![]() However, after completing convincing defeats over the latter two sides, Kane Williamson’s side finished second in Group Two before putting on a death batting masterclass of their own to eliminate England.Īs such, an Australia-New Zealand final has been billed as something of a surprise conclusion to the tournament – an opinion Finch wholeheartedly disagrees with, citing the Black Caps' excellent form in recent ICC tournaments. In Sunday’s final, Finch’s side will face New Zealand, another side who were written off early on after landing themselves in a group with Pakistan, Afghanistan, and pre-tournament favourites India. It goes a long way to trying to control the middle overs on your terms." It won’t define who wins the match, but it does set up your innings if you perform with the bat or if you can make inroads and get early wickets with the ball. One area where he is keen to see his side perform, however, is the powerplay: "A lot of games have been dictated by who has won the initial contest in the powerplay in both innings. It will come down to the day and who maximises their opportunities."Īn astonishing finish from Matthew Wade! #PAKvAUS | #T20WorldCup /IznE7anc10 If it’s your day as an individual, trying to maximise that and go in as big as you can. "In a big game, you need everyone to chip in their part and that’s part of the pressure of a final. "At some point throughout the tournament, everyone in our XI has had a match-winning contribution, which has been really impressive. ![]() However, when pressed on who his star performers have been in the tournament, Finch insisted it has been, and always will be, a team effort. And of course, there's Matthew Wade, who deservedly grabbed the headlines against Pakistan after smashing 41 runs from just 17 balls to help Australia chase down 176 with an over to spare – a knock made even more impressive when you consider he was eight off nine at the end of the 16th over. David Warner has scored a team-leading 236 runs at the top of the order, including two half-centuries and a 49, playing himself back into form at just the right time. Leg-spinner Adam Zampa is the leading wicket-taker from the Super 12s onwards, taking 12 wickets in six innings, and has only conceded more than 24 runs from his allocation once in tournament. Several players have stood out for Australia with key individual performances in their run to the final. I think every team plays it very similar, so we just reiterated that's how we wanted to go about it and play that way." "We understand in this format of the game that when you're up against a great opposition they don't always allow you big opportunities to get into the game, and whether it's bat or ball, you have to really find a small edge at some point and try and drive that advantage home. ![]() It was just about staying really aggressive. Reflecting on his side’s disappointing performance against England, he continued: "We didn’t put in our best performance We felt as though in that game we were probably just a little bit timid and got out-played in the powerplay by Woakes in particular, who got England off to a good start. "It’s one that’s eluded us in the past, and the fact that we are here in the final gives us the best opportunity to rectify that." We came here with a really clear plan to win the tournament, and we still feel as though we’ve got the squad to do that.Īdam Zampa has taken a team-leading 12 wickets ![]() A lot of people had written us off from the start everyone had written us off, but we had a lot of confidence within. When asked about his tournament highlights ahead of the final, Finch replied: "I think the spirit among the team. However, Australia bounced back in impressive fashion, comfortably defeating Bangladesh and West Indies to finish second in the so-called 'group of death' before completing the second-highest successful chase in a T20I in the UAE to stun favourites Pakistan and reach their first T20 World Cup final since 2010. Aaron Finch has praised his team’s spirit and confidence ahead of their T20 World Cup final against New Zealand on November 14.Īustralia arrived in the UAE with just four wins from their 15 T20Is in 2021, recording consecutive series defeats against New Zealand, West Indies and Bangladesh, and looked off colour in their World Cup opener against South Africa, completing a laboured chase of 118 with just two balls to spare.Ī confident seven-wicket win against Sri Lanka appeared to have them back on track before an eight-wicket humiliation at the hands of England, who, thanks to a blistering Jos Buttler half-century, chased down 125 with 50 balls to spare, had many people ruling Finch’s side out of qualifying for the final four.
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