T20 World Cup: Aaron Finch backs all-rounders to shine against South Africa

Aaron Finch

Australia skipper Aaron Finch confirmed the make-up of Australia's playing XI ahead of their opening match in Super 12 against South Africa here on Saturday. Though Finch did not reveal the players in the XI, he gave a rough idea of how the XI would look with all-rounders Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Marsh, and Marcus Stoinis set to play among seven batters and four bowlers.

"We're going with seven batters and four specialist bowlers, including the all-rounders. We've got a lot of confidence in the depth of our squad. We've got a lot of confidence in Maxwell, Stoinis, and Marsh to be able to bowl in four overs as well just to - just as a chop out. We think that on these wickets in these conditions, that they can do a really good job and be an attacking option as much as anything," said Finch in the pre-match press conference on Friday.

Finch was supportive of his opening partner David Warner finding form despite registering scores of 0,2, 0, and 1 from two IPL outings as well as warm-up matches in the UAE. "I'm backing Dave's ability. I'm backing his judgmentWould he have liked more runs? Absolutely. Everyone would like more runs all the time. He's one of the greatest players that Australia have ever produced, and I've got no doubts that come Game 1 he'll be up and firing and ready to go."

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