Australian limited-overs skipper Aaron Finch on Tuesday announced retirement from international cricket. Finch represented Australia in 5 Tests, 146 ODIs, and 103 T20Is. While his Test career never took off, he was a vital cog for the Kangaroos in limited-overs cricket. Finch led Australia in 76 men's T20Is, and 55 ODIs, before hanging his boot.
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The 36-year-old Australian opener amassed 8,804 runs in international cricket which includes 17 ODI centuries and two T20I tons. Finch announced retirement from ODIs in September last year but continued to lead Australia in T20s. He last played for Australia in T20 World Cup 2022 match against Ireland where he top-scored with 63 as Australia beat Ireland by 42 runs but failed to qualify for the semi-finals.
Here in this article, we will have a look at his illustrious career in numbers.
Aaron Finch's international record
ODIs - 5406 runs (142 inns); Avg : 38.89; S.R : 87.72; 50s : 30; 100s : 17
T20Is - 3120 runs (103 inns); Avg : 34.29; S.R : 142.53; 50s : 19; 100s : 2
Tests - 278 runs (10 inns); Avg : 27.8; 50s : 2; H.S : 62 vs PAK, 2018 (Dubai)
Aaron Finch as captain in ODIs:
Played - 55
Won - 31
Lost - 24
Aaron Finch as captain in T20Is:
Played - 76
Won - 41
Lost - 32
NR - 3
76 - Aaron Finch holds the record for playing most matches as captain in men's T20I.
Most matches as captain in men's T20I:
Aaron Finch - 76
MS Dhoni / Eoin Morgan - 72
Kane Williamson - 69
Babar Azam - 66
Most wins as captain in men's T20I:
Eoin Morgan - 44
Asghar Afghan / MS Dhoni - 42
Aaron Finch - 41
Babar Azam - 40
125 - Aaron Finch has smashed 125 sixes in his career in T20Is.
Most sixes by a batsman in T20Is:
Rohit Sharma - 182
Martin Guptill - 173
Aaron Finch - 125
Chris Gayle - 124
Eoin Morgan - 120
172 - Aaron Finch's 172 against Zimbabwe in 2018 remains to be the highest score for any batsman in T20I history.
Highest score for a batsman in T20Is:
Aaron Finch - 172 vs ZIM in Harare, 2018
Hazratullah Zazai - 162* vs IRE in Dehradun, 2019
Aaron Finch - 156 vs ENG in Southampton, 2013
Glenn Maxwell - 145* vs SL in Pallekele, 2016
Zeeshan Kukikhel - 137 vs Austria in Lower Austria, 2022
500 - Aaron Finch has scored most runs (500) against India in men's T20Is.
Most runs vs India in men's T20Is:
Aaron Finch - 500 (18 inns)
Jos Buttler - 475 (18 inns)
Glenn Maxwell - 438 (18 inns)
Dasun Shanaka - 430 (20 inns)
Colin Munro - 426 (12 inns)
2236 - Aaron Finch has smashed most runs (2236) as captain in men's T20Is.
Most runs as captain in men's T20Is:
Aaron Finch - 2236 (76 inns)
Babar Azam - 2065 (61 inns)
Kane Williamson - 2042 (69 inns)
Under Aaron Finch's leadership, Australia went on to lift the 2021 T20 World Cup.
5386 - Aaron Finch as opener scored 5386 runs in ODIs for Australia.
Most runs as opener for Australia in men's ODIs:
Adam Gilchrist - 9176 (258 inns)
David Warner - 5986 (138 inns)
Matthew Hayden - 5892 (147 inns)
Mark Waugh - 5729 (141 inns)
Aaron Finch - 5386 (140 inns)
Most centuries as opener for Australia in men's ODIs:
David Warner - 19
Aaron Finch - 17
Adam Gilchrist - 16
