India vs Australia 2019: It Is Pleasing To Score A Maiden Century, Aaron Finch Batted Well - Usman Khawaja

Well, the maiden century will always be a special one for the cricketing individuals. The latest one to enjoy the moment is the Australian opening batsman, Usman Khawaja, who smashed a brilliant century in the third ODI of the series at Ranchi. He was equally supported by the Australian skipper Aaron Finch to put Australia in the driver seat.

Initially, after losing the toss, Australian openers Aaron Finch, Usman Khawaja walked to the middle. They both displayed top-notch skills to add a fantastic 193 runs for the first wicket. Though Finch missed out a deserving century, Usman Khawaja reached his century.

Work isn’t done yet – Usman Khawaja

The flamboyant batsman quoted that the knock was a special one, as he is waiting for it for a long time now. Further, Usman added that he was trying to bat and bat through the innings in order to put Australia in a comfortable zone. In the end, he was happy with his effort.

”I was just looking to bat and bat without thinking too far ahead. Finchy played an excellent knock too. Obviously, the work isn’t done yet, we’ve got 313 and need to bowl well so that we can defend it. Yes, it’s pleasing as it’s been a while since I got that 98, so really glad but don’t want to look too far ahead,” he quoted.

Unfortunate, Aaron Finch missed out:

Further, he felt sorry for his skipper Aaron Finch, who batted beautifully right through the innings. He added that Finch was thoroughly deserving to knock century for the team. In between, he is hopeful of pulling out a victory for the team.

”Need to start well with the ball and also field well as it’s a fast outfield. If we can put on a good effort all-round, hopefully, 313 should be enough for us. He (Finch) went through the gears really well, respected the good balls, took the ones and went after the bowling when he got the opportunity. Unfortunate that he couldn’t get a century but he batted really well,” he added.

Well, it has been an impressive show from the opening duo of the Australian side. Their stunning partnership helped Australia to put 313 runs on the board. Apart from the duo, Maxwell scored a quickfire 47 to his name.