The ball I got out was a little bit of brain-fade to be fair: Aaron Finch

Australia once again succumbed to a defeat in the 1st T20I against India. But the one positive they can take from the game was opener Aaron Finch continuing his good form. Finch opened the batting for Australia along with stand-in skipper David Warner. The skipper failed to get off to a good start but Finch ensured a decent start by scoring a 30-ball 42, along with four boundaries and a six.

Australia failed to capitalize on the start after being on 55/1 at one stage. They were restricted to 118/8 in 18.4 overs after rain stopped play. The Indian bowlers were spot on once again. Kuldeep Yadav bagged figures of 2/16 while Yuzvendra Chahal scalped 1/23 in his four overs.

“I found that playing the sweep was going to be the safer option. One to get off strike and to get a boundary if I could hip the gap. That ball I got out on was a little bit of a brain fade to be fair,” he said at the post-match news conference. “I went to sweep then just tried to chip him into the onside for one and missed it. That happens in the game, in particular T20.”

“I thought on that wicket to Kuldeep, sweeping was a safer option than trying to take him over the top where some balls were spinning, it was hard to judge the bounce on a track. That was quite difficult.” he added.

Finch on skipper David Warner

Dave’s (Warner) obviously played a lot and captained a lot over here in the IPL. He knows the opposition very well. He’s very calm under pressure the majority of the time. I’ve only played under him a handful of times; I think three games in Sri Lanka and one now. He’s a fantastic leader. He’s the vie-captain of the country for a reason. I thought Davey did a fantastic job under the circumstances,” he said.

“I would not call it a debacle. Trying to defend 48 in six overs with India having 10 wickets in the shed in a format of the game they’re particularly good, is difficult. Obviously there are some areas that we could improve. I think if it was a 20-over match, 135 would have been a fantastic score on that wicket.”