Flamboyant Australia opener David Warner and Aaron Finch dismantled the Indian bowling attack by stitching an unbeaten 258-run stand in their chase of the 256-run target. However, Warner said both of them complement each other well on the field.
“We complement each other on the field and we’re great mates off the field as well. We know each other’s games and personalities well. We have honest conversations. If we’re playing shots that we wouldn’t, we reassure each other about that,” said Warner, who scored an unbeaten 128.
“It’s just great to go out there and play the way that we do. When he’s (Finch) going I know what my role is and when I’m going he knows what he’s role is and we communicate that straight away and that’s the best thing about our partnership,” David Warner said.
Warner thinks the Indian bowlers bowled several over-pitched deliveries which left them struggle in the middle.
“When you come to Wankhede, it always swings and there’s a little bit of seam movement. Fortunately tonight they over-pitched quite a bit to Finchy (Finch), and he was able to get on the front foot and put them away. We tried to make the most of those over-pitched deliveries and we got off to a good start,” he said.
“The most pleasing thing for me was seeing Finchy transfer his weight into the ball very well. Tonight was probably the best that I’ve ever seen him bat. The way he played was fantastic. It was great to have that winning partnership and be clinical there and (win) none down,” Warner added.
If they are looking at the 2023 World Cup as opening partners, David Warner gave a brilliant reply.
“We’ll speak to our wives first. We’ll both be 36 or 37. I’ve got three kids and I hope that’s the last one. We’ll take one step at a time. We’ll look to the next game in Rajkot. We actually spoke about this in the team meeting not looking too far ahead,” Warner said.
“(The IPL) allows us to go out and compete on Indian wickets and you’ve got a lot of net bowlers and resources to get better in these conditions. The wickets are always great and I’m just glad I’m a batsman and not a bowler,” he concluded.
