A player that strikes fear into the hearts of the bowlers once he comes into to bat. Aaron Finch is known for mostly for taking the ariel route and his devastating knocks. Hailing from Colac, Victoria, Finch is an explosive batsman who has made a mark all over the world. Finch made an instant impact in 2009 for his hard knocks in the T20 Big Bash League. His knocks saw him earn a T20 spot in the Australia squad in 2011, followed by an ODI call up in Jan 2011, and finally got the baggy green in October 2018. Since Steve Smith and David Warner were banned in 2018 following their involvement in the ball tampering controversy in South Africa, Finch was made captain for the limited overs. Overall, Finch has played for almost every franchise in the Indian Premier League. He also led Melbourne Renegades to the finals of the T20 BBL.
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Australia have won the World Cup titles in 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015, but are yet to win a T20 World Cup.
England outclassed Australia by 8 wickets in the second semifinal of the 2019 World Cup, and Aaron Finch was disappointed with the team's performance.
Australia were bowled out for 223 with Steve Smith (85) top-scoring for them. Chasing 224 for victory, England openers Jason Roy (85) and Jonny Bairstow (34) gave the hosts a flying start and took the game away from Australia.
Australia peaked at the right time and came into the 2019 World Cup as a hungry side and with the addition of David Warner and Steve Smith, the Aussies swept aside most of the teams on their way to the semis.
On Tuesday, Australia rode on a brilliant hundred from Aaron Finch as they posted a competitive total of 285/7 in challenging conditions at the Lord's and then beat England by 64 runs.
Finch (100) and Warner (53) added yet another century stand to lay the foundation for Australia's 64-run victory over arch-rivals England at the Lord's and become the first team to reach the semifinals.
Warner at the moment is the leading run scorer of the tournament, overtaking Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan who is on 476 runs in 6 matches played.
The Australian captain smashed his 15th ODI century and his second of the 2019 World Cup.
Aaron Finch has said that the side has been improving in all the departments, and is looking forward to taking on England.
Bangladesh put in a brave fight while chasing what would have been a World Cup record and never gave up till the end, but fell short by 48 runs.
After a 41-run victory, Aaron Finch admitted they were put under pressure by Pakistan's lower order.
Warner formed a remarkable opening partnership with skipper Aaron Finch, and continued on his brilliant innings after his departure.
Aaron Finch cited the experiences of players who were part of the Pakistan Super League matches that were played in the country.
Ricky Ponting defended Australia's top-order after it failed to fire against India and said the opening pair of Aaron Finch-David Warner is among the best in the world.
There have been close to 10 occasions during the ongoing World Cup when the ball has hit the stumps but bails haven't come off.
David Warner scored an unbeaten 89 off 114 balls against Afghanistan but his 56 off 84 balls in a chase of 353 against India put pressure on the batsmen later on.
On Sunday, Adam Zampa went wicketless and conceded 50 runs from his six overs in a match that Australia lost by 36 runs against India.
A day before Australia's World Cup encounter against India, Finch sounded quietly confident and his opinion seemed like sending out a strong message for the opposition.
Nathan Coulter-Nile slammed 92 off 60 balls and took Australia to 288 from a spot of bother while the West Indies middle-order collapsed and lost by 15 runs.
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