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T20 World Cup: Finch guides Australia to set 180-run target against Ireland

BRISBANE: Skipper Aaron Finch led the charge of Australian batting with a sensational knock of 63 off 44 as the defending champions raised a massive total of 179/5 against Ireland in the Super 12s Group 2 match of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022, here on Monday. 

Australia put up a dominant batting display throughout the innings despite an early scare as opener David Warner was dismissed in the third over after Ireland invited the hosts to bat first.

Following the early breakthrough, Mitchell Marsh and the skipper gathered for a strong 52-run partnership for the second wicket and took the scoreboard to 62/1 in eight overs before the right-arm pacer Barry McCarthy got rid of the No 3 batter Marsh.

Captain Finch then went on to build another superb 70-run partnership in just 36 balls with No 5 batter Marcus Stoinis, who had scored the fastest T20I fifty for Australia in the previous match against Sri Lanka and steered Australia to a commanding position in the game.

Finch smashed five fours and three sixes during his scintillating knock while Stoinis contributed 35 off 25 laced with three fours and a six.

Ireland bowled on tight lines in the death overs as George Dockrell and Josh Little offered three runs each in the 18th and 19th over, respectively, before Tim David and Matthew Wade squeezed out 17 runs off the last over bowled by Mark Adair.

McCarthy was the pick of the bowlers for the Irish side as he returned impressive figures of 3/29 in his four overs quote while Little remained the most inexpensive bowler as he offered just 21 runs at an economy of 5.25 and grabbed two wickets.

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