It's never easy when you're leading the side, and you're not performing: Aaron Finch

Australian skipper Aaron Finch confessed that his captaincy was affected while he was struggling for runs. Finch returned to form with a brilliant half-century against the New Zealand in the third T20 match of the series. Opening the innings, the Australian batsman drenched the Kiwis with a 44-ball 69. Finch's latest outing was his first fifty in 26 T20 innings. He broke his horrendous run that remounted to his days at the Indian Premier League 2020.

Aaron Finch averages just 17.06 in his last 29 T20 games. Several cricket experts raised questions over his lack of runs and leadership ability. But the right-handed batsman felt his captaincy was on point even in the BBL, where his team, the Melbourne Renegades, finished last on the points table. The opener stated that he trusted his process, which has seen him last on the international stage for ten years.

Deciding to bat first, Australia scored a massive 208-4 from their 20 overs against New Zealand. In his brilliant innings, Finch smashed eight boundaries and two sixes. The Australian captain brought up his half-century with a switch-hit six off the 34th ball of his innings.

Aaron Finch will stay as captain: George Bailey

Aaron Finch's return to form was much valued by the cricket fanatics and followers of the sport. Several fans took to Twitter and voiced their admiration of the outstanding innings played out by the Australian skipper. Recently, Aaron Finch received a giant leap of faith from Australian selector George Bailey. Other cricket experts like Mark Waugh raised questions over Finch's current form and pointed out that the skipper could even be dropped. However, Bailey cleared up things and said the 34-year-old will stay on as captain.

Aaron Finch's IPL 2021 base price failed to attract any buyers. His lack of runs with the willow in the preceding months resulted in him getting ignored by all franchises. Finch turned out to be one of the prominent names among several cricketers who went unsold at the mega event. Apart from Finch, some of the talented players who found no bidders at the auction are Alex Hales, Jason Roy, Marnus Labuschagne, Alex Carey, and Evin Lewis.

Following their victory on Wednesday, Australia is still alive in the contest, which New Zealand is currently heading by a 2-1 margin. The fourth T20 match starts this Friday, March 5.

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