Massive Aussie win soured by injury concerns

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Australian skipper Aaron Finch's T20 World Cup run could beryllium successful uncertainty aft helium suffered a hamstring wounded successful a thumping triumph implicit Ireland.

After struggling mightily for signifier to commencement the tournament, Finch yet broke escaped of the shackles, smacking 63 disconnected 44 deliveries, but pulled up lame towards the extremity of the knock. He was named the Player of the Match for his innings.

Finch came retired onto the tract for the commencement of Ireland's innings, but was forced disconnected owed to the wounded aft the seventh over.

Tim David added to Australia's wounded woes conscionable a fewer overs aboriginal erstwhile helium was besides forced disconnected the tract with a hamstring injury.

It remains to beryllium seen what the severity of the 2 players' wounded blows are. Adding to Australia's concerns was the information that Marcus Stoinis besides ended the lucifer disconnected the field.

Following the match, Finch described the wounded arsenic "a small hammy twinge".

"I'll get a scan tomorrow. Unfortunately I've had a past of them truthful we'll spot however I go. It doesn't consciousness excessively atrocious astatine the moment, but mostly overnight they tin stiffen up. We'll get a scan and get the afloat results."

The Australian skipper said helium was "very hopeful" that helium would beryllium capable to instrumentality the tract for the team's adjacent match, Friday's clash against Afghanistan.

Irish star's incredible boundary save

Finch's lusty blows helped Australia station an awesome full of 5-179 successful its 20 overs, earlier aboriginal strikes from Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc restricted Ireland to 137.

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Australia needed a triumph of implicit 75 runs to spot its nett tally complaint spell supra England's and looked headed towards one, earlier a superb unbeaten 71 disconnected conscionable 48 deliveries from Ireland's Lorcan Tucker.

The triumph sees Australia emergence into 2nd spot successful Group 1, down New Zealand, but its nett tally complaint remains successful the negatives astatine -0.30, down England's people of 0.24.

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