Aaron Finch blasted his way to a world-record T20 international score against Zimbabwe at Harare, as Australia wrapped up their largest-ever winning margin in the process.
The Australia captain’s 172 in the first series of the T20I tri-series clash came off just 76 deliveries at a strike-rate of 226, which included ten sixes and 16 fours.
The record-breaking knock was part of a monster 223-run opening partnership shared with the more sedate D’Arcy Short, who made a 42-ball 46.
Finch fell just short of Chris Gayle’s highest-ever score across all levels of twenty20 cricket. His fellow top-order powerhouse smacked 175 not out from 66 balls for Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013.
The chase was always going to be a stiff challenge for Zimbabwe, whose openers, Chamu Chibhabha and Solomon Mire, started brightly, but Australia picked up regular wickets to stifle the tri-series hosts, who were eventually dismissed for 129, giving Australia a 100-run victory – their largest T20I victory to date.
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