that's tremendous

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Australia 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st4DA WarnerDJM Short
2nd0DJM ShortCA Lynn
3rd78DJM ShortGJ Maxwell
4th16MP StoinisGJ Maxwell
5th29GJ MaxwellTM Head
6th34GJ MaxwellAT Carey