It was always going to be difficult to chase a total of 223 and Australia’s task appeared even more difficult when they were left needing 43 from just two overs. Nevertheless, India was aware that the game wasn’t completely over because Glenn Maxwell was still active. In fact, Maxwell performed yet another incredible chase, stunning the Guwahati audience with a barrage of fours and sixes throughout the stadium with a little assistance from Matthew Wade. Here’s how the pundits on ESPNcricinfo described the frantic final two overs, which featured a possible stumping decision that was overturned for a no-ball.
18.1
Four runs to Wade from Axar Wade finds it too full, and he muscles that past the covers, beating a diving long-off for four points!
18.2
Wade to Axar, 2 runs Wade pulls it short and toward the hips, then long leg, and Tilak Varma does a great job covering territory to his left and save two
18.3
Four runs to Wade from Axar Just SKY for four more, just over! Wade releases his arms with forceful hands outside off once more, and the ball narrowly avoids a leaping SKY at cover to find the opening in the deep.
18.4
Wade to Axar, no ball Wade’s bat is beaten by it, and it does it from a good distance away. Although Kishan swiftly removed the bails, it is now being labeled a wide, and they are looking for a stumping. First of all, according to convention, no edge. When Wade misses the ball, his back foot is outside the crease, but Kishan’s collecting is so good that the third umpire declares that his gloves are partially behind the stumps, which is not allowed and is referred to as a no-ball.
18.4
Wade to Axar: Now that Fuller has ran SIX times toward Wade, he drops to a knee and sends that far into the sky on the leg side, burning it for a long-on six!
18.5
Wade to Axar: 1 run of 95 km/h gives him neither breadth nor length; Wade swings again, but mistimes it to long-on for one.
18.6
Four byes, Axar to Maxwell wins four byes but Kishan misses it and it beats Maxwell’s bat! Outside off, Kishan raises his hand in apology after missing that reverse, Maxwell takes out the ball beneath the bat.
22 from the previous over; 21 more are required. However, India gained a lot of confidence from Prasidh’s final over. Only four fielders are in the deep because India is trailing the over rate.
19.1
Wade to Prasidh: FOUR runs begins with a short ball at 135.5 km/h, which Wade would gladly accept because the ball has pace, the fine leg is in the deep, and he has time to pull the ball late to smash it into the long leg boundary.
19.2
Wade to Prasidh, 1 run Wade middles the lofted drive despite it being slower at 122.4 km/h and almost in the block hole. It doesn’t carry too much deep cover, though.
19.3
Six runs, Prasidh to Maxwell He has ample space to extend his arms, and he waits before slicing that precisely over Rinku Singh’s head at a deep cover since it is too wide on the off side. While the field location was accurate, the relationship was even more so.
19.4
Prasidh four runs to Maxwell The audience is in disbelief—there are four more! Even though the connection didn’t look strong enough this time, it was still enough to defeat a sprinting deep third behind square with short and wide slices that came in late.
Glenn Maxwell and Mathew Wade combined for 91 runs off 40 balls, leading Australia to victory.
Australia won after Mathew Wade and Glenn Maxwell combined for 91 runs off 40 balls. BCCI 19.5
Prasidh four runs to Maxwell Maxwell achieves an astounding century once more! Maxwell won’t let it go. It’s a full toss, but was it above the waist? He finds the space between long-on and deep midwicket and heaves it to his leg, sending it to the boundary for four.
One for Super Over and two to win. Axar joins Gaikwad, Kishan, SKY, and Prasidh in a conference right now. Wade and Maxwell remove their helmets so they can breathe. Some fans are on their feet, some are praying, some are biting their fingernails, and some have their faces buried in their hands.
19.6
Prasidh four runs to Maxwell Maxwell has accomplished and amazed the audience! Full, straight, and with a huge smile that hasn’t left him since his fifty, Maxwell sends it back over the bowler’s head and into Wade’s embrace.
