Aaron Finch who has recently retired from International cricket had a very good ODI record as a batter. He was also the captain of Australia for a long time and he has also led Australia to winning the T20I World Cup in 2021. He has played 146 ODIs for Australia. In those Matches he has scored 5406 runs at an average of 38.89 and he has made 17 ODI hundreds. He has also played 102 T20Is and he has scored 3120 runs with 2 Hundreds.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Batting Performances of Aaron Finch in ODI Cricket
1) 153* vs Pakistan (2019)
This is the highest score by Aaron Finch in ODI Cricket. It came in 2019 against a very good Pakistan team. Australia were chasing a big Target of 285 in this match. He smashed the Pakistani bowling to all parts as he hit 11 fours and 6 sixes In this innings meaning 80 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 107. He took 143 balls to make 153 not out. Australia won this match by 8 Wickets. Aaron Finch was at his destructive best in this Innings.
2) 153 vs Sri Lanka (2019)
This was also an innings that was also totally similar to the one he played against Pakistan. He was batting first and Aaron Finch had a strike of 116. He smashed 15 fours and 5 sixes meaning 90 runs in boundaries. Aaron Finch had a habit of making big scores be it ODIs or T20IS. Australia won this match by 87 runs and Aaron Finch was having his best year in ODI Cricket at the later stages in his career.
3) 148 vs Scotland (2013)
This was the first century by Aaron Finch in ODI Cricket. It was against Scotland and Australia were batting first. He took full advantage of the conditions as he took only 114 balls at a strike rate of 130 to make 148. He hit 16 fours and 7 sixes in this innings meaning 106 runs in boundaries out of 148. He announced himself to the world and Australia won this match by a whopping 200 runs. Aaron Finch was destined to have a very successful white ball career for Australia.
4) 135* vs England (2015)
This was in a match against England in the 2015 World Cup and Aaron Finch was the star of this match. Australia were batting first and he made full use of the good batting conditions. He smashed 135 not out from 128 balls and he had a strike rate of 105. He hit 12 fours and 3 sixes meaning 66 runs in boundaries. He ran for 69 of his runs and he led Australia to win this important match by 111 Runs.
5) 116 vs Pakistan (2019)
This was a tricky match and Australia were chasing a big score to win. Aaron Finch stepped up for Australia and he hit one of his slowest ODI hundreds but it was the need of the moment. He played for 135 balls and he hit 8 fours and 4 sixes in this innings meaning 58 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 86 in this Innings. He was the reason that Australia won this match by 8 Wickets. Aaron Finch was a special player and he has had a very successful career in ODI Cricket.
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