Darwin, Aug. 9 -- Ahead of the first T20I against South Africa, Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is in line to join an elite company of stars with 2,500-plus runs and 50 or more wickets in the format.

The white-ball series between Australia and South Africa, consisting of three T20Is and ODIs each, will kickstart from Sunday onwards.

Maxwell needs four more wickets to complete 50 wickets in T20Is. He will become only the fourth player in the format's history to have a total of 2,500-plus runs and 50 or more wickets in the format, besides Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan (2,551 runs and 149 wickets in 129 matches), Pakistan's Mohammed Hafeez (2,514 runs and 61 wickets in 119 matches) and Malaysia's Virandeep Singh (3,013 runs and 97 wick...