/ 04 November 2022

A fight for the finals

Image: Wikimedia Commons/David Molloy
Image: Wikimedia Commons/David Molloy

The Aussie men’s T20 team is hoping to nab a spot in the World Cup semi-finals – doing it is a bit complicated, though… In our group, we’re level with England and New Zealand on 5 points, Sri Lanka is just behind on 4, and Ireland is trailing on 3. Several scenarios can play out from the games played today and tomorrow – but long story short, Australia needs to beat Afghanistan tonight by quite a margin to be in with a shot. The team is likely to be without captain Aaron Finch – he’s struggling with a hamstring injury, and Cameron Green is set to step up. That’s difficult for Finch because it’s expected he’ll finish his T20 cricket career after the World Cup and before the next round of international games. But for tonight, he says they have to go in “all guns blazing” to keep the World Cup dream alive. C’mon Aussie…

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