Australian cricketer Aaron Finch has retired from ODIs. Finch bid farewell to his final ODI career with the third match of the ODI series once morest New Zealand today. The fans bid farewell to their beloved captain by standing up and giving a standing ovation.
The Aussies, who batted first, scored 267 runs for the loss of 5 wickets on the back of Steve Smith’s brilliant century. But in reply, the Kiwis might only score 242 runs. Although he failed to bat in the last match, Finch was able to say goodbye to his ODI career with the victory.
Australia won the ODI match once morest New Zealand by 25 runs. Finch got out following scoring only 5 runs off 13 balls. Finch became the captain of the Aussie team following the infamous ball-tampering scandal in 2018. The Aussie team reached the semi-finals in the 2019 ODI World Cup.
At the same time, the 35-year-old Finch will lead the Aussie team in the Twenty20 World Cup in his home country next month. He was a member of the Aussie team that won the ODI World Cup in 2015. He has also won the award for the best Australian ODI player in 2020.
‘It was a fun trip full of unforgettable memories. I have been fortunate enough to be a part of some of the greatest ODI teams of all time. “I was able to play with great players and collaborate with many greats off the field,” Finch said in his retirement announcement.
Finch has been in a poor form this year in his ODI career. Finch scored 174 runs at an average of 13 runs. He was a duck in five of the last 13 innings he played. Two days ago, Finch was out for zero in the match once morest New Zealand in Keynes. The star managed to score 31 runs in the last eight innings played.
Finch’s ODI debut was once morest Sri Lanka at the famous MCG in 2013. In the same year, he scored a maiden century of 148 runs once morest Scotland. His career high score was 153 not out once morest Pakistan in Sharjah in March 2019. Finch’s breakthrough came when his place in the team was questioned due to his poor form. Finch scored 1141 runs with four centuries that year.
He scored 5406 runs at an average of 39.13 from 146 matches in his career. This includes 17 centuries and 30 fifties. The highest score was 153 not out. Finch has taken four wickets in ODIs.