Aaron Finch's knock of 63 runs, followed by an all-round bowling performance, guided Australia to a 42-run win over Ireland in their Super 12 Group 1 match of the ongoing T20 World Cup, at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday, reports NDTV.
Put to bat first, Australia faced as early blow as Barry McCarthy scalped the wicket of David Warner but Aaron Finch held the innings and took the team's total to 179/5 in 20 overs.
In the second innings, the entire bowling unit of Australia completely dismantled Ireland's run-chase as they were bundled out at 137.
For Ireland, Lorcan Tucker stood as the last hope as he smashed an unbeaten 71 off 48 balls.
Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, and Adam Zampa took two-wickets each for Australia.
Aaron Finch has become the player of the match.
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