[WATCH] Aiden Markram pulls Josh Hazlewood for massive six during AUS vs SA 2nd T20I match

After Australia’s huge victory during the opening T20I encounter of the three-match series at the Marrara Cricket Ground in Darwin against South Africa, the visitors looked to make a strong comeback during the second fixture at the same venue. Another loss in the toss for Aiden Markram saw the Proteas forced to bat first. Both made changes to the playing elevens. 

Rassie van der Dussen comes at number three while Nqabayomzi Peter returned to the eleven, replacing George Linde and Senuran Muthusamy. For the Mitchell Marsh-led side, Alex Carey returned to the shortest format for Australia after four years alongside Sean Abbott. Josh Inglis and Nathan Ellis made way out of the team.

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The most viral video came on the final ball of the third over from Josh Hazlewood, who went short against Aiden Markram. The batter loved the length and picked it early to deposit it over deep square leg for half a dozen as the spectator grabbed a fine one-handed catch. The Rainbow nation scored 32 runs for the loss of no wicket in the first three overs of the first innings.

Watch: Aiden Markram pulls Josh Hazlewood for massive six during AUS vs SA 2nd T20I match

Markram smashed the very first ball of the innings through the covers for a four before chipping it through mid-off with impeccable timing for the same result. After a silent over of four runs from Glenn Maxwell in the second over, Ryan Ricketon joined the party.

The first ball of the third over was a good length delivery around middle and leg, which was heaved over the mid-on region by the southpaw. The second ball was slapped over deep mid-wicket for a towering six before finding the gap between the backward point and short third man for a huge four.

South Africa struggled a little in the second half of the powerplay and ended with 2/50 in six overs. But the best came from Dewald Brevis, who took on the other bowlers to stretch themselves to 123/3 in 12 overs. Brevis smashed 67 runs by then in 29 balls, having already smacked Maxwell for 24 runs, including three sixes in six balls.