Travis Head: There have been many Kangaroo batsmen in cricket history who created fear in bowlers around the world. The list includes names of great players like Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, David Warner. Currently, Travis Head is one such name who has created a storm in world cricket.

Irrespective of the format, this explosive batsman can tear apart bowlers. The ability to hit shots all around the field makes Head even more ruthless and dangerous. Before him, Aaron Finch used to do this job very well. Today in this article, we are going to discuss about the 172-run innings played by him. Let's know in detail.

Before Travis Head, Finch was a nightmare for bowlers

Today Travis Head is known as Australia's most explosive and destructive batsman. Before him, Aaron Finch's image was also similar. The former Kangaroo batsman created havoc against Zimbabwe in 2018. Finch came very close to scoring a double century in T20 cricket.

Let us tell you that the retired player came to open the innings in that match. He faced 76 balls and scored 172 runs with the help of 16 fours and 10 sixes. During this, Aaron Finch's strike rate was 226.31. Finch played about 13 overs alone. After him, the highest score was 46 which was made by Darcy Short.

The account of this match was something like this

If we talk about this match, Zimbabwe chose to field first after winning the toss. However, this decision proved suicidal for them. The Australian team, which came to bat first, scored 229 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs. Aaron Finch was the top scorer by scoring 172 runs.

In response, Zimbabwe could only score 129 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in 20 overs. Solomon Mir contributed 28 runs from their side. The Kangaroo team won this match by 100 runs. If we talk about bowling, Andrew Tye took the maximum of 3 wickets. Finch was chosen as the Player of the Match for his memorable innings.