Breaking | Australia have kept their T20 World Cup chances alive with a 42-run victory over Ireland at the Gabba. T20 cricket
Australia leapfrog England into second on five competition points - but potentially only for 24 hours. The net run rate gets a boost tonight but they still need results to go their way to earn a semi-final berth.
England face New Zealand on Tuesday night, while Australia close out their pool stages against Afghanistan on Friday.Aaron Finch has claimed man of the match honours in Brisbane but concerns hover over the Australian skipper, who left the field with a hamstring injury and could be in doubt for Friday’s must-win clash with Afghanistan.
“Little hammy twinge. I’ll get scans tomorrow, unfortunately I’ve had a history of them. Generally overnight they can stuffen up. We’ll get a scan,” Finch said.“It wasn’t the easiest wicket, it was a lot slower than we thought it would be,” Finch said. “The support from the change room and the coaching staff has been unbelievable. You get out in the middle and you let your instinct take over. Twenty20 is a high-risk game. Sometimes you get them out of the middle.
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