The pair have already doubled the number of 150-plus opening stand their legendary predecessors managed, and added another before Warner fell to what he and his partner clearly believed was a technology error.
Given not out on-field when he launched a drive at a yorker-length delivery from Mohammed Shami, Warner was then referred the video umpire by Kohli's review and when hot-spot showed no compelling evidence of an edge the verdict was left to the real-time snickometer.
When that revealed a spike, Finch gestured to the India fielders watching the evidence on the electronic scoreboard the noise was merely a result of Warner's bat striking the pitch.
But the video referee – former Australia Test bowler Paul Reiffel – ruled otherwise.