Live Cricket Score - Zimbabwe vs Australia, T20I tri-series, Match 3

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POST MATCH THOUGHTS -

Finch, Australian captain and Man of the Match: (On his innings) Good to get a few out of the middle and break a record. I thought we were a bit sloppy in the field today to be honest and Zimbabwe came out firing, as we expected with such a total. But we could have been polished in the fielding I guess. (On mixing the bowlers on a dry pitch) Short showed some skill, also Agar, Tye and Maxwell. Shows that there is very little margin for error on such tracks. We bowled really well in the middle part (Where this knock ranks) Right up there obviously, highest individual score and these might not happen often, so it's special.

Masakadza, Zimbabwe captain: Just when we thought it couldn't get tougher after the first game, it did. Credit to him (Finch), he played really hard. Tough to stop a player when he goes like that. I think we can bowl a bit better first up, in the Powerplay where we have conceded a lot in both the games. Apart from that, we've done decently, especially our top order but need support from others. Need someone to take responsibility. Hopefully, we can turn things around tomorrow against Pakistan.

THAT'S THAT - AUSTRALIA WIN BY 100 RUNS

Finch show all the way and once he got going Zimbabwe never really were in the game. He smashed 172 - the second highest score in T20s and the highest score in T20Is - to leave the opposition deflated.

He became only the second player to break the record twice for the highest individual score in a format in international cricket after Brian Lara. The Windies legend, who broke Gary Sobers' (365 not out) record for the highest individual score in 1994 scoring 375, emulated himself ten years later when he broke the same record held by Matthew Hayden (380) by scoring unbeaten 400 - both against England in St John's, ten years apart.

Zimbabwe, bruised and battered, weren't in the chase despite a promising start. The powerplay yielded 63 runs for the loss of two wickets but it was the Australia show all the way. Wickets kept coming and the chase got stuck in the taxiway refusing to take off. It was all too easy for the bowlers and made merry against a hapless opposition.