Stuart Broad praises Aaron Finch’s ‘special striking’ in 1st T20I

Stuart Broad praised Aaron Finch for his special innings of 156 in an explosive T20 game which saw Australia win and 457 runs in total by the two sides. Aaron Finch's record-breaking innings saw Australia to a first competitive international win in 200 days as they beat England by 39 runs in the first Twenty20...

Stuart Broad praised Aaron Finch for his special innings of 156 in an explosive T20 game which saw Australia win and 457 runs in total by the two sides.

Aaron Finch's record-breaking innings saw Australia to a first competitive international win in 200 days as they beat England by 39 runs in the first Twenty20 international at Southampton on Thursday.

Man-of-the-match Finch's stunning 156, the highest individual score in all Twenty20 internationals, was the cornerstone of Australia's 248 for six, itself the second-highest team score at this level.

England, who wrapped up a 3-0 Ashes series win with a draw at The Oval on Sunday, unsurprisingly lost early wickets when faced with such a colossal chase and finished on 209 for six in this day/night fixture.
Victory saw Australia go 1-0 up in a two-match series that concludes in Durham on Saturday.

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