Twitter lauds Maxwell after match-winning half-century as Australia claim series after thrilling win

‌Australia won the toss and chose to field first in the third and final T20I and started the game with an early wicket of South Africa skipper Aiden Markram, who edged the ball to Cameron Green in the slips off Josh Hazlewood. After the dismissal, there was some intent shown by Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who came to the crease after Markram’s dismissal. Unfortunately, the young left-hander could not convert his start as he was dismissed in the fifth over by Nathan Ellis. The Aussies had put the visitors on the back foot as they finished the powerplay on a score of 46/2. The Aussies seemed to be in a strong position, especially after Ryan Rickelton was dismissed straight after the power play by Adam Zampa. However, Dewald Brevis changed the complexion of the game in the tenth over by smashing Aaron Hardie for 27 runs. The over by Hardie also included three incredible no-look sixes. One of the sixes caused a bit of a scare as well, where a fan attempting to catch one of the sixes in the stands injured himself by hitting his head on the railing. Though Brevis’s incredible innings of 53 off 26 deliveries came to an end in the twelfth as he fell victim to a stunning catch by Glenn Maxwell, the Rainbow Nation were in a solid position at 134/4 after 15 overs. Though it looked like South Africa would reach a huge total, the host managed to make a comeback. Though Rassie van der Dussen tried to get some runs on the board, the Aussie bowlers only conceded 38 runs in the last 30 deliveries and took three wickets. The final score at the end was 172/7 with van der Dussen remaining unbeaten on 38 off 26 deliveries.