It's not often that Virat Kohli isn't the centre of attention, particularly when it comes to a home series in India. Despite his unbeaten 72 with the bat, the Indian skipper was trumped by star Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell who produced a stunning match-winning century in Bengaluru to hand the hosts a rare T20 series defeat.

This was a match worth watching, and for your average Australian viewer who tuned in to the action around midnight it was worth a handful of sleepless-hours to witness one of the nations greatest ever T20 International run chases. Firstly and foremostly, it was India who put themselves in a magnificent position to win the match after posting a highly-competitive total of 190/4. Targets climbing over the 170+ mark rarely get chased down successfully in India by an opposition team, so 190 was always going to be a bit of a stretch for the visitors. Making the most of his opportunities in the series, KL Rahul was once again a standout for India at the top of the order with a free-flowing 47 before gifting his wicket to the Aussies down at third man. After a stagnant-Dhawan was finally put out of his misery and Pant was dismissed for just 1 run for the second time in the series, the Bengaluru crowd was treated to the Kohli and Dhoni show. The Indian skipper was carving balls over the fence with authority, and at that point Aaron Finch lost total control of the innings as Dhoni and Kohli joined forces to elevate India's score up around the 200-run mark. The former Indian skipper and current gloveman may have just earned some respect back from the supporters after an active 23-ball 40 did the trick this time around.

If Australia ever needed a hero, today was the day. Despite a successful run chase in the first T20 International at Visakhapatnam, this was a whole new ball game for the Aussie batsmen. Enter Glenn Maxwell, one of the most heavily-criticized cricketers in Australia despite an impressive resume, the CA board still aren't convinced. Back-to-back failures for both Marcus Stoinis and skipper Aaron Finch left the tourists vulnerable yet again, it was like déjà vu as D'Arcy Short and Glenn Maxwell found themselves teaming up in another troublesome run chase. Both Siddarth Kaul and Vijay Shankar extracted some pretty poorly executed shots out of Australia's top order, but this Australian pair was having none of it.

It was only a matter of time before "the big show" erupted with a buffet of his inventive stroke play as the panic started to set in for the Indian bowlers. As Short attempted to keep the ball on the ground and beat the fielders on the fence, Maxwell delivered some telling blows into the crowd and mixed things up with some brutally-struck shots through the field as he continued to pierce the gaps. Another sluggish-start to the innings for Australia was quickly converted into a wave of momentum thanks to the 30-year-old, and all of a sudden Short and Maxwell found themselves set and ready to unleash. Short's departure in the 11th over tipped the match back in favor of India, however Maxwell had other ideas. The wicket of Short seemed to provoke Maxwell's outlook as he flicked the switch to overdrive and started crucifying India's attack including Jasprit Bumrah. One of three inclusions for India in this series decider, Siddarth Kaul's nerves got the better of him as he dished up some of the juiciest full tosses you are ever likely to see as Maxwell dispatched his last four boundaries off the 28-year-old seamer.

Raising his bat as he brought up his third T20 International hundred, the emotion didn't come out until Maxwell struck the match-winning boundary to seal the series 2-0 in what was an unforgettable moment for the visitors. The spotlight was well & truly on the star Aussie all-rounder, and rightly so after scoring a pulverizing 113 not out striking at 205.45. All hail Glenn Maxwell!