T20 World Cup 2021 | Would love to keep things in our control, says Aaron Finch as semi-final race stiffens

The race for the second semi-finalist from Group 1 intensified ever since South Africa registered a huge win against Bangladesh on Tuesday. The Mahmudullah-led side was bowled out for a paltry total of 84 runs on a seam-friendly Abu Dhabi pitch. The Temba Bavuma-led team chased down the target in just 13.3 overs to boost their Net Run rate to 0.742. Before this game, Australia was handed a heavy defeat by their arch-rivals England resulting in a massive dip in their NRR. 

"Behind the scenes we made a conscious effort not to talk about net run-rate and things like that," Finch told reporters on Friday.

The 34-year-old praised Adam Zampa saying that Zampa has been very consistent in white-ball cricket over the couple of years. With the best bowling figues of 5 for 19 in the tournament, the leg-spinner is sitting on the third spot in the list of highest wicket-takers. The 29-year-old has 10 wickets from 4 matches. 

"He's someone who's been so consistent over the last couple of years in both white ball formats of the game. He often bowls maybe sometimes one (over) in the powerplay but then he'll bowl straight after the powerplay. He puts so much pressure on opposition. What's been the most important thing is he gets very, very good players out consistently," Finch stated. 

"His record in all formats of the game is unbelievable, but particularly in T20 cricket, he is someone who has got so many skills. The ability to take wickets all through the innings with the new ball, at the death in particular, he is as good as anyone in the world," Finch said of his pace spearhead.

"So absolutely he is a strike weapon that we love to use at any stage we feel we can exploit someone or there is a little weakness, or you want to keep pressing through the middle overs. He is the one you turn to most times," he concluded.