T20 WC 2022, Match 31 AUS vs IRE, Stats Review: Lorcan Tucker’s feat, Glenn Maxwell’s poor form, and other stats

Skipper Aaron Finch found form as he smashed 63 off 44 with five fours and three sixes to help Australia in winning the Match 31 of the T20 WC 2022 against Ireland by a 42-run margin in Brisbane. Wicketkeeper- batter Lorcan Tucker’s lone efforts of 71 unbeaten runs off 48 went in vain as the Irish suffered their second loss in the Super 12 round.

Speaking about how the match panned out, captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss, and Ireland elected to field first. David Warner’s lean patch in the World Cup continued as he managed to score only three off seven. Mitchell Marsh played a quickfire innings of 28 off 22 with two fours and as many maximums before falling prey to Barry McCarthy, who ended up with figures of 3/29. Glenn Maxwell’s poor form also stretched as he made just 13. Marcus Stoinis struck 35 off 25 with the Aussies reaching a big total of 179/5 in 20 overs.

In reply, skipper Balbirnie went cheaply for just six while destructive Paul Stirling amassed only 11. Barring Tucker, no Irish batter got going as wickets kept falling at regular intervals. Tucker played a lone hand of 71* off 48 with nine fours and a maximum. Except for Josh Hazlewood, all the Aussie bowlers were amongst the wickets as they bundled out Ireland for 137 in 18.1 overs. With this win, the Kangaroos moved up to the second spot in the points table below New Zealand. For his match-winning captain’s innings, Aaron Finch grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from Match 31 in the Super 12 Round in Group 1 between Australia and Ireland in the T20 WC 2022:

63 – Aaron Finch registered the joint-highest score of 63 by an Australian captain in the T20 World Cups. George Bailey scored as many runs against West Indies in Colombo in 2012.

1 – Lorcan Tucker became the first Ireland player to smash a fifty against Australia in international cricket.

8.80 – Glenn Maxwell has amassed 88 runs in his last ten T20I innings at an average of just 8.80 with the highest score of 28.

2 – Tucker also recorded the second-best individual score of 71* for Ireland in the T20 World Cups. Curtis Campher tops the chart for his knock of 72* against Scotland in the ongoing WC.

19 – David Warner has managed to score just 19 runs in three innings in this edition.

63 – Finch also scripted the best score of 63 by a captain in the ongoing WC. He went past Andrew Balbirnie’s knock of 62 against England.

50 – Marcus Stoinis appeared in his 50^th T20 international match.

3 – Australia registered their third-largest victory by 42 runs in the T20 World Cups. They defeated Sri Lanka by 81 runs and India by 49 runs in the 2010 edition.