Glenn Maxwell century overshadows Ruturaj Gaikwad ton as Australia win 3rd T20I to stay alive

India and Australia locked horns in the third T20I of their five-match series in Guwahati on Tuesday. Australia won the match by 5 wickets to keep themselves alive in the contest. Glenn Maxwell produced a brilliant knock in the run chase as he scored an unbeaten 104 off 48 balls to help Australia win the game after two consecutive defeats in the series. 

3 things you need to know

• Glenn Maxwell equalled Rohit Sharma's record for most T20I centuries
• Australia needed 21 runs in the final over which they successfully scored
• A total of 53 runs were scored in the 20th over of both innings, most in any men's T20 match 

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Glenn Maxwell's century helps Australia stay alive in the T20I series

Glenn Maxwell scored a scintillating century to help his team chase down a target of 223 runs. Batting first, India posted 222/3 in 20 overs thanks to a sensational century from Ruturaj Gaikwad. However, Gaikwad's century was overshadowed by Maxwell's effort in the second innings of the match as Australia managed to claim victory in a must-win game for them.

Prasidh Krishna registered an unwanted record in the match as he became the Indian bowler to concede most runs in a men's T20I match. Prasidh gave away 68 runs in his quota of four overs. Glenn Maxwell was named the player of the match for his brilliant knock.