Australia began their chase at Adelaide perfectly as they went after the Indian bowlers with all guns blazing. The opening duo of Aaron Finch and David Warner slammed the Indian bowlers to all parts of the ground in their opening burst. Spinner R. Ashwin’s first over yielded 17 runs as Finch simply tore into the offie. However, that was only over in which the hosts attacked the spinners. From there on, Ashwin conceded just 11 in his next three overs while Ravindra Jadeja gave away just 21 in his four overs.
Post the game, skipper Aaron Finch admitted that he should have attacked the spinners more and held himself accountable for Australia’s derailed run chase. “I wouldn’t say it backfired, I allowed us to get too far behind the rate from the start. David Warner and Steve Smith were outstanding in their intent and I couldn’t get off the strike. I couldn’t hit boundaries for a period there so I take full responsibility for them getting out. After I think I was 20-odd off 12 probably, I’ve got to capitalize on more than that. I’ve got to probably be the aggressor and take the game forward a bit quicker,” said Finch.
“They kept bowling into my pads and I couldn’t hit them for some reason today, it was just one of those days when I was trying everything. The boys at the top of the order, Davey and Smithy played beautifully so I think I just allowed us to get too far behind the rate,” Finch added.
“No, I think that was just the situation when the run rate was up around 10 an over like it was for most of the first 12-13 overs,” Finch said about going after the slower bowlers. “So it was just that I felt that I was in, and it was best to try and attack Ashwin and against the left-arm. Travis Head obviously thought the same,” he concluded.