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All Match NewsAfter patient wait, Maxwell seizes chance to open
Australia allrounder Glenn Maxwell revealed he had been eyeing up the opening position for some time after he hit a 65-ball 145 not out from the top of the order
Kapugedera's Achilles' heel, and Dilshan's insipid Pallekele farewell
Plays of the day from the first T20 international between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele
Australia canter to win after record 263, Maxwell slams 145*
In 90 minutes of outlandish clean-striking, Glenn Maxwell marked a monumental return to form, sent Sri Lanka into freefall, and stole their T20 world record from under their noses
Australia set new record, narrow miss for Maxwell
Stats highlights from the first T20I between Sri Lanka and Australia in Pallekele, where the visitors set a new record for the highest total