Sydney: Captain Aron Finch has set a record in the first One Day International being played between India and Australia amid the coronavirus crisis. Finch became the second-fastest Australian batsman to score 5000 runs. Finch holds the record in 126 matches. Finch is followed by David Warner. He completed 5000 runs in 115 matches. Finch and Warner started the innings for Australia in the match played on Friday. The two shared 156 runs. Later, KL Rahul caught Warner on the ball of Mohammad Shami.
Finch is known for his smoky batting. Dean Jones is the third fastest Australian batsman to score 5,000 runs. He has achieved this feat in 128 matches. Matthew Hayden is the fourth batsman to complete 5,000 runs in 132 matches. In fifth place is Michael Bevan. Bevan completed 5,000 runs in 135 matches.
Finch, who was part of the Under-19 team at the 2006 World Cup, is known as one of the best match finishers. Finch is considered one of the best batsmen in the top order. He played his first ODI against Sri Lanka in 2013. Finch has played 129 ODIs since then. Finch has completed five thousand runs at an average of 40.84. Finch has scored 16 centuries and 27 fifties in ODIs so far.
Aaron Finch has played five Tests so far. He has scored 278 runs at an average of 27.8. Finch has not scored a single century in a Test match. His best is 62 runs. He has scored only two fifties. Speaking of T20, Finch has played 64 matches so far. He has scored 2114 runs at an average of 38.44. Finch has two centuries and 12 fifties in T20.
In 2015, Eroch Finch was part of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL. At that time his left knee was badly injured and he had to take a long leave. Finch has played 87 matches in the IPL so far. He has scored 2005 runs at an average of 25.38. He has 14 fifties to his name in the IPL. His highest score in IPL is 88.
