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#3 'The way we fought back during the middle overs was impressive,' says Finch

Australia on the back of Finch and Warner's fantastic hundreds thumped India by ten wickets in the 1st ODI.

Australian captain Aaron Finch praised the comeback from the bowlers in the middle-overs that eventually played a crucial part in their convincing 10-wicket win in the first ODI in Mumbai. Finch, who recorded a historic first-wicket stand with David Warner, stated that the period after Dhawan and Rahul's partnership was extremely crucial and the bowlers played their part to perfection. After adding 121 runs for the second wicket, the Australian bowlers kept things tight throughout and didn't let the Indians step-up the run-rate.

Finch made a calculated 110 while Warner blasted his way through to score magnificent 128 runs to put on a stand of 258 runs for the first wicket.

“I thought the way we fought back during the middle overs was impressive. Shikhar and KL were batting really well, looking to accelerate. So, I’m proud of the way the boys fought back."

“We could still brush up in the field a bit but that happens sometimes when the outfield is slightly damp. Overall, a good performance. Always tough to beat India in India.”

That's that from the Wankhede.Absolute domination by the Australian openers as Australia win the 1st ODI by 10 wickets and go 1-0 up in the three-match series.Scorecard - https://t.co/yur0YuDrGa #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/VF05mP0kg7
— BCCI (@BCCI) January 14, 2020