ODI Series. Aussies v. India.

[Donny]

4/199 after 34 overs.

Maxy 31*, Marsh 13*.

[Donny]

5/204 after 35.1 overs. Marsh 17.

Maxy 32*.

[Donny]

6/215 as Wade (6) holes out.

R.r.r. 6.75

[Donny]

Maxy smacks a 6 over point - on the MCG !!

He's 53* (50).

[Donny]

6/231 after 40 overs.

Maxy 53*, Faulkner 1*.

[Donny]

6/257 after 44 overs.

Maxy 72*, Faulkner 7*.

[Donny]

4 overs left. 25 needed.

6/271. Maxy 79*, Faulks 13*.

[Donny]

18 balls left. 16 needed to win.

Maxy 84*, Faulks 16*.

[Donny]

12 balls left. 11 needed.

Maxy 85*, Faulks 21*.

[Donny]

Maxy, you are amazing. (Y)

Smashes a 6 and a 4 to go to 96*

[Donny]

... and out for 96 from 84 balls.

Scores tied.

[Donny]

Aussies home with 8 balls to spare.

[KenH]

Well done Maxy, bad luck about the century you tried to get!

[Donny]

Cricinfo:

Presentation: Steven Smith: "We did well to keep them down to 295. They bowled well in the middle, lost a few wickets in clumps before the Maxwell show. It was great to see him bat the way he did today. He scores so fast playing normal cricket shots, he's got all the shots. He plays so beautifully when he hits the ball in the right areas. Hopefully, he'll keep doing that. If I have my time over again, I may have batted first today. I didn't anticipate it to get so dry in the end. There's still room for improvement though."

Glenn Maxwell is the Player of the Match for his exhilarating 96: "I wanted to shake off the tag of being called 'The Big Show'. So yes, this is special. They got a good score, to chase that down with James Faulkner in the end is unbelievable. I feel like I've been making big strides over the last few months. The way I'm hitting the ball and approaching the game is different to what I've been doing over the last few years. It's unfortunately not much of a break until Canberra, so maybe we'll have a small celebration tonight."

[piedys]