With batting, and I am not joking.
In T20, he is coming at top and getting the chance to bat 20 overs. Today is a bit different, but this innings won’t happen every day, even if he keeps playing with ZIM always. If he was out first ball, AUS still would have ended with similar scores but now may be for the loss of 8/9 wickets.
Therefore it’s not about tackling one batsmen, rather matching a line up for stroke by stroke. I can try to make it simple by numbers - there is only 20 overs to bat; therefore long innings isn’t the most important factor. If this was an ODI, an innings of 176 by opener at that SR can set up potential 500; in Test even bigger impact - may be 500 in day 1, which allows plenty of time for 20 wickets; but in T20, it’s a different ball game - after 20 overs, 200/9 is better than 197/1.
Not sure if I could explain it properly but bottom line is on such wickets (in general all T20s, played on belter & smallish grounds) one has to be ready to chase 180+ AND that’s without over loading the side with 4/5 allrounders (then target instead of 180 will go to 220 and playing even 11 batsmen won’t help). So, any team has to load top 4/5 with explosive players and expect 1/2 will turn around every day. Today’s innings is rare and it won’t happen every day; but Aussies will always put ~225 in 20 overs against this ZIM.
. A quick arm ball with Finch trying to play a horizontal bat shot.
