Darwin, Aug. 9 -- As Australia takes on South Africa in the first T20I of the three-match series at Darwin from Sunday onwards, they would be aiming to keep their consistent run with the bat going, as they aim to build a fiery unit for the T20 World Cup next year, scheduled to be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka.

Ever since last year, the Australian T20I side has been a power-packed unit, with hitter after hitter in their line-up. Bowlers cannot even breathe a sigh of relief after a wicket as the other one arrives to tonk right from ball one, the next minute. Since last year, they have been leading the strike rate charts, with bashers like Glenn Maxwell, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, and Tim David and Josh Inglis etc playing a crucial rol...