Australian T20 skipper, Aaron Finch broke his own record of scoring highest runs by an individual after he slammed 172 runs against Zimbabwe in the T20 tri-series. His empowering knock of 172 led Australia to score 229 in the third match of the tournament. The latter scored a 223 runs partnership for the first wicket partnership with D Arcy Short to record the highest ever partnership in T20Is.

"Just one of those days where a few things went my way," Finch said after his record-breaking knock as Australia amassed 229 in their 20 overs. "The wicket played a lot better than we thought (it would). Good to get a few out of the middle and break a record. Any time you have a day like this, you need to reflect on it. These might not happen often, so it's special."

Aaron Finch also holds a unique record of smashing the most number of international runs without featuring in Test format. He has scored 4891 runs in 132 limited over matches, surpassing William Porterfield before he played his maiden Test match against Pakistan.
 
"I've got myself to blame for that," Finch said. "When I was younger I had an opportunity to really push my case for a few years. I had probably 18 to 24 months of really lean four-day or any red-ball cricket to be honest.

"I was playing good white-ball cricket for Australia and couldn't get the runs on the board in red-ball cricket. I've started to build up my red-ball game again and I feel a lot more comfortable now," he said. "I've started to play my natural game, ultra-aggressive whether I'm playing in Australia or England. 

"Test cricket will take care of itself if I keep scoring runs," Finch said. "I do feel over the last few years I've adapted my game and I'm in a much better position."

To come back in the Australian Test side, Aaron Finch will be taking part in Surrey's four-day tournament to get selected in Australia Ashes battle in 2019. Finch concluded by saying "The plan is to get over there after hopefully winning this series and really get over there and try and pile on as many runs as possible". 

(Inputs from Cricbuzz)