IND vs AUS 3rd T20I: Maxwell's fiery ton guides Australia home, keeps them alive in series

Eyeing to take an unassailable 3-0 lead, India plays Australia in the third T20I at Barsapara Cricket Stadium in Guwahati in the five-match series today. Australia have won the toss and have opted to field.

Guwahati:Australia skipper Matthew Wade won the toss and opted to bowl against India in their third T20I here on Tuesday. India will attempt to bag the series by winning its 3rd consecutive match of the 5-match series against Australia being played at Barsapara Cricket Stadium.

Eyeing to take an unassailable 3-0 lead, India made a solitary change to their line-up, bringing in Avesh Khan in place of Mukesh Kumar, who has taken a break for his marriage. Deepak Chahar has been named his replacement, following a six-wicket haul in Vijay Hazare Trophy. Australia brought in Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Jason Behrendorff and Kane Richardson.

Here are live updates from the second innings

• 10.42 pm

Glenn Maxwell provided a brilliant finish for the Australian team as he secured a victory for the team while amassing a hundred.

• 10.32 pm

Hitting from Matthew Wade in the penultimate over by Axar Patel has resulted in the match going down the wire as Australia need 21 runs from last six balls.

• 10.22 pm

Two back to back sixes from Maxwell and the game is going down the wire thanks to Australian all-rounders' unreal hitting.

• 10.14 pm

Maxwell is showcasing an array of strokes here to turn the game on its head and his aggression might guide Australia to a victory.

• 10.08 pm

Glenn Maxwell continues his attack from one end and has notched up his half-century keeping Australia still alive in the contest.

• 10.02 pm

Tim David is the next one to go leaving Maxwell with a responsibility to managed a match-winning knock from here. Bishnoi bowled a wrong-un and the batter tried to push it. However, he lobbed it in the air and Suryakumar took a simple catch at extra cover.

• 9.58 pm

Maxwell is continuing attack from one end but Marcus Stoinis' sluggish knock came to an end while facing Axar Patel as he was caught by Suryakumar Yadav as a result of the mistimed stroke.

• 9.49 pm

After an expensive over from Prasidh Krishna, Indian bowlers have been slightly tidy but still, Australia have managed to keep the scoring rate around 10 so far in the innings.

• 9.39 pm

Glenn Maxwell is playing an ultra-aggresive knock here as he whacked Prasidh Krishna for two boundaries and a couple of sixes

• 9.33 pm

Ravi Bishnoi pulls off a googly to dismiss Josh Inglis and India are eyeing to bounce back in the game with fall of three wickets in quick succession.

• 9.28 pm

The danger man Travis Head departs this time as Avesh Khan bowled a slower delivery on off. The batter attempted a pull to tackle the back of length delivery but top edged it. Ravi Bishnoi made no mistke in taking the catch as he came underneath the ball to dismiss the batter.

• 9.22 pm

A crucial breakthrough for India as Hardie shimmies down the track and goes for a big hit. However, he edges the delivery to the wicket keeper in the process as ball swung slightly away from him.

• 9.13 pm

Australia are off to a flier inside the first four overs of the innings as both the openers are delivering big blows with the willow against the hosts.

• 9.03 pm

Travis Head attacks from one end and he attacked Prasidh Krishna for 16 runs in an over.

• 8.57 pm

Travis Head and Aaaron Hardie open the innings for Australia and they scored nine runs off the first over from Arshdeep Singh

Here are live updates from the first innings

• 8.40 pm

Ruturaj Gaikwad's sensational knock has helped India post a mammoth total and they have scored 222/3 as a result.

• 8.30 pm

After a couple of economical overs, Ruturaj took it upon himself and he carved a demolition in the over bowled by Aaron Hardie. The Indian opener garnered 25 runs from the over and is cruising towards his maiden T20I hundred.

• 8.23 pm

Two tidy overs from Behrendorff and Ellis in succession has restricted the run flow to some extent.

• 8.13 pm

After a cautious start to his knock, Ruturaj Gaikwad reaches his fifty with a pull over deep mid wicket which raced to the boundary to help the batter reach the milestone.

• 8.07 pm

India are now playing with a more attacking intent now and they have earned 33 runs from the last three overs as a result.

• 8.00 pm

Tilak Varma is not holding himself back and he hit two boundaries in the over bowled by Kane Richardson and the duo is taking Indian into a commanding position.

• 7.53 pm

Suryakumar Yadav was staging a recovery for the Indian side but in an attempt to take aerial route against Aaron Hardie he edged the delivery to Matthew Wade who made no mistake in grabbing the regulation catch.

• 7.43 pm

Suryakumar Yadav is now switching gears to steer the scoreboard and he smacked two boundaries against Aaron Hardie. Surya Kumar and Ruturaj will now look to set their foot on the pedestal.

• 7.36 pm

After a couple of blows, Suryakumar Yadav and Ruturaj Gaikwad are steadying the ship with the former playing some well-timed strokes in between to earn boundaries.

• 7.26 pm

Australian bowlers are getting swing and troubling the Indian batters. However, Suryakumar Yadav breaks the shackles as he whacks a six against Nathan Ellis.

• 7.16 pm

Ishan Kishan follows Yashasvi to the dressing room as he mistimes a drive from back foot and played it straight into the hands of Marcus Stoinis who was placed at cover.

• 7.10 pm

After providing an aggresive start to the team, Yashasvi gets dismissed as he nicks a delivery from Jason Behrendorff to the wicketkeeper in an attempt to play a brillant shot through the covers.

• 7.06 pm

A cracking start from the Indian opening pair as Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad earn 14 runs from the opening over of the innings.

Australia have won the toss and opted to field.

Here are the lineups:

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

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w/c), Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff, Tanveer Sangha, Kane Richardson

Suryakumar Yadav says happy to bat first: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

Dew won't matter a lot, says Matthew Wade:We will bowl. I don't think it matters a lot, dew should settle in early. We are not 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.