Maxwell rushed back into Australia's T20 squad

Australia's Glenn Maxwell celebrates after scoring a half century against Pakistan during their match of ICC Twenty20 World Cup at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka March 23, 2014. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj

(Reuters) - Big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has been called into Australia's Twenty20 side for the remainder of their three-match series against South Africa and will join the team before the second contest in Melbourne on Friday.

The 26-year-old Maxwell only returned from Australia's 2-0 test series loss against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday.